Thai Font Categories
Thai fonts sort along two axes: how the letterforms look, and where the font came from. Letterform tells you whether a face reads as traditional or contemporary — the looped versus loopless split is the most consequential decision in Thai typography. Source tells you what you are allowed to do with it, and whether the reader's machine already has it. Every category below lists its fonts with previews, verified licence information, and designer credits.
By letterform
How the typeface is drawn — the visual classification a designer picks from.
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Sans-serif
Modern Thai sans-serifs — Sarabun, Kanit, Prompt, Noto Sans Thai.
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Serif
Looped and modern Thai serifs — Noto Serif Thai, Pridi, Niramit, Taviraj.
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Display
Display faces for hero text and packaging — Athiti, Bai Jamjuree, Charm.
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Handwritten
Brush, pen, and cursive hands — with the licence stated on every entry.
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Looped
Traditional head loops — the default for documents, textbooks, and body text.
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Loopless (Modern)
Modern Thai without traditional loops — IBM Plex Thai, Prompt, Manoptica.
By source and licence
Who made the font, whether it ships with your operating system, and what you may legally do with it.
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Free
Commercial-use-safe Thai fonts with verified open licenses.
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Premium
Commercially licensed Thai families with deep weight ranges.
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National Fonts (SIPA / TLWG)
State-commissioned, freely licensed fonts — TH Sarabun PSK, Garuda, Norasi.
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Fonts Built Into Windows and Microsoft Office
Angsana, Cordia, Browallia, and the UPC family bundled with Windows.
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Fonts Built Into macOS and iOS
Thonburi, Ayuthaya, Krungthep, Silom — the Apple system Thai fonts.
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Cadson Demak
The Bangkok foundry behind most Thai families on Google Fonts.
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DB Fonts (Dear Book)
DB Heavent, DB Helvethaica, DB Adman — Thailand’s commercial foundry standard.
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PSL SmartLetter
PSL Kittithada and the display faces of Thai print advertising.
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JS Technology
Free GPL-licensed looped Thai faces from Panutat and Busaya Tejasen.
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Google Noto
Noto Sans Thai, Noto Sans Thai Looped, Noto Serif Thai — OFL variable fonts.