Font Family
Kalam
Description
Closest to authentic handwriting with ballpoint pen-like texture
Source
Font Weights
Use Cases
Popularity
Characteristics
- Contrast
- low
- Aperture
- open
- x-Height
- tall
- Width
- normal
Paid Alternatives
Kalam is an open-source alternative to:
- Comic Sans MS
- Marker Felt
Use-case scenarios
Large Display
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Typography Scale
Heading 1 (48px)
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Heading 2 (36px)
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Heading 3 (24px)
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Body Text (16px)
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Small Text (14px)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Character Set
Uppercase
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Lowercase
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Numbers & Symbols
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",./<>?
Works Well With
These fonts pair beautifully with Kalam based on professional typography principles.
Similar & Alternatives
Fonts with a similar feel to Kalam, from the research knowledge base.