Noto Sans Bamum by Google — Sans Serif Font — preview 11 / 3
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About Noto Sans Bamum Font

Noto Sans Bamum is an unmodulated (“sans serif”) design for texts in the African Bamum script. Noto Sans Bamum has multiple weights, contains 662 glyphs, and supports 661 characters from 2 Unicode blocks: Bamum Supplement, Bamum. Supported writing systems Bamum Bamum is an African syllabary, written left-to-right (0.4 million users). Used in Cameroon. Developed communally at the end of the 19th century at the instigation of the Bamum King Njoya. Initially was logographic, later evolved into a syllabary. Bamum is being revived after decline since the 1930s. Read more on ScriptSource , Unicode , Wikipedia , r12a .

Style & Use Cases

Overall Style
Clean, Modern, Sans Serif
Use Case
Body Text, UI
Ideal For
branding, interfaces, and modern layouts
Pairs With
a contrasting serif for headings

Noto Sans Bamum Specifications

Font FamilyNoto Sans Bamum
StyleRegular
Full NameNoto Sans Bamum Regular
Version2.002
Weight400 (Regular)
Glyph Count996 glyphs
PostScript NameNotoSansBamum-Regular
DesignerMonotype Design Team
FormatTTF (TrueType)
File Size199.9 KB

OpenType Features

Noto Sans Bamum ships with 1 OpenType feature you can switch on in apps that support them (Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, Figma, CSS font-feature-settings).

  • Ordinals
  • Variable font · axes: wght

Languages Supported

Noto Sans Bamum supports 283 languages.

How to Install Noto Sans Bamum Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the Noto Sans Bamum font file (.ttf or .otf).
  2. 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
  3. 3Right-click the font file.
  4. 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
  5. 5Noto Sans Bamum is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with Noto Sans Bamum Font?

Noto Sans Bamum Font is a versatile sans-serif font that works for both headings and body text. Pair it with a contrasting serif or slab serif font to add visual interest and a clear distinction between titles and body copy.

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Noto Sans Bamum Font

by Google

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026

License: Open Font License (OFL)
Free
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