फ़िट देवनागरी

Fit Devanagari

Designed by Kimya Gandhi
in collaboration with David Jonathan Ross

झिलमिलाहट
लोहा लोहे को काटता है
अलफ़ाज़
देवनागरी लिपि अक्षरात्मक है
कल्पनाशक्ति
मिस चमको
जंगल में मोर नाचा किस ने देखा
Devanagari sample

 

हा खेळ सावल्यांचा
झकास
नवीन वर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा
मनोरंजन
Fit at different widths; Thanks Lucas de Groot for the cool interpolation theory!

Fit Devanagari is Kimya Gandhi’s extension of the original Fit typeface. This Indic companion has taken Fit’s strict rules of construction, flipped some around, and translated others into a new design that is simultaneously ‘fitting’ of the Fit name, but also true to the history and expectation for Devanagari letterforms.

The family goes to extremes that have little precedent in the Devanagari script. Its ten weights start at an impossibly narrow Skyline style, and then balloon up an average of 3600% per character to reach the gargantuan Ultra Extended style. In between these ridiculous extremes, you will find a family rich in panache and expressive potential.

Fit is anchored by its white shapes: regardless of width, the spaces within and between the letters always remain the same. These white shapes cut dramatically through the letterforms, a spellbinding maze of black and white.

ABC
स्वैग

Maybe it’s not ideal for book typography, but Fit opens up countless possibilities at large sizes. It’s an excuse to explore variable font technology and let your imagination run wild. We hope that Fit Devanagari encourages designers to use the Devanagari script in new and enchanting ways!

 

क्षक्रक्त्रख्रग्रग्र्यघ्रच्रज्रङ्कज्ञझ्रट्ट
ट्ट्यट्यट्ठठ्ठठ्यड्डड्यढ्ढढ्ढ्यत्तत्रद्दद्द्य
द्धद्वद्बद्भद्मद्यध्रप्रफ्रश्रष्टह्मह्यह्व

Conjuncts are an integral part of the Devanagari script. A complex single conjunct embodies semantic, physical, and phonetic integrity. These are letterforms formed by the combination of two or more consonants. Generally, most can be written horizontally/linearly, as a combination of a half-form and full consonant. Others occur either vertically stacked or combined into a more complex letterform—these are referred to as ‘akhand conjuncts.’

Animated Fit
कखगघङ
चछजझ
ञटठडढ
णतथदध
नपफबभ
मयरलव
शषसहळ

Try me

BUY
FIT DEVANAGARI

Fit Devanagari is available directly from its designer at Mota Italic. It is also included with versions of Fit offered here at djr.com, including my free trial and educational license. We can’t wait to see what you do with it!