Author's note

Karaharapriya by Ethno Multimedia is a free Tamil display font with dramatic, high-contrast strokes and broad, looping forms. Fine verticals meet heavy curves, and several letters finish in deep hooks or long descending sweeps that give the line an unmistakably theatrical profile.

It can turn a film title or festival poster into lettering closely tied to Tamil visual culture through its formal sweep and emphatic scale. The pronounced curves also suit music artwork and editorial covers. On regional food packaging, its sweeping silhouettes can become a recognizable part of the product identity rather than serving as neutral text.

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Karaharapriya Regular font character map

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Glyphs in the Karaharapriya Regular font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Ethno Multimedia
Font family
Karaharapriya
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 Karaharapriya Regular
Full font name
Karaharapriya Regular
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 3.5 7/12/94
Postscript font name
Karaharapriya Regular

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1994-07-12
Revision1
Glyph count104
Units per Em1200
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