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About IBM Plex Sans Arabic.

IBM Plex™ is an international typeface family designed by Mike Abbink, IBM BX&D, in collaboration with Bold Monday, an independent Dutch type foundry. Plex was designed to capture IBM’s spirit and history, and to illustrate the unique relationship between mankind and machine—a principal theme for IBM since the turn of the century. The result is a neutral, yet friendly Grotesque style typeface that includes a Sans, Sans Condensed, Mono, Serif, and several other styles for several languages, and has excellent legibility in print, web and mobile interfaces. Plex’s three designs work well independently, and even better together. Use the Sans as a contemporary compadre, the Serif for editorial storytelling, or the Mono to show code snippets. The unexpectedly expressive nature of the italics give you even more options for your designs.

Designer
Mike Abbink, Bold Monday, Khajag Apelian, Wael Morcos
Classification
Sans Serif
Coverage
378 languages
Package release
v15
Updated
Apr 27, 2026
Monthly usage
  • npm84,351 downloads last month
  • jsDelivr36,380,421 requests last month
License
OFL-1.1

Style and character

Visual characteristics associated with this family.

  • Business
  • Calm
  • Competent
  • Rugged
  • Sincere
  • Neo Grotesque

Characters and features

What this family includes and how its files are structured.

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Language and character coverage

Arabic is the primary writing system.

  • AfarQafar · Latin
  • AchineseBahsa Acèh · Latin
  • Saint Lucian Creole French, Latin
  • AfrikaansLatin
  • AhtnaAtnakenaegeʼ · Latin
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Latin
  • Ainu (Latin)
  • AlagoLatin
  • Gheg AlbanianGegnisht · Latin
  • AmahuacaLatin
  • YaneshaʼLatin
  • AmisLatin
  • AmarakaeriLatin
  • AragoneseAragonés · Latin
  • AnaangAnaañ · Latin
  • Uab MetoUab Metô · Latin
  • Arabicالعربية (العالم)
  • Arabic, Standardالعربية
  • MapucheMapudungun · Latin
  • ArapahoLatin
  • Artificial languages, World (Latin)
  • Egyptian Arabic
  • AsuKipare · Latin
  • AwakLatin
  • AymaraAymar · Latin
  • South Azerbaijani, Arabic
  • Balochiبلۏچی · Arabic
  • BalineseBali · Latin
  • Batak TobaLatin
  • Banda, West CentralLatin
  • BenchLatin
  • BedawiyetLatin
  • BembaChibemba · Latin
  • BetawiLatin
  • BenaEkibena · Latin
  • BislamaLatin
  • BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • BanjarLatin
  • SiksikaLatin
  • BengaLatin
  • BapukuLatin
  • BretonBrezhoneg · Latin
  • Bodo (Latin)
  • BangwinjiLatin
  • Rinconada BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • BokobaruLatin
  • BilenLatin
  • CatalanCatalà · Latin
  • GarifunaLatin
  • Kaqchikel, CentralLatin
  • ChachiLatin
  • Chavacano, Philippines (Latin)
  • Cashibo-CacataiboLatin
  • Candoshi-ShapraLatin
  • CebuanoBinisaya · Latin
  • DikakaLatin
  • ChigaRukiga · Latin
  • ChamorroChamorru · Latin
  • Chinantec, OjitlánLatin
  • ChuukeseChuuk · Latin
  • ChokweLatin
  • Central KurdishArabic
  • Chin, HakaLatin
  • AsháninkaLatin
  • CorsicanCorsu · Latin
  • ColoradoLatin
  • Cofán, Latin
  • CaquinteLatin
  • Ashéninka, PichisLatin
  • SãotomenseLatin
  • Seselwa Creole FrenchSeselwa · Latin
  • Tedim ChinLatin
  • KwereLatin
  • Cuyonon (Latin)
  • DanishDansk · Latin
  • TaitaKidawida · Latin
  • GermanDeutsch · Latin
  • C’LelaLatin
  • Central DusunLatin
  • ChidurumaLatin
  • DrungLatin
  • DawroLatin
  • EnglishLatin
  • SpanishEspañol · Latin
  • Ese EjjaLatin
  • EstonianEesti · Latin
  • BasqueEuskara · Latin
  • ExtremaduranLatin
  • Persianفارسی (ایران) · Arabic
  • West Albay BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • FinnishSuomi · Latin
  • FilipinoLatin
  • FijianVakaviti · Latin
  • Finnish, KvenLatin
  • FuliiruLatin
  • FaroeseFøroyskt · Latin
  • GalloLatin
  • FrenchFrançais · Latin
  • Old FrenchLatin
  • ArpitanLatin
  • Northern FrisianLatin
  • FriulianFurlan · Latin
  • Western FrisianFrysk · Latin
  • IrishGaeilge · Latin
  • AlekanoGahuku · Latin
  • Zoroastrian DariArabic
  • Guadeloupean Creole French, Martinique (Latin)
  • Guianese Creole FrenchLatin
  • Scottish GaelicGàidhlig · Latin
  • GilberteseKiribati · Latin
  • Gelao, KlauLatin
  • GalicianGalego · Latin
  • Middle High GermanLatin
  • GamoLatin
  • GofaLatin
  • Swiss GermanSchwyzerdütsch · Latin
  • WayuuWayuunaiki · Latin
  • GusiiEkegusii · Latin
  • ManxGaelg · Latin
  • 'AleQale · Latin
  • GyeleLatin
  • GuarayuLatin
  • HarariLatin
  • HadiyyaHadiyyisa · Latin
  • Hmong, Northern QiandongHmong (Latin) · Latin
  • HiligaynonIlonggo · Latin
  • Chin, MatuLatin
  • Hmonghveb Hmub · Latin
  • Hmong, Southern QiandongLatin
  • HaniLatin
  • Hmong NjuaLatin
  • Hindustani, SarnamiLatin
  • HopiHopilàvayi · Latin
  • Haitian CreoleKreyòl Ayisyen · Latin
  • Huastec, San Luís PotosíLatin
  • InterlinguaLatin
  • IndonesianIndonesia · Latin
  • Interlingue (Latin)
  • IlokoIlokano · Latin
  • IdoLatin
  • IraqwLatin
  • IcelandicÍslenska · Latin
  • ItalianItaliano · Latin
  • IzereLatin
  • Jamaican Creole EnglishJamiekan · Latin
  • Lojban (Latin)lojban (Latin)
  • MachameLatin
  • JavaneseJawa · Latin
  • AdaraLatin
  • KalangaLatin
  • KutuLatin
  • MakondeChimakonde · Latin
  • KabuverdianuLatin
  • QʼeqchiʼLatin
  • KongoKikongo · Latin
  • KhasiKa Ktien Khasi · Latin
  • KhowarArabic
  • KuanyamaOshikwanyama · Latin
  • Kazakh (Arabic)
  • KalaallisutLatin
  • KalenjinMarkweta · Latin
  • KimbunduLatin
  • KonjoLatin
  • KaondeLatin
  • Kashmiriکٲشُر (ہِندوستان) · Arabic
  • ShambalaKishambaa · Latin
  • KitubaLatin
  • KuriaLatin
  • KunamaLatin
  • CornishKernewek · Latin
  • Kyrgyz (Arabic)
  • Latin
  • Ladino (Latin)
  • Lahndaلہندا پنجابی (Arabic) · Arabic
  • LuxembourgishLëtzebuergesch · Latin
  • Lingua Franca Nova, Latin
  • LigurianLigure · Latin
  • LeleLatin
  • LombardLatin
  • OtuhoLatin
  • LozisiLozi · Latin
  • Northern LuriArabic
  • Luba-LuluaTshiluba · Latin
  • LuvaleLatin
  • LundaLatin
  • LuoDholuo · Latin
  • LuyiaLatin
  • LuwoLatin
  • Matsés (Latin)
  • MeruKîmîîrû · Latin
  • Mauritian CreoleKreol Morisien · Latin
  • Makhuwa-MeettoImeetto · Latin
  • Minangkabau (Arabic)
  • MinangkabauBaso Minangkabau · Latin
  • MískitoLatin
  • Uncoded languages, Arabic
  • InnuInnu Aimun · Latin
  • MohawkKanien’kéha · Latin
  • Maranao (Arabic)
  • Maranao (Latin)
  • Mixe, TotontepecLatin
  • Musi (Latin)
  • ManyikaLatin
  • MozarabicLatin
  • MasaabaLatin
  • Mazatec, IxcatlánLatin
  • Mambila, NigeriaLatin
  • MazanderaniArabic
  • NeapolitanNapulitano · Latin
  • CahungwaryaLatin
  • Norwegian Bokmålnorsk bokmål · Latin
  • NyembaLatin
  • North NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • NdauLatin
  • NdambaLatin
  • Low GermanNiedersächsisch · Latin
  • NdongaLatin
  • LomweLatin
  • NguluLatin
  • Ao NagaLatin
  • DutchNederlands · Latin
  • Norwegian Nynorsknynorsk · Latin
  • NgindoLatin
  • NorwegianNorsk · Latin
  • NomatsiguengaLatin
  • NovialLatin
  • South NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • NaraLatin
  • Jèrriais, Latin
  • Northern SothoSepedi · Latin
  • KombeLatin
  • Nupe-Nupe-TakoLatin
  • NyankoleRunyankore · Latin
  • NyoroLatin
  • OccitanLatin
  • OgbahLatin
  • OkiekLatin
  • OromoAfaan Oromoo · Latin
  • OroqenLatin
  • Ottoman Turkish, Arabic
  • Otomi, MezquitalLatin
  • Tenango Otomi, Latin
  • Old Welsh, Latin
  • Punjabi (Arabic)
  • PampangaKapampangan · Latin
  • PapiamentoPapiamentu · Latin
  • Paite Chin, Latin
  • PijinLatin
  • Pintupi-LuritjaLatin
  • PökootMarkweta · Latin
  • PiedmontesePiemontèis · Latin
  • PohnpeianPohnpei · Latin
  • Crioulo, Upper GuineaLatin
  • PogoloLatin
  • PipilLatin
  • Old ProvençalLatin
  • Ashéninka PerenéLatin
  • Dariدری · Arabic
  • Pashtoپښتو · Arabic
  • PortuguesePortuguês · Latin
  • Punuyipunu · Latin
  • QuechuaRuna Simi · Latin
  • KʼicheʼQatzijob'al · Latin
  • Kichwa, Unified QuichuaLatin
  • Chimborazo Highland QuichuaRuna Simi · Latin
  • Quechua, South BolivianLatin
  • Quechua, AyacuchoLatin
  • Quechua, CuscoRunasimi · Latin
  • Quechua, Ambo-PascoLatin
  • Quechua, CajamarcaLatin
  • Quechua, Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo HuánucoLatin
  • Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-LauricochaLatin
  • Quechua, North JunínLatin
  • Quechua, Huaylas AncashLatin
  • Quechua, Northern Conchucos AncashLatin
  • Quechua, Arequipa-La UniónLatin
  • Rapa (Latin)
  • Réunion Creole FrenchLatin
  • RejangLatin
  • RendilleLatin
  • ResheLatin
  • RomagnolLatin
  • Rohingya (Latin)
  • RomanshRumantsch · Latin
  • RundiIkirundi · Latin
  • RongaLatin
  • RomboLatin
  • LuguruLatin
  • KinyarwandaLatin
  • RwaLatin
  • SamburuSampur · Latin
  • SasakLatin
  • SanguShisango · Latin
  • SardinianSardu · Latin
  • ScotsScots Leid · Latin
  • Sindhiسنڌي (عربي) · Arabic
  • Sassarese SardinianSardu · Latin
  • SenaCisena · Latin
  • SeriCmiique Iitom · Latin
  • SecoyaLatin
  • SangoSängö · Latin
  • Old IrishLatin
  • ShillukLatin
  • Shipibo-ConiboLatin
  • Arabic, Chadian SpokenLatin
  • SidamoLatin
  • SaraikiArabic
  • SalarLatin
  • Southern SamiÅarjelsaemiengïele · Latin
  • ShonaChishona · Latin
  • Somali (Arabic)اف صومالِ
  • SomaliSoomaali · Latin
  • AlbanianShqip · Latin
  • Sranan TongoLatin
  • SwatiSiswati · Latin
  • SahoLatin
  • Saterland FrisianLatin
  • SundaneseBasa Sunda · Latin
  • SwedishSvenska · Latin
  • SwahiliKiswahili · Latin
  • Swahili, CongoLatin
  • SubaLatin
  • Tetun DiliLatin
  • TetumLia Tetun · Latin
  • Tajik (Arabic)
  • Tajik (Latin)
  • TivLatin
  • Tiwi (Latin)
  • Southern TujiaLatin
  • TakwaneLatin
  • Klingon (Latin)
  • Talinga-BwisiLatin
  • TswanaSetswana · Latin
  • TongaLatin
  • Totonac, PapantlaLatin
  • Tok PisinLatin
  • TsongaXitsonga · Latin
  • TsamaiLatin
  • PurepechaLatin
  • TooroLatin
  • TulaLatin
  • TsuvadiLatin
  • Tzeltal, OxchucLatin
  • Tzotzil, ChamulaLatin
  • Uyghurئۇيغۇرچە (ئەرەب) · Arabic
  • Uyghur (Latin)Uighur
  • Urduاردو (پاکستان) · Arabic
  • Uzbek (Arabic)اوزبیک (عربی)
  • UzbekO‘zbekcha · Latin
  • VenetianVèneto · Latin
  • VidundaLatin
  • MakhuwaEmakhuwa · Latin
  • VolapükLatin
  • VõroLatin
  • VunjoLatin
  • WalloonWalon · Latin
  • Wolaytta (Latin)
  • WarayWaray-Waray · Latin
  • WarlpiriLatin
  • WendatLatin
  • XhosaisiXhosa · Latin
  • SogaLusoga · Latin
  • YapeseWaab · Latin
  • YasaLatin
  • YucatecoMàaya t'àan · Latin
  • ZhuangLatin
  • ZaghawaLatin
  • Zapotec, MiahuatlánLatin
  • ZayseLatin
  • Comorian, NgazidjaLatin
  • ZigulaLatin
  • Malay (Arabic)
  • Malay (Latin)
  • ZandeLatin
  • ZáparoLatin
  • Zapotec, GüiláLatin
  • ZuluisiZulu · Latin
  • ZuniShiwiʼma · Latin

