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{{Infobox font|name = Nirmala UI|image = Nirmala_UI.svg|style = [[Sans-serif]]|foundry = [[Tiro Typeworks]]|releasedate = 2012|creator = David Březina (Gujarati),<br/>
Valentin Brustaux (Kannada, Telugu),<br/>
Jo De Baerdemaeker (Bengali),<br/>
John Hudson (Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Odia)<br/>
Fernando de Mello Vargas (Malayalam, Tamil)|commissioned_by = [[Microsoft]]|creationdate = 2011|trademark = Nirmala is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies.}}'''Nirmala UI''' is an [[Brahmic scripts|Indic scripts]] [[typeface]] created by [[Tiro Typeworks]] and commissioned by [[Microsoft]]. It was first released with [[Windows 8]] in 2012 as a UI font and currently supports languages using [[Bengali–Assamese script|Bengali–Assamese]], [[Devanagari]], [[Kannada alphabet|Kannada]], [[Gujarati alphabet|Gujarati]], [[Gurmukhī alphabet|Gurmukhi]], [[Malayalam script|Malayalam]], [[Meitei script|Meitei]], [[Odia alphabet|Odia]], [[Ol Chiki alphabet|Ol Chiki]], [[Sinhala script|Sinhala]], [[Sora Sompeng]], [[Tamil script|Tamil]] and [[Telugu script|Telugu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=1989|title = Nirmala UI - Version 1.01|date = 2012|accessdate = |website = Microsoft typography|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dn467844(v=vs.85).aspx|title = Default font changes (Windows)|date = |accessdate = 5 May 2015|website = MSDN|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh700394.aspx|title = Guidelines for fonts|date = |accessdate = |website = MSDN - Windows Dev Center|publisher = |last = |first = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140320165746/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh700394.aspx|archive-date = 2014-03-20|url-status = dead}}</ref> It also has support for Latin, with glyphs matching [[Segoe UI]]. It is also packaged with [[Microsoft Office 2013]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2800393|title = Fonts that are installed with Microsoft Office 2013 products|date = May 15, 2014|accessdate = |website = Microsoft Support|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> and later versions of Windows. It has 3 weights : Regular, Bold<ref name=":0" /> and SemiLight.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://catalog.monotype.com/font/microsoft-corporation/nirmala-ui/semilight|title = Nirmala UI Semilight|date = |accessdate = |website = Monotype|publisher = |last = |first = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150729233744/http://catalog.monotype.com/font/microsoft-corporation/nirmala-ui/semilight|archive-date = 2015-07-29|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The typeface was art-directed by [[Fiona Ross (type designer)|Fiona Ross]], produced by John Hudson, hinted by Ross Mills. Fiona Ross and John Hudson also designed the [[Devanagari script|Devanagari]] and Odia, David Březina designed the Gujarati, Valentin Brustaux the Telugu, Jo De Baerdemaeker the Bengali and Fernando de Mello Vargas the Malayalam and Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://davi.cz/Design_works/Nirmala-UI-Gujarati.html|title = Nirmala UI Gujarati|date = 2012|accessdate = 5 May 2015|website = |publisher = |last = Březina|first = David|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207221705/http://davi.cz/Design_works/Nirmala-UI-Gujarati.html|archive-date = 7 December 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> The Latin from Segoe UI is by [[Steve Matteson]].<ref>Nirmala UI font files</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Microsoft Windows typefaces}}

[[Category:Microsoft typefaces]]
[[Category:Sans-serif typefaces]]
[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2012]]
[[Category:Typefaces designed by John Hudson]]
[[Category:Brahmic typefaces]]

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