Author's note

Ekushey Amar Bangla, developed by Al Mamun Sumon under the Ekushey Font Development Project, is a free Bangla typeface with a clean sans serif companion for Latin text. The visible Latin forms use even strokes and generous rounded capitals, and relatively compact lowercase letters introduce a clear shift in scale but retain the same firm drawing.

Bengali-speaking readers are the natural audience for community publications, educational materials, and cultural event graphics set in this family. The restrained construction also suits public-information posters and digital notices tied to Bangla language, literature, regional history, and everyday civic life across schools, public libraries, and local organizations.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Developer: Al Mamun Sumon
Developed under "Ekushey Font Development Project."
http://www.ekushey.org

This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.0. No modification of the license is permitted, only verbatim copy is allowed.This license and a FAQ is also available at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFLved.ed.
Font family
Ekushey Amar Bangla
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
AlMamunSumon: Ekushey Amar Bangla: 2009
Full font name
Ekushey Amar Bangla
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
EkusheyAmarBangla
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.0. No modification of the license is permitted, only verbatim copy is allowed. This license and a FAQ is also available at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFLved.ed.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2009-07-01
Revision1
Glyph count590
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 2 font weights listed below:
Amar_Bangla_31-08-2012.ttf
Amar_Bangla_Bold_31-08-2012.ttf