Licensing & Core Factoid Summary
Asar is a Sans-Serif typeface designed by Eben Sorkin, published under Open Source (SIL OFL) (Official License). Includes 1 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-06.
About This Font
Asar is a distinctive sans-serif typeface designed by Eben Sorkin, with contributions from Pria Ravichandran. Released under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), this font supports Latin, Devanagari, and English scripts, making it a versatile choice for multilingual projects. Its clean, modern aesthetic balances geometric shapes with subtle humanist touches, ensuring readability across digital and print media. Asar is particularly well-suited for body text and headings in editorial design, branding, and web interfaces, offering a single Regular weight in TTF format. Note that Asar does not include Chinese glyphs, so it is ideal for projects requiring Latin and Devanagari coverage.
Key Features
- Supports Latin, Devanagari, and English scripts for broad multilingual use
- Clean sans-serif design with geometric precision and humanist warmth
- Optimized for readability in body text and display sizes
- Single Regular weight available in TTF format for easy installation
- Licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), allowing free use in most projects
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- Asar
- Font Type
- Sans-serif
- Designer
- Eben Sorkin
- Foundry
- Eben Sorkin, Pria Ravichandran
- License
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF
- Font Weights
- Regular
- File Size
- 0.63 MB
- Release Date
- 2025-05-16
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-06
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2014-2015, Sorkin Type Co (sorkintype.com | [email protected]). Copyright 2014 Pria Ravichandran ([email protected]) Licenced under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1, available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL