Boutros Fonts
Boutros Fonts is credited on four families in the library. The first was added in 2018 and the latest in 2024. Every one is filed as sans serif. One is a variable font. The most frequent co-credit is Mourad Boutros, on 2 families.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
TajawalSans serif · 2018 · weights 200–900 (7)
AlmaraiSans serif · 2019 · weights 300–800 (4)
ZainSans serif · 2024 · weights 200–900 (6)
BeirutiSans serif · 2024 · weights 200–900
Range of the work
The lowercase runs from Beiruti, the shortest at 390 units per 1,000 em, to Almarai at 514. In width, Beiruti is the narrowest (391) and Zain the widest (486). Beyond Latin, the families cover two subsets: Arabic, Vietnamese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, none of the four families with ascenders have a taller x-height, none of all four set a wider lowercase and three a darker one.
Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points
| Family | Class | x-height | Width | Ink | Weights | Subsets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almarai | Sans serif | −5 | −40 | +3 pts | 300–800 (4) | 2 |
| Zain | Sans serif | −59 | −36 | +8 pts | 200–900 (6) + italic | 2 |
| Tajawal | Sans serif | −65 | −54 | −5 pts | 200–900 (7) | 2 |
| Beiruti | Sans serif | −129 | −131 | +2 pts | 200–900 | 4 |