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Eczar

Google Fonts · Vaibhav Singh · 2015

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Eczar specimen from Google Fonts

A robust humanist serif built for multilingual publishing, covering Devanagari, Greek, and Latin with genuine typographic harmony.

About

Eczar was designed with the specific challenge of creating a single typeface that feels visually unified across three very different writing systems, making it rare and valuable for multilingual academic and literary publishing. The generous x-height, sturdy serifs, and careful spacing ensure comfortable reading at body sizes, while the range of weights from Regular to ExtraBold offers flexibility for headings and emphasis. It is an excellent choice for scholarly books, journals, and multilingual websites.

Classification

Eczar is a sturdy, optical-sized serif with broad proportions, strong ink traps, and a warm humanist character that performs well across Devanagari, Greek, and Latin scripts simultaneously. Its robust strokes and generous spacing make it particularly well suited to book and editorial typography at text sizes.

Weights

RegularMediumSemiBoldBoldExtraBold

Languages

DevanagariGreekGreek ExtendedLatinLatin Extended

Tags

serifhumanistbodyeditorialmultilingualhigh-contrastworkhorsetextfreeopen-source