Nikosh#

Nikosh is one of the most widely recognized and used Bengali fonts, particularly known for its traditional style and excellent readability. It has become a de facto standard in Bengali digital typography, especially in Bangladesh, where it’s commonly used in government documents and publications.

Preview#

আমি বাংলায় মাতি উল্লাসে,
করি বাংলায় হাহাকার
আমি সব দেখে শুনে ক্ষেপে গিয়ে-
করি বাংলায় চিৎকার।

Embed Font#

To use this font on a website, embed this code in the <head> of your HTML document.

STANDARD#

<link href="https://fonts.maateen.me/nikosh/font.css" rel="stylesheet">

IMPORT in CSS#

@import url('https://fonts.maateen.me/nikosh/font.css');

Specify in CSS#

Use the following CSS rule to specify this font-family:

font-family: 'Nikosh', sans-serif;

Example#

body {
    font-family: 'Nikosh', sans-serif;
}

Font Information#

Font Name: Nikosh
Subfamily: Regular
Version: 001.000
Release Date: May 24, 2012
Designer: Jowad Kazi, Omi Azad, Mozammel Sarker

Features#

Traditional Bengali typography
High readability at various sizes
Well-balanced character proportions
Comprehensive Bengali script support
Multiple web font formats supported
Optimized for both print and screen

License#

Nikosh is a font developed by the Election Commission of Bangladesh that incorporates Latin glyphs from a modified version of the DejaVu Serif font from the DejaVu font project. The font software is released under the Creative Common License, v3, which allows users to share and use the font under specific terms including attribution, non-commercial use, and no derivatives.