Styles and weights

7 weights in normal style.

Each weight is provided as a separate font file.

  • Thin 100
  • Extra light 200
  • Light 300
  • Regular 400
  • Medium 500
  • Semibold 600
  • Bold 700

OpenType features

Typographic behaviors that adjust character forms, spacing, and positioning. Availability can vary between files.

  • Access all alternatesMakes every alternate form in the font available for selection.aalt
  • Contextual alternatesChooses alternate forms that work better beside the surrounding letters.calt
  • Glyph compositionBuilds or separates glyphs so letters and marks shape correctly.ccmp
  • Discretionary ligaturesEnables optional ligatures chosen for style rather than readability.dlig
  • DenominatorsUses denominator figures designed for fractions.dnom
  • FINAApplies the font’s fina behavior during text shaping.fina
  • FractionsBuilds diagonal fractions from ordinary numbers.frac
  • INITApplies the font’s init behavior during text shaping.init
  • KerningFine-tunes the space between specific pairs of characters.kern
  • Standard ligaturesReplaces common letter sequences with standard ligatures.liga
  • Localized formsUses character forms appropriate to the selected language or region.locl
  • Mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to their base characters.mark
  • MEDIApplies the font’s medi behavior during text shaping.medi
  • Mark-to-mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to other marks.mkmk
  • NumeratorsUses numerator figures designed for fractions.numr
  • OrdinalsUses letterforms designed for ordinal numbers.ordn
  • Required ligaturesApplies ligatures required for correct script shaping.rlig
  • Stylistic alternatesOffers stylistic alternatives for selected characters.salt
  • Scientific inferiorsUses lowered figures and letters designed for scientific notation.sinf
  • Stylistic set 1Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss01
  • Stylistic set 2Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss02
  • Stylistic set 3Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss03
  • Stylistic set 4Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss04
  • Stylistic set 5Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss05
  • Stylistic set 6Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss06
  • SubscriptUses glyphs designed to sit below the text baseline.subs
  • SuperscriptUses glyphs designed to sit above the text baseline.sups
  • Slashed zeroDistinguishes zero from the letter O, commonly with a slash.zero

License

Complete terms and attribution for this font.

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Attribution

Copyright 2019 IBM Corp. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2017 IBM Corp. with Reserved Font Name "Plex"

This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL


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Provenance

Where the files came from and what Fontsource distributes.

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Provider
Google Fonts
Source files
7
Formats
TTF
Revision
702964cf46