Emirates Font

Emirates is a serif font created by Emirates Creative Services and grapheast (2016). Small strokes at the ends of its letters (the serifs) give it a classic, trustworthy look. It's a free download, and you can try it with your own text in the preview above first.

Emirates Font Details

• Designer: Emirates Creative Services and grapheast
• Year: 2016 (from the copyright line in the font)
• Category: Serif font
• Font styles: 1 (Medium)
• Weight: Regular (400)
• Glyphs: 900
• Characters: A–Z, a–z, 0–9 and basic punctuation
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, plus Greek, Cyrillic and Arabic characters
• OpenType features: Ligatures (including optional ones), start and end letter forms and fractions
• Extra characters: 35 copy-and-paste alternates (Private Use Area)
• Kerning: Built in
• Version: 1.910
• Download: Free ZIP (105.6 KB) with one TTF file

What You Can Type With Emirates

With complete upper and lowercase letters and all ten digits, Emirates is ready for real wording, not just a single headline. Everyday marks like &, !, ? and @ are there too. Thanks to its accented letters, it also works for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, not just English. On top of that, it includes Greek, Cyrillic and Arabic characters.

How to Use the Alternate Letters in Emirates

Emirates has optional ligatures built in as OpenType features. In Illustrator and InDesign, open the Glyphs panel (Window > Type) and select a letter to see its alternates. In Photoshop, use Window > Glyphs. Figma shows them under the text settings as OpenType features. Canva and Cricut Design Space can't reach OpenType alternates, so for those, set the word in a desktop app first and import it as an SVG. Another 35 alternates are stored as separate characters, so you can copy them from Character Map on Windows or Font Book on a Mac and paste them anywhere, including Cricut Design Space and Canva. Its ligatures switch on by themselves in most design apps: certain letter pairs join into one specially drawn shape.

Where Emirates Works Best

Designers usually reach for fonts like Emirates when they're making book covers, magazine headlines and classic branding. Serif fonts shine in headlines and printed text. For long paragraphs on phones, check that it still reads well at small sizes.

Emirates Font FAQs

Is Emirates font free to download?

Yes, Emirates is a free download here (free ZIP (105.6 KB) with one TTF file), no sign-up needed. For commercial projects, read the license note on this page first, since that's set by the designer.

Who designed Emirates font?

Emirates was designed by Emirates Creative Services and grapheast. The copyright line inside the font is dated 2016.

How do I install Emirates on Windows or Mac?

Unzip the download first. On Windows, right-click the font file and choose Install. On a Mac, double-click it and click Install Font. The ZIP contains TTF files, which work on Windows, Mac, Cricut and almost every app. Restart any app that was already open so it picks up Emirates.

How do I get the alternate letters and swashes in Emirates?

Some are OpenType features, which you pick from the Glyphs panel in Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop. The other 35 are separate characters you can copy from Character Map (Windows) or Font Book (Mac) and paste into any app, Cricut and Canva included.

Can I use Emirates in Canva and Cricut?

Canva lets you upload it on Pro, Teams and other plans with font uploads (Brand Kit > Upload a font); free accounts can't upload fonts. For Cricut Design Space, install it on your computer first and it shows up under System fonts.

Does Emirates support accented letters?

Yes. Emirates includes the accented letters needed for Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian, so it works for more than just English.

What fonts pair well with Emirates?

A neutral sans serif like Lato or Source Sans Pro is a safe partner for captions and smaller text.