Kavivanar

Designed by Tharique Azeez

1 weights • Version 22 • On Google Fonts since 2016 • Popularity #1031

Quick Summary

1

Styles

400-400

Weight Range

Static

Not variable

3

Languages / Subsets

Category
handwriting
Best for
display
Descriptors
calligraphic
Scripts
Latin, Tamil
Origin
Sri Lanka
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Sep 8, 2025

© 2015, Tharique Azeez

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About Kavivanar Fonts

Kavivanar is a unique handwriting font that supports the Tamil and Latin scripts. It is somewhat bold, and slightly slanted, a typical Tamil handwriting style where an incline is popular. The letterforms show a calligraphic pen stress that brings an aliveliness to the letters, and provides texture in body text settings. It works well with both body text and display text because of the intriguing rhythm.

The slanted letterforms for Tamil are inspired from a manuscript by Kavivanar M. A. Azeez (1948-2002), a Tamil poet and educator who lived in the east coast of Sri Lanka.

The Kavivanar project is led by Tharique Azeez, a type designer based in Sri Lanka. To contribute, see github.com/enathu/kavivanar

Who Designed Kavivanar?

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Tharique Azeez is a typeface designer, font engineer & lettering artist based in Sri Lanka. His work encompasses experimentation with multiple digital and analogue media to create letterforms. He is making fonts since 2013. He seeks to explore new visuals and shapes with a specific focus on the Tamil letterforms.

Twitter thariqueazeez.com

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