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Mitr

มิตร

By Narongsak Chaiwong

Typography & Licensing Specialist, ThaiGraph · April 16, 2026 · Updated August 5, 2026

Information verified as of August 2026

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<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Mitr:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Mitr:wght@400;700&display=swap');

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

What Mitr is

Mitr is a loopless Thai typeface paired with a Latin sans-serif, designed by Cadson Demak and released free on Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License in six weights, ExtraLight through Bold. The name means “friend” in Thai (มิตร), and the design follows through.

The description Cadson Demak ships with the font in the Google Fonts repository calls it a combination of organic and humanist sans-serif design with rounded terminals, a wide structure and airy negative space, aimed at casual usage — celebration cards, magazines and posters. The project brief states the objective more tersely: an informal sans Latin and loopless Thai typeface built on a rounded structure in the counters.

ThaiFaces records the publication year as B.E. 2558 (2015 CE); Google Fonts added Mitr to its catalogue on 20 June 2016, per the METADATA.pb entry. Character coverage spans Thai, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

Mitr’s weights — and why there is no Mitr ExtraBold

Mitr ships six upright weights, ExtraLight (200) through Bold (700). There is no Mitr ExtraBold, no Black, and no italic — Bold at 700 is the heaviest cut in the family. This is confirmed by the METADATA.pb file in the google/fonts repository, which lists exactly six files.

If your design tool offers you a “Mitr ExtraBold”, that is faux bold — the software thickening the Bold outlines itself, not a real file from Cadson Demak. The result is particularly bad on Thai, because the thickened strokes crowd the space around vowel signs and tone marks until the setting stops reading cleanly.

The project brief is explicit that italic, slant, narrow and extended cuts are possible future development, not shipped styles. So if the brief genuinely needs a loopless Thai heavier than Bold, change family from the start:

• Kanit — nine weights including ExtraBold (800) and Black (900), with matching italics
• Prompt — nine weights plus italics, and the closest match to Mitr’s roundness
• Noto Sans Thai — nine weights up to Black when the brief wants neutrality
• K2D — nine weights, a loopless voice that has not yet been used everywhere

Where to download Mitr free

Mitr is a free download straight from Google Fonts — no registration, no payment, no paid tier. Three legitimate routes:

1. Google Fonts ZIP — open the Mitr specimen, click “Get font”, and download the ZIP with all six .ttf files.
2. CSS embed — add https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Mitr:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap in a <link> tag, then declare font-family: 'Mitr', sans-serif;.
3. GitHub source — the cadsondemak/mitr repository holds the original .ttf and .otf files under OFL-1.1 for self-hosting or modification.

To set your own Thai copy in it before committing, use our Thai font tester.

Is Mitr free for commercial use?

Yes. Mitr is released under the SIL Open Font License, which permits use, copying, embedding, modification and redistribution at no cost, commercial work included. There is no paid tier to upgrade to.

That covers client work, logos, packaging, signage, advertising, webfont embedding, and bundling inside apps and e-books. What it does not cover: selling the font files on their own as a product, and using the original Reserved Font Name on a modified version. The practical detail is in our Thai font licensing guide.

Character design and tone

Mitr uses a moderate x-height, slightly modulated strokes, and rounded terminals that echo hand-drawn letterforms more than geometric construction. The head of ก is an open curve with a subtle hook — friendlier than Kanit’s cleaner opening but still firmly loopless.

Stroke contrast is present but subtle: verticals on น, บ, ป carry slightly more weight than the joining strokes, giving the page a gentle rhythm. Bowls on ถ and ภ are drawn with a distinct humanist tilt, as though a calligrapher adjusted the pen angle mid-stroke. Thai tone marks and vowel signs match the stroke modulation, so the overall page texture stays cohesive.

The official description flags two properties you notice immediately in a paragraph: the wide structure and the airy negative space. Together they make Mitr occupy more line length than other loopless Thai families at the same weight — worth budgeting for in tight layouts.

The Latin companion is a humanist sans with two-storey a, slightly flared stems and wider counters than Kanit’s Latin. Numerals are lining and align to cap height.

Best use cases

Mitr earns its place on editorial-feeling consumer brands and on body copy that wants a warmer loopless sans than Sarabun’s neutrality. Strong briefs:

• Boutique travel, hospitality and wellness brands (spa, yoga, retreat)
• Non-profit and cultural institution branding (museums, arts festivals, heritage)
• Celebration cards, invitations and festive print — the use the designers named themselves
• Editorial blog and magazine layouts needing a modern but human voice
• Skincare and beauty packaging targeting a mid-premium market

Where it doesn’t fit: dense UI work (Kanit or Prompt are cleaner at 12-14px), Thai government documents (Sarabun is the expected default), and headlines that need more weight than Bold.

Pairings

Mitr pairs best with humanist Latin sans and transitional serifs that share its warmth. Three pairings:

• Source Sans 3 — similar humanist skeleton with matching x-height, a good Thai-English editorial pair
• Sarabun — looped Thai for long-form body while Mitr handles headlines
• Bai Jamjuree — also loopless but more geometric, for hierarchy inside a single loopless system

Browse the alternatives in our loopless Thai fonts category or the full Thai font library.

Licensing

Mitr is released under the SIL Open Font License and can be used commercially, modified, and bundled in products provided the OFL notice travels with the file. Verify at the Google Fonts specimen or the Cadson Demak source repository, which states OFL-1.1. No paid tier exists.

Information verified as of August 2026