Nirmala Hindi Fontनिर्मला
A free Unicode Hindi font by Tiro Typeworks Ltd. Bengali by Jo De Baerdemaeker; Devanagari by John Hudson & Fiona Ross; Gujurati by David Brezina; Gurmukhi by John Hudson; Kannada by Valentin Brustaux; Malayalam by Fernando Mello; Odia by John Hudson; Sinhala by John Hudson; Tamil by Fernando Mello; Telugu by Valentin Brustaux. Overall design direction by Fiona Ross. [Latin subset: Segoe UI, Steve Matteson.]. Preview it below, then download the 1.3 MB TrueType file.
Type in English and press space to get Hindi, or paste Hindi text directly.
Nirmalaनिर्मला
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Nirmala font details
- Name in your font menu
- Nirmala UI
- Designer
- Tiro Typeworks Ltd. Bengali by Jo De Baerdemaeker; Devanagari by John Hudson & Fiona Ross; Gujurati by David Brezina; Gurmukhi by John Hudson; Kannada by Valentin Brustaux; Malayalam by Fernando Mello; Odia by John Hudson; Sinhala by John Hudson; Tamil by Fernando Mello; Telugu by Valentin Brustaux. Overall design direction by Fiona Ross. [Latin subset: Segoe UI, Steve Matteson.]
- Licence
- Not stated in the font file
- Version
- 1.33
- File
- TrueType (.ttf), 1.3 MB
- Glyphs
- 4,428
- Unicode
- Yes - 113 Devanagari script characters
How to type in Nirmala
- Type your text in the Hindi typing editor by spelling words in English, e.g. “namaste” becomes नमस्ते. Then press Copy.
- Install Nirmala (steps below) and open Word, LibreOffice, Photoshop or any app that uses your computer's fonts.
- Paste the text, select it and choose Nirmala UI from the font list.
Install Nirmala on your device
- Windows
- Right-click the downloaded TrueType file and choose "Install", or "Install for all users" to share it with every account. Restart open apps to see Nirmala UI.
- Mac
- Double-click the file to open Font Book, then click "Install Font". Nirmala UI is then available in every app.
- Android
- Android has no built-in way to install fonts system-wide. Many design and video apps let you import a font file directly - add the downloaded file there.
- iPhone and iPad
- Install the file with a font installer app from the App Store, then pick Nirmala UI in apps that support custom fonts, such as Pages and Keynote.
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Nirmala font: common questions
Is the Nirmala font free to use?
It is free to download here. The font file does not state a licence, so for commercial work such as a book cover, logo or paid app, check with its designer (Tiro Typeworks Ltd. Bengali by Jo De Baerdemaeker; Devanagari by John Hudson & Fiona Ross; Gujurati by David Brezina; Gurmukhi by John Hudson; Kannada by Valentin Brustaux; Malayalam by Fernando Mello; Odia by John Hudson; Sinhala by John Hudson; Tamil by Fernando Mello; Telugu by Valentin Brustaux. Overall design direction by Fiona Ross. [Latin subset: Segoe UI, Steve Matteson.]) first.
Is Nirmala a Unicode font?
Yes. Nirmala is a Unicode font: it covers 113 Hindi characters at their standard code points, so Hindi text typed anywhere - including our online editor - displays correctly in it.
What is Nirmala called in Word and other apps?
After installing it, look for "Nirmala UI" in the font menu of Word, LibreOffice, Photoshop or any other app that uses your computer's fonts. Web apps such as Google Docs cannot see fonts installed on your computer. That is the name stored inside the font file, and it can differ slightly from the name on this page.
How do I install Nirmala?
Download the TrueType file from this page. On Windows, right-click it and choose "Install". On a Mac, double-click it and click "Install Font" in Font Book. Restart any app that was already open and Nirmala will appear in its font list.