Fit Kannada Typeface

Fit is a hyper-stylized typeface designed with one goal: filling up space with maximum impact. Fit Kannada interprets Kannada’s complex conjuncts and vowel-sign formations through the modular squeeze of Fit’s visual grammar. It toes the fine borders between legibility, authenticity, and experimentation.

Kannada designed by: Taresh Vohra
Latin designed by: David Jonathan Ross
Kannada published in: 2026
Latin published in: 2017
Styles: 10 Static + 1 Variable Font
Scripts: Latin, Kannada
№ of Characters: 1,272

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Licenses from: €49

A Width Extravaganza!

Fit Kannada comes in 10 static widths: Skyline, Compressed, Extra Condensed, Condensed, Normal, Wide, Extra Wide, Extended, Extra Extended and Ultra Extended. If that weren’t enough, it also has a variable font file, which will give you more width options than you need in this lifetime and the next!

While the letterforms expand, the counters within remain the same width. At Skyline, the black and the white of the letterform are the same thickness, which leads to a maze-like effect throughout the words. In the Ultra Extended, the counters almost disappear within the letterforms themselves, giving an ultra-heavy weight to the message.

an animation of Fit Kannada changing widths - red text on a yellow background

Small forms for a large typeface

Kannada’s ‘ottu’ (small conjunct) forms were the most challenging part of creating this typeface. These forms dramatically affect the line spacing of Kannada, and so making them smaller than usual seemed like the best way to go. However, even though (or maybe because) Fit is an experimental box-like design, it upholds legibility as a core principle. So the ottus could not afford to vanish altogether. The middle ground: ottus tucked into a corner, quietly visible.

Where can I use it?

Fit Kannada can be used equally well on billboards as well as stickers. The Ultra Extended width packs a punch, and the Skyline range is definitely not for the faint-hearted. However, somewhere in between, Fit becomes surprisingly legible. Every letter has been crafted with a care for legibility, even with the seemingly strict bounds of the typeface’s visual grid. We can’t wait to see what you do with it!

Fit Kannada animation by Kandam Collective

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Fit Kannada’s Character Set

License FAQ

Desktop:

Commercial: This is for general use for most (offline) typesetting. The fonts may be used for just about any print application, including branding, logos, magazines, posters, etc.

Personal: This license is only for individuals who are using the fonts for their own private, non-commercial use. This generally means personal projects for school or home use with no direct or indirect connection to making money. This license is explicitly excluding any use on published materials, branding for business, or for anything with commercial intent.

Student: This discount is valid for current, full time students of any level. The student license remains valid even after graduation, and is allowed for commercial work, so you don't need to worry about re-licensing later.

Web:

Our web fonts are distributed as WOFF, WOFF2, & EOT formats. They are licensed per domain and based on the traffic your website receives at the time of licensing. So, if you start out smaller then grow, there’s no need to update your license later. It’s also a one time fee so there are no annual or reoccurring costs.

< 100K pageviews/month: For websites with under 100,000 pageviews per month.

< 1M pageviews/month: For websites with 100,000 to 1 million pageviews per month.

< 10M pageviews/month: For websites with 1 to 10 million pageviews per month.

> 10M pageviews/month: For websites with more than 10 million pageviews per month.

Embedding:

App: This license is for embedding fonts into mobile or desktop applications. The license is valid on a per major version of your app. Meaning, the fonts are always allowed on smaller free updates to your app, but for more substantial paid updates an additional license must be purchased.

ePub: This license covers most digital publishing formats including EPUB, AZW, IBA, PDF, and others. The fonts are licensed on a per-title usage, but they may be used on any number of different file formats for the same title (meaning you can produce EPUB & PDF versions of the same title with the same license). Per-title means one specific book or one issue of a magazine, not a series. Additional titles can be purchased later for only a bit extra.

Additional explanations can be found on our FAQ page.

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