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About Martel Font
Martel is a libre font development project. Begun in 2008 in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading, the first weights of the font family (Martel UltraLight, Light, Regular, DemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold and Heavy) were released in 2014. The Devanagari glyphs to-date have all been designed by Dan Reynolds, whereas the Latin script’s glyphs are based on the Merriweather fonts. Check out the Martel Sans project, too. The Martel Devanagari typeface is designed for typesetting immersive-style documents. It may be be used to set long passages of text in languages that are written in the Devanagari script, including Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, etc. Martel Devanagari is a readable typeface whose glyph proportions are inspired by traditional writing and calligraphic styles. Its high-contrast strokes have a diagonal axis, in keeping with the pen-angle most often used for the Devanagari writing system. The Martel project is led by Dan Reynolds, a type designer in Berlin. To contribute, visit github.com/typeoff/martel
Style & Use Cases
- Overall Style
- Classic, Refined, Serif
- Use Case
- Editorial, Print
- Ideal For
- book covers, long-form text, and traditional branding
- Pairs With
- a clean sans-serif for captions
Martel Specifications
| Font Family | Martel |
| Style | Regular |
| Full Name | Martel |
| Version | 1.001 |
| Weight | 400 (Regular) |
| Glyph Count | 718 glyphs |
| PostScript Name | Martel-Regular |
| Designer | Dan Reynolds |
| Format | TTF (TrueType) |
| File Size | 166.2 KB |
Languages Supported
Martel supports 259 languages.
How to Install Martel Font
Step-by-step instructions for every platform
- 1Download the Martel font file (.ttf or .otf).
- 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
- 3Right-click the font file.
- 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
- 5Martel is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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Martel Font
by Dan Reynolds
Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026
















