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SIL International

SIL International is credited on 27 families in the library. The first was added in 2011 and the latest in 2026. By class: 18 serifs, nine sans serifs. The most frequent co-credit is Monotype Imaging Inc., on 1 family.

The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines

AndikaSans serif · 2011 · weights 400–700 (2)

LateefSerif · 2012 · weights 200–800 (7)

Abyssinica SILSerif · 2016 · weights 400

PadaukSans serif · 2016 · weights 400–700 (2)

HarmattanSans serif · 2020 · weights 400–700 (4)

Scheherazade NewSerif · 2021 · weights 400–700 (4)

David LibreSerif · 2021 · weights 400–700 (3)

Nuosu SILSans serif · 2022 · weights 400

Charis SILSerif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)

Tai Heritage ProSerif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)

Gentium PlusSerif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)

Gentium Book PlusSerif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)

MingzatSans serif · 2022 · weights 400

AlkalamiSerif · 2022 · weights 400

AkatabSans serif · 2023 · weights 400–900 (6)

NarnoorSans serif · 2023 · weights 400–800 (5)

RuwuduSerif · 2023 · weights 400–700 (4)

Dai Banna SILSerif · 2023 · weights 300–700 (5)

Lisu BosaSerif · 2023 · weights 200–900 (8)

NamdhinggoSerif · 2023 · weights 400–800 (5)

Kay Pho DuSerif · 2023 · weights 400–700 (4)

Annapurna SILSerif · 2024 · weights 400–700 (2)

TirraSans serif · 2025 · weights 400–900 (6)

KedebideriSans serif · 2025 · weights 400–900 (6)

RamsinaSerif · 2026 · weights 400 IdiqlatSerif · 2026 · weights 200–400 (3)BJCreeSerif · 2026 · weights 400–700 (4)

Range of the work

The lowercase runs from Ramsina, the shortest at 302 units per 1,000 em, to Kay Pho Du at 507. In width, Ramsina is the narrowest (348) and Idiqlat the widest (564). Beyond Latin, the families cover 24 subsets: Arabic, Beria Erfe, Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Devanagari, Ethiopic, Greek, Greek Extended, Gunjala Gondi, Hebrew, Kayah Li and more. Measured against the medians of their own classes, two of the 27 families with ascenders have a taller x-height, two of all 27 set a wider lowercase and 18 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
Kay Pho Du	Serif	+25	−21	−4 pts	400–700 (4)	3
Idiqlat	Serif	+7	+50	+20 pts	200–400 (3)	2
Abyssinica SIL	Serif	±0	−13	+3 pts	400	3
Charis SIL	Serif	±0	−13	+3 pts	400–700 (2) + italic	5
Mingzat	Sans serif	−19	+10	+2 pts	400	3
Akatab	Sans serif	−19	−35	−1 pts	400–900 (6)	3
Tirra	Sans serif	−19	−35	−1 pts	400–900 (6)	3
Kedebideri	Sans serif	−20	−40	−5 pts	400–900 (6)	2
Andika	Sans serif	−21	−7	+4 pts	400–700 (2) + italic	5
David Libre	Serif	−28	−43	−2 pts	400–700 (3)	6
Gentium Book Plus	Serif	−28	−34	+4 pts	400–700 (2) + italic	7
Gentium Plus	Serif	−28	−44	−1 pts	400–700 (2) + italic	7
Annapurna SIL	Serif	−29	−63	+1 pts	400–700 (2)	5
Tai Heritage Pro	Serif	−35	−54	±0 pts	400–700 (2)	4
Lisu Bosa	Serif	−45	−42	+6 pts	200–900 (8) + italic	3
Narnoor	Sans serif	−48	−57	+5 pts	400–800 (5)	5
BJCree	Serif	−51	−22	−2 pts	400–700 (4)	2
Namdhinggo	Serif	−52	−65	+3 pts	400–800 (5)	3
Nuosu SIL	Sans serif	−53	−43	+1 pts	400	3
Ruwudu	Serif	−62	−42	+6 pts	400–700 (4)	3
Alkalami	Serif	−63	±0	+23 pts	400	3
Dai Banna SIL	Serif	−64	−71	+5 pts	300–700 (5) + italic	3
Scheherazade New	Serif	−78	−98	±0 pts	400–700 (4)	3
Padauk	Sans serif	−84	−70	+3 pts	400–700 (2)	3
Lateef	Serif	−143	−137	+8 pts	200–800 (7)	3
Harmattan	Sans serif	−145	−137	+5 pts	400–700 (4)	3
Ramsina	Serif	−180	−166	+20 pts	400	2