Noto Sans Syriac Western
Google Fonts · Google · 2022
A nine-weight sans-serif covering the Western Syriac script variant, serving Syriac Orthodox and Western liturgical communities with digital typography.
About
Noto Sans Syriac Western provides dedicated typographic support for the Western Syriac script variant used by the Syriac Orthodox Church and related Western Aramaic communities. Like its Eastern counterpart, it offers nine weights, giving publishers and developers a complete palette for hierarchical text setting in this tradition. The distinction from Noto Sans Syriac Eastern reflects the meaningful letterform and diacritical differences between the two script variants, ensuring authentic and accurate text rendering.
Classification
Addresses the Western variant of the Syriac script, associated with the Syriac Orthodox and Western Syriac liturgical traditions, with nine weights consistent with the Noto project's design language. Complements Noto Sans Syriac Eastern as a dialect-specific counterpart.