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

Noto Sans Mende Kikakui is an unmodulated (“sans serif”) design for texts in the African Mende script. Noto Sans Mende Kikakui contains 228 glyphs, 3 OpenType features, and supports 218 characters from the Unicode block Mende Kikakui. Supported writing systems Mende Mende (Mende Kikakui) is an African abugida, written right-to-left. Used in Sierra Leone for the Mende language (2 million speakers). Created by Mohammed Turay. Was widely used in the early 20th century, later largely replaced by the Latin script. Needs software support for complex text layout (shaping). Read more on ScriptSource , Unicode , Wikipedia , Wiktionary , 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 Mende Kikakui Specifications

Font FamilyNoto Sans Mende Kikakui
StyleRegular
Full NameNoto Sans Mende Kikakui Regular
Version2.003
Weight400 (Regular)
Glyph Count563 glyphs
PostScript NameNotoSansMendeKikakui-Regular
DesignerMonotype Design Team
FormatTTF (TrueType)
File Size92 KB

OpenType Features

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

  • Ordinals

Languages Supported

Noto Sans Mende Kikakui supports 283 languages.

How to Install Noto Sans Mende Kikakui Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the Noto Sans Mende Kikakui 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 Mende Kikakui is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with Noto Sans Mende Kikakui Font?

Noto Sans Mende Kikakui 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 Mende Kikakui Font

by Google

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026

License: Open Font License (OFL)
Free
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