Author's note

Apona Lohit is a free Bangla font adapted by the contributors of ekushey.org from Lohit Bengali by Automatic Control Equipments, Pune. The letters carry a straightforward Bengali text feel, with a firm headline, rounded turns, and compact shapes that keep the script calm and workmanlike rather than ornamental.

It fits naturally in Bengali interface labels, community newsletters, educational material, website headings, and poster copy where a plain local voice is needed. As a free font, it also makes sense for title lines, short callouts, and section headers, because the steady rhythm and familiar script texture give brief phrases a grounded, everyday presence.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Glyphs are taken from "Lohit Bengali" made by Automatic Control Equipments, Pune, INDIA.

Font adapted to UNICODE by the contributors of www.ekushey.org

TrueType hintings have been added by Alamigr Mohammed (alamgir99@gmail.com) and Ershadul Haq (ershad@gmail.com).

This font is free for use and distribution under the license conditions of GNU GPL (given below) and on the condition that the website distributing this font must provide a direct link to www.apona-bd.com or www.joomla.org.bd. If you dont agree to this condition then dont distribute this font, ask the users to download directly from www.apona-bd.com or www.joomla.org.bd.

This font is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Font family
AponaLohit
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Ekushey Lohit
Full font name
AponaLohit
Name table version
Version 1.01
Postscript font name
AponaLohit
Trademark notice
not included.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2004-10-27
Revision1
Glyph count480
Units per Em769
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced