Author's note

Ravi Varma AA by Softview is a free Malayalam display font with a forceful, weighty build. Broad horizontal strokes give the lettering a firm upper line, and the rounded forms below open into deep loops and compact curls. Several strokes finish in sharp, tapered hooks.

Malayalam-language publishing is its clearest setting, especially for magazine covers and cultural event posters. The dense shapes also suit film title cards and regional merchandise, where the lettering can take on an emblem-like role. In editorial design, it can establish a distinctly Malayalam masthead with substantial visual weight.

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Glyphs in the RaviVarmaAA font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Softview
Font family
RaviVarma
Font subfamily
AA
Unique subfamily identification
Alts:RaviVarmaAA
Full font name
RaviVarmaAA
Name table version
1.0 Thu Jan 14 12:20:27 1988
Postscript font name
RaviVarmaAA

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count122
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced