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Sample of Tubqal Tifinagh font: one of the multi-script typefaces in the library of Blancoletters

Tubqal Tifinagh High-Quality Free Font for Tamazight and Tuareg Scripts

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Fostering Tifinagh Literacy: Why Tubqal Tifinagh is Free

Tifinagh is a unique script with deep historical roots across North Africa, yet it remains a newcomer to the field of professional multi-script typography. While its use is growing, there is a significant lack of high-quality Tifinagh typefaces available for designers and researchers. To address this, we are committed to providing accessible, well-engineered tools for the Tamazight script.

Building on the foundation of the Typographic Matchmaking in the Maghrib project, we are delighted to offer the Tubqal Tifinagh bundle for free download. This professional Berber font bundle includes four styles—Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic—and features a Latin character set specifically designed for Tamazight transliteration.

To ensure a seamless visual match in multi-language layouts, Tubqal Tifinagh includes a specialized stylistic set (ss01) for Tuareg characters and a smaller x-height variant for harmonious pairing with Latin or Arabic text.

We hope that providing a free quality Tifinagh font fosters its use in contexts where these assets are often difficult to access. For those working on larger projects requiring expanded weights or matching Arabic scripts, we recommend exploring the Tubqal Pro Multiscript family—a comprehensive 12-style system for global design.

Bilingual road sign in French and Tamazight script in Kabylie, Algeria, showing Tifinagh in public use.
Traffic signs in French and Tamazight. Kabylie, Algeria. Source: marhaba-maroc-algerie-tunisie.tumblr.com

Tubqal Tifinagh has a set of smaller glyphs for a better matching when used along Latin and Arabic

Stylistic set for a better alignment with Tuareg characters
Stylistic set for a better alignment with Tuareg characters. Check the Features tab for more info about stylistic sets.

First released on 14th October 2019

4 Essential Styles: Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic

Tubqal Tifinagh bundle features four styles: Regular, Italic, Bold and Bold Italic

Full Tifinagh Character Set with Small Caps for Latin Pairing

Tubqal Tifinagh bundle: character set

Localization Features: Stylistic Sets for Tuareg and Algerian Variations

(see table below)

Set 2 : Centered letter ya ( )

For stylistic harmonisation with vertically symmetrical glyphs customary in traditional Tifinagh.

Set 3 : Filled dots ( ⴰ ⵓ ⴻ )

Used in Algeria and Tuareg areas. When using Tuareg dot-based characters, the combination of sets 2 and 3 is the best option.

Set 4 : Leaning letters yal and yan ( ⵍⵏ )

In traditional Tifinagh yaf and yal letters ( ⴼ ⵍ ) are not linked ( ⴼ ⵍ ). In order to avoid confusion between a yal ( ) and a double yan ( ⵏⵏ ), contextual variants are used when either of these characters are placed together or are repeated ( ⵍⵍ ⵍⵏ ⵏⵍ ⵏⵏ ). This feature is still used in Algeria and Touareg areas. Yaf and yal letters are also substituted by their disconnected alternates when set 4 is active. Preferably used in combination with sets 2 and 3.

Set 5 : Raised letters yal and yan ( ⵍⵏ )

Similar to set 4 but using raised yal and yan letters for disambiguation ( ⵍⵍ ⵍⵏ ⵏⵍ ⵏⵏ ), instead of the leaning variants. Preferably used in combination with sets 2 and 3.

Open Type features in Tubqal Pro Tifinagh
A Tifinagh text before and after applying the stylistic sets of Tubqal font

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