Noto Kufi Arabic Font: Size and Variable File

Size rank and delivery totals

Rank 14 of 20 overall and 2 of 2 in Kufi, smallest first by Arabic 400+700 bytes. Ties share a rank. Measured on August 23, 2026. Starting role (editorial guidance): Headings and labels.

Variable totals cover the selected Arabic weight-variable file, without a Latin variable file. Availability describes this snapshot’s package source. File sizes exclude CSS and do not predict latency, caching, rendering time or layout shift.

Individual files and reproducibility

Static package: @fontsource/noto-kufi-arabic@5.3.0. The SHA-256 digests below identify the exact Arabic files; Latin file sizes are reported separately.

Recorded variable file: @fontsource-variable/noto-kufi-arabic/files/noto-kufi-arabic-arabic-wght-normal.woff2. The snapshot does not record a variable-package version or hash; the pinned installation below reproduces the static package only.

Install the measured static package

npm install --save-exact @fontsource/noto-kufi-arabic@5.3.0

Import the selected subsets

// Application entry: Arabic subsets, normal 400 and 700
import "@fontsource/noto-kufi-arabic/arabic-400.css";
import "@fontsource/noto-kufi-arabic/arabic-700.css";

// Add these only for the measured mixed-script scenario:
// import "@fontsource/noto-kufi-arabic/latin-400.css";
// import "@fontsource/noto-kufi-arabic/latin-700.css";

// In your stylesheet:
// font-family: "Noto Kufi Arabic", sans-serif;

The explicit subset imports reproduce the selected scenario. A bundler serves the package assets from your application; these snippets do not require a third-party font host. Use a fallback appropriate to your content and test it before deployment.

Declared coverage: 7/7

These checks inspect package-declared Unicode ranges, not the rendered font. They test seven representative characters, not all characters in a language.

Similar fonts by classification and size

The nearest 3 alternatives, prioritizing Kufi families and then absolute difference in Arabic 400+700 bytes. When fewer than three same-class alternatives exist, the list includes other classifications, identified below. This is a delivery-size shortlist, not a claim that the glyphs look alike.

• Reem Kufi

  Kufi · 18,040 bytes; 69,772 bytes difference.

• IBM Plex Sans Arabic

  Sans · 87,128 bytes; 684 bytes difference.

• Mirza

  Naskh · 81,764 bytes; 6,048 bytes difference.

Comparisons involving Noto Kufi Arabic

No dedicated comparison currently includes this family. Use the 20-family index to compare measured