Author's note

Prakrta, by Derek Gomez, is a free Devanagari-inspired display font with a strong headline bar and letters shaped into broad, calligraphic blocks. The rhythm comes from that continuous top stroke and the mix of squared forms with hooked, tapering curves, giving the font a distinctly Indic, inscriptional feel rather than a neutral display look.

It fits naturally in posters, cultural event graphics, book covers, music packaging, and title cards where a free font with this script-driven character can carry the whole mood. Use it for short headlines, logo-style words, or monograms, especially when you want the horizontal bar and compact silhouettes to lock the letters into one striking band.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
© 1997 Derek Gomez. Prakrta  stemming from the original.
Font family
Prakrta
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.2 Prakrta
Full font name
Prakrta
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.2 03.07.97
Postscript font name
Prakrta

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count225
Units per Em622
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