IBM Plex Sans Arabic — Free Arabic Google Font
IBM Plex Sans Arabic extends IBM's Plex type system — designed to feel neutral but not cold — into Arabic script. It shares Plex's grotesque-but-friendly character across its full weight range, and pairs naturally with the Latin Plex Sans, Serif, or Mono when a project needs a consistent voice across scripts.
About IBM Plex Sans Arabic
Part of IBM's open-source Plex system, this is the Arabic counterpart designed to sit alongside Plex Sans for Latin — the natural pick if a project is already using Plex elsewhere and needs a matching Arabic voice rather than a visually mismatched substitute.
Designers: Mike Abbink, Bold Monday, Khajag Apelian, Wael Morcos
Best used for
- Product and tech branding
- Multi-script documentation
- Editorial and mixed-script layouts
Styles & weights
IBM Plex Sans Arabic ships with 7 weights on this site, self-hosted alongside every other font here so downloads never depend on a third-party server.
- 100 — Thin Download .ttf
- 200 — Extra Light Download .ttf
- 300 — Light Download .ttf
- 400 — Regular Download .ttf
- 500 — Medium Download .ttf
- 600 — SemiBold Download .ttf
- 700 — Bold Download .ttf
Arabic character preview
ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي
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Download IBM Plex Sans Arabic
Every weight is available individually above as a .ttf, or grab the whole family at once:
Using IBM Plex Sans Arabic on the web
Load it from the Google Fonts CDN:
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans+Arabic:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">Then reference it in your CSS:
font-family: "IBM Plex Sans Arabic", sans-serif;License
IBM Plex Sans Arabic is published under the SIL Open Font License (OFL). In practice that means you can use it freely in personal and commercial projects — including embedding it in websites, apps, and printed designs — at no cost. The license does restrict selling the font file on its own; read the exact terms before any edge-case use.
Read the full license text on Google's official font repository ↗
Want to see IBM Plex Sans Arabic next to the rest of the library? The Google Fonts Arabic browser lets you filter and compare every font on this page at once, and the Arabic font style previewer covers the full 291-style collection beyond just Google Fonts. If you like Modern Sans designs specifically, browse the whole Modern & Digital category. Once you've picked a font, the Arabic calligraphy generator lets you set it in a finished design — gradients, backgrounds, and export as PNG, JPG, SVG, or PDF.