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Qahiri

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

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Sans Serifby Rafael Medoff78% Accessible
Characters516
Glyphs619
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Qahiri

01

Best Font Pairings for Qahiri

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Qahiri, including combinations with IM Fell French Canon, ChanticleerRoman and Fanwood.

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

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Test Qahiri Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Qahiri 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

Qahiri Specimen Gallery

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Qahiri Editorial Specimen

Qahiri in Editorial Context

Qahiri is a sans serif typeface by Rafael Medoff suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Rafael Medoff

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Qahiri 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 Qahiri supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

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

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Qahiri Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Qahiri Specimen

Qahiri

Qahiri is a sans serif typeface by Rafael Medoff built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Qahiri— sans serif typeface
QahiriBy Rafael Medoff
QahiriTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Qahiri Glyphs & Characters

Size48
Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Type Scale

Heading Styles with Qahiri

Heading Level 1<h1>
64px
Bold
72px
Qahiri primary headline
Heading Level 2<h2>
48px
SemiBold
56px
Qahiri section heading
Heading Level 3<h3>
32px
Medium
40px
Qahiri subsection title
Heading Level 4<h4>
24px
Regular
32px
Qahiri content heading
Heading Level 5<h5>
18px
Regular
26px
Qahiri minor heading
Heading Level 6<h6>
14px
Medium
20px
Qahiri smallest heading
Font SizeWeightLine Height
Body Copy

Qahiri for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Qahiri 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.

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

ElementWeightSizeLine HeightTrackingPreview
Body TextRegular16px24px0.5pxQahiri delivers excellent readability for body copy
ItalicizedRegular Italic16px24px0.5pxQahiri italic provides elegant emphasis
BoldBold16px24px0.5pxQahiri bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small CapsRegular16px24px0.5pxQahiri typography specimen
Secondary TextMedium14px20px0.5pxQahiri typography specimen
.your-class { font-family: 'Qahiri'; }

Quick Start

Qahiri Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Qahiri CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Qahiri', 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        'qahiri': ['Qahiri', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-qahiri">Your text here</p>

About

About Qahiri

Rafael Medoff
Sans Serif
Open Source

Qahiri combines organic warmth and calligraphic influence, making it well-suited for mobile applications. Its geometric forms and clean lines contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for mobile applications and digital interfaces, Qahiri adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Qahiri font supports languages that use the Arabic script, including Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and ....

Qahiri comes from the work of Rafael Medoff. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Qahiri features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Qahiri is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Qahiri

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Qahiri

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Qahiri 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.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 78). Qahiri delivers consistent readability in both display and body-text roles.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Rafael Medoff. The designer's attention to character shaping and weight distribution produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Qahiri

Qahiri represents a Lineal typeface, grounded in 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 corporate identity systems requiring neutrality. TypeSmith catalogs Qahiri in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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3 curated pairings for Qahiri
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

78
Accessibility Score
Good Accessibility

Accessibility Overview for Qahiri

Qahiri 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.

Qahiri's Legibility

Qahiri 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.

Readability Profile: Qahiri

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 Qahiri

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

Qahiri Accessibility Recommendations

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

Working with Qahiri: Best Practices

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 Qahiri. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Qahiri in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

Get the Font

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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100
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200
Aa
300
Aa
400
Aa
500
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600
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700
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800
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900

Internationalization

Supported Scripts & Languages

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

The Qahiri font supports languages that use the Arabic script, including Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Pashto, among others.

Legal

Font License Details

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.

Qahiri 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 Qahiri ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.