Akatab
Type with Purpose
Good typography guides attention, improves understanding, and makes communication effortless.
The Anatomy of a Typeface
By FontSide · June 2026
Every typeface is a system of decisions — about stroke contrast, x-height, spacing, and rhythm. The best ones feel invisible: you stop seeing the letters and start hearing the voice behind them. That transparency is the hardest thing to design.
A high x-height opens up the counters and makes small text breathe. Tight tracking pulls a headline together; loose tracking gives a caption room to exhale. None of these choices are accidents — they are arguments about how reading should feel.
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Configuration
Select the weights and styles you want to include in your project.
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Package Manager
The recommended way to use fonts in modern web projects.
1. Install Package
pnpm add @fontsource/akatab 2. Import in App
// Please select at least one weight and style 3. CSS Usage
body {
font-family: "Akatab", sans-serif;
} Google Fonts CDN
Use Google's CDN to embed the fonts directly via HTML.
HTML <head>
<!-- Please select at least one weight and style --> Fontsource CDN
Skip the build step by adding this directly to your global CSS file.
Global CSS
/* Please select at least one weight and style */ Background & Story
Akatab is a Unicode font for rendering Tifinagh characters in the Tamahaq, Tamashek and Tawallamat languages. This font uses state-of-the-art OpenType font technology to provide accurate typography including the formation of bi-consonant ligatures. Variations of characters are included in the font to meet personal and regional preferences. For more information about supported Unicode ranges and languages, smart font features and how to use them, please see the documentation in the documentation folder.
To contribute, see github.com/silnrsi/font-akatab.
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Install
pnpm add @fontsource/akatab Designed by
SIL International
Links
License
OFL-1.1