Author's note

Baraha Kan by Vasu is a free Kannada script-style display font with broad curves and dramatic changes in stroke width. Long horizontal bars, compact loops, and sweeping rounded forms give the lettering a dense silhouette, with small circular details recurring across many characters.

Cultural posters are its strongest setting, especially alongside South Indian art, festival graphics, or regional music imagery, and the same sculptural forms suit event titles and decorative publishing. The looped marks and extended top strokes can also become part of an illustrated border or emblem rather than serving only as text.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Vasu, Bangalaore, 1997. All rights reserved.
Font family
Baraha Kan
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Vasu,Bangalaore: Baraha Kan: 1997
Full font name
Baraha Kan
Name table version
1.0 Wed Dec 3, 11:20:00 1997
Postscript font name
BarahaKan
Description
This is a free font

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count205
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced