Baloo 2
Designed by Ek Type, a Mumbai-based collective, Baloo 2 is a rounded, heavy display typeface with a distinctive bouncy personality that blends playfulness with warmth. It supports ten Indian scripts plus Latin across five weights from Regular to ExtraBold, making it one of the most versatile multi-script font families available. Ideal for children's brands, food packaging, friendly apps, and any project that needs an approachable, jovial character without sacrificing readability.
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About Baloo 2
- Designer
- Ek Type
- Foundry
- Ek Type
- Released
- 2016
- License
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
- Category
- Rounded
- Recommended Weight
- 700
- Variable Axes
- weight
- Script Support
- Latin, Devanagari
- Available Weights
- 400500600700800
Pairs Well With
Open Sans
Open Sans provides a clean, neutral foundation for body text that balances Baloo 2's exuberant personality, keeping layouts readable while preserving the playful character in headings.
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Lato's warm humanist forms complement Baloo 2's roundness without competing for attention, creating a friendly yet professional pairing for content-heavy layouts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What Indian scripts does Baloo 2 support?
The Baloo superfamily supports ten Indian scripts including Devanagari, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Telugu, Gurmukhi, and Latin. Each script variant is available as a separate font file optimized for that writing system's specific requirements.
What changed between Baloo and Baloo 2?
Baloo 2 expanded the original single-weight Baloo into a variable font with five weights from Regular to ExtraBold. The redesign also refined letterforms for improved screen rendering and added support for additional character sets and OpenType features.
Is Baloo 2 appropriate for body text or only display use?
Baloo 2 is primarily designed as a display typeface and works best at larger sizes where its bouncy, rounded character can be fully appreciated. At smaller body text sizes, its heavy strokes and playful forms can reduce readability, so pairing it with a neutral sans-serif for body text is recommended.