Khmer

Name: Khmer
Author: Danh Hong

Khmer delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Danh Hong84% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Khmer

Best Font Pairings for Khmer

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Khmer, including combinations with Lato, Montserrat and Kiwi Maru.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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Test Khmer Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Khmer with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans serif characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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In Context

Khmer Specimen Gallery

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Khmer Editorial Specimen

Khmer in Editorial Context

Khmer is a sans serif typeface by Danh Hong suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Danh Hong

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Khmer demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a sans serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Khmer supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Danh Hong, Khmer balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Khmer Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Khmer Specimen

Khmer

Khmer is a sans serif typeface by Danh Hong built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Khmer— sans serif typeface

KhmerBy Danh Hong

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Khmer Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Body Text with Khmer

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Khmer, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Khmer demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Khmer for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Khmer small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Khmer delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Khmer italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Khmer bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Khmer typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Khmer typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Khmer'; }

Quick Start

Using Khmer in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Khmer:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Khmer:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Khmer';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Khmer');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Styling with Khmer

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Khmer', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Khmer', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'khmer': ['Khmer', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-khmer">Your text here</p>

About

Khmer Background & Features

Danh Hong

Sans Serif

Open Source

Khmer offers calligraphic influence and natural flow, making it well-suited for corporate branding. Its clean lines and no decorative strokes contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for web content and mobile applications, Khmer adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes This font supports the Khmer language, which is the official language of Cambodia and uses a script ....

Khmer was designed by Danh Hong. Known for display typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Khmer's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Khmer features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications.

Khmer is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Khmer

TypeSmith evaluates every font across classification, accessibility, and design heritage. This analysis helps designers understand Khmer's strengths and ideal use cases before committing to a typography decision.

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. Typographic analysis places Khmer within the Lineal (Grotesque, Neo-grotesque, Geometric, Humanist) tradition, characterized by No serif extensions on stroke terminals and Stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. The first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Key technical strength: widest variable-font support with weight and width axes.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 84). Khmer maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments.

Design Heritage

Designed by Danh Hong. Known for display typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Khmer's letterform construction and spacing rhythm across a single focused weight.

Overview

About Khmer

Khmer falls within the Lineal typeface, drawn from the tradition where the first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Its distinctive no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications. TypeSmith catalogs Khmer in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Khmer

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Typefaces Like Khmer

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Khmer based on classification, x-height ratio, and stroke weight. These alternatives maintain the same typographic personality while offering different weight options and language support.

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Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Excellent Accessibility

Accessibility Overview for Khmer

Khmer achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Legibility Analysis: Khmer

Khmer draws legibility from its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Khmer Reading Performance

Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category. Geometric and neo-grotesque designs excel in short-form UI text but require careful sizing for sustained reading. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Eye Strain Considerations for Khmer

Khmer provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Khmer Accessibility Recommendations

Maintain a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text when setting Khmer. Use font sizes of at least 16 px for paragraph copy and line spacing of 1.5 or greater. Test Khmer at 200% browser zoom to confirm line breaks and layout integrity remain intact.

Design Tips for Khmer

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Khmer. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Khmer in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Download Weights & Variants

Available on Google Fonts

4 weights available for download

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Available Weights

400

Regular

400

Regular Italic

700

Bold

700

Bold Italic

Weight Reference

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Internationalization

Khmer Multilingual Support

Extended Latin Coverage

Supports 100+ languages with Latin script

Western European

English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch

Nordic

Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Finnish
Icelandic

Central European

Polish
Czech
Hungarian
Romanian
Slovak

Baltic

Lithuanian
Latvian
Estonian

This font supports the Khmer language, which is the official language of Cambodia and uses a script derived from the Brahmi script of ancient India.

Legal

Khmer Licensing

SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1

Free for personal and commercial use

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What you can do

Personal projects
Commercial projects
Web embedding
App embedding
Modification
Redistribution

Restrictions

Selling as standalone

Modified versions must use a different name and be distributed under the same OFL license.

Khmer is available under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), Version 1.1. This license is a free, libre, and open source license specifically designed for fonts and related software. The OFL allows the fonts to be used, studied, modified, and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. This makes Khmer ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.

1// tailwind.config.js 2module.exports = { 3 theme: { 4 extend: { 5 fontFamily: { 6 'khmer': ['Khmer', 'sans-serif'], 7 }, 8 }, 9 }, 10} 11 12// Usage in HTML 13<p class="font-khmer">Your text here</p>

Khmer

Best Ways to Use Khmer

Best Font Pairings for Khmer

Test Khmer Font Pairings Live

In Context

Khmer Typography

Khmer

Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Khmer

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Accessibility Overview for Khmer

Legibility Analysis: Khmer

Khmer Reading Performance

Eye Strain Considerations for Khmer

Khmer Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Khmer

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Khmer

Best Ways to Use Khmer

Best Font Pairings for Khmer

Test Khmer Font Pairings Live

In Context

Khmer Typography

Khmer

Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Khmer

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Accessibility Overview for Khmer

Legibility Analysis: Khmer

Khmer Reading Performance

Eye Strain Considerations for Khmer

Khmer Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Khmer

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference