# Cairo Play Font

Sans Serif · 9 styles · variable · by Mohamed Gaber, Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino

## Commercial Use Answer

**Yes,** Cairo Play is free for commercial use: it is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, on websites and in apps (provided the licence notice travels with the font files). You may not sell the font file on its own.

## Licence: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (OFL-1.1)

- **Summary:** Use it for anything, including commercial work and logos; share it with its licence; never sell the font file on its own.
- **Copyright:** Copyright 2009 The Cairo Project Authors (https://github.com/Gue3bara/Cairo)
- **Licence Source URL:** https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/ofl/cairoplay/OFL.txt (read 2026-10-21)

### Permission Terms by Use

| Use | Status | Note |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Commercial work | Allowed | Whatever you make with the font is yours; the licence covers the font files. |
| Logo or wordmark | Allowed | A logo is a document made with the font; the licence sets no limit on it. |
| Website (@font-face) | Allowed, with conditions | Serving the file to browsers is redistribution: the copyright notice and licence travel with it, and the font file's own metadata counts. |
| App or game bundling | Allowed, with conditions | Bundle it in free or paid software; ship the copyright notice and licence with it. |
| Modify the font | Allowed, with conditions | A modified font stays under the OFL and must not use a Reserved Font Name (each font page lists its own). |
| Share the font file | Allowed, with conditions | Share it freely, with its copyright notice and the OFL. |
| Sell the font file | Not allowed | Selling it inside software you sell is allowed (condition 2); selling the font alone is not. |
| No credit required | Allowed | The notice goes with copies of the font file, not into what you make. |

## Font Facts

- **Family:** Cairo Play
- **Designers:** Mohamed Gaber, Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino
- **Category:** Sans Serif
- **Styles Count:** 9
- **Variable Axes:** slnt (-11–11), wght (200–1000)
- **Scripts / Subsets:** arabic, latin, latin-ext
- **Date Added:** 2022-08-05
- **Last Modified:** 2025-09-16
- **Google Fonts Popularity Rank:** #860
- **Style Tags:** Sans/Superellipse (90)
- **Sources:** [family metadata](https://fonts.google.com/metadata/fonts) (read 2026-10-21), [style tags](https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/tags/all/families.csv) (read 2026-10-21), [CDN files and subsets](https://api.fontsource.org/v1/fonts/cairo-play) (read 2026-10-21)

## How to Use

### HTML Link
```html
<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=Cairo+Play&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
```

### CSS @import
```css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cairo+Play&display=swap');
```

### npm Install
```bash
npm i @fontsource/cairo-play

// In your JS/CSS entry:
import '@fontsource/cairo-play';
```

### CSS @font-face
```css
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Cairo Play';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/fontsource/fonts/cairo-play:vf@latest/latin-wght-normal.woff2') format('woff2');
}
```

### CSS font-family
```css
font-family: 'Cairo Play', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
```

## Similar Fonts

Cairo Play uses the same Latin letters as titillium-web.

| Lookalike Font | Similarity Score | Licence |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Mako](/fonts/mako/) | 82 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Exo](/fonts/exo/) | 80 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Encode Sans Semi Condensed](/fonts/encode-sans-semi-condensed/) | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Encode Sans](/fonts/encode-sans/) | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Saira Semi Condensed](/fonts/saira-semi-condensed/) | 78 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |
| [Murecho](/fonts/murecho/) | 77 / 100 | OFL-1.1 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Cairo Play free for commercial use?

Yes. Cairo Play is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, allowing unrestricted commercial use in digital graphics, printed materials, branding, websites, apps, and games.

### Can I use Cairo Play in a logo?

Yes. You can use Cairo Play to create logos, wordmarks, branding elements, and corporate identities for both personal and commercial ventures without paying licence fees.

### Can I use Cairo Play on my website?

Yes. You can embed Cairo Play using CSS @font-face or a web font delivery network. The SIL Open Font License 1.1 requires keeping the copyright notice and licence with distributed font files.

### Who designed Cairo Play?

Cairo Play was designed by Mohamed Gaber, Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. It was published and indexed in Google Fonts in 2022.