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IBM Plex Sans Arabic font: free download & CSS embed
IBM Plex Sans Arabic is a free, open-source sans-serif typeface from Google Fonts with 7 styles (7 weights) and 4 character subsets. Free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License or Apache 2.0.
Click the text above to type your own preview.
Weights & styles
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 0123456789
Embed IBM Plex Sans Arabic with Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Sans+Arabic:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
body { font-family: "IBM Plex Sans Arabic", sans-serif; }
</style>Self-host IBM Plex Sans Arabic (faster, GDPR-friendly)
Download the ZIP above and serve the woff2 files from your own domain:
@font-face {
font-family: "IBM Plex Sans Arabic";
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
font-display: swap;
src: url("https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/ibmplexsansarabic/v15/Qw3CZRtWPQCuHme67tEYUIx3Kh0PHR9N6Ys93PU.woff2") format("woff2");
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About the IBM Plex Sans Arabic typeface
IBM Plex Sans Arabic is a sans-serif font family distributed through Google Fonts (version v15, last updated 2026-03-03). It supports the arabic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext subsets, which makes it suitable for multilingual websites, apps and print. Available styles: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700.
When to use IBM Plex Sans Arabic
Sans-serif fonts like this one are the workhorse of UI design: use it for body text, navigation, buttons and dashboards where legibility at small sizes matters. Pair it with a serif for headlines to add contrast.
License
Like all Google Fonts, IBM Plex Sans Arabic is open source. It can be used freely in commercial projects, websites, apps, logos and printed products, and it can be redistributed and self-hosted under the terms of its license (OFL 1.1 or Apache 2.0).
Frequently asked questions
Is IBM Plex Sans Arabic free for commercial use?
Yes. IBM Plex Sans Arabic is published on Google Fonts under an open-source license, so you can use it in commercial websites, apps, logos and print without paying royalties.
How do I download IBM Plex Sans Arabic?
Use the download button on this page to get a ZIP with woff2, woff and ttf files for IBM Plex Sans Arabic, or download the family from Google Fonts. Install the TTF files on Windows or macOS to use it in Figma, Photoshop or Word.
How do I add IBM Plex Sans Arabic to my website?
Copy the Google Fonts stylesheet link from this page into your HTML head, then set font-family: "IBM Plex Sans Arabic" in CSS. For best performance and privacy, self-host the woff2 files instead.
What weights does IBM Plex Sans Arabic have?
IBM Plex Sans Arabic ships with 7 styles: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700.
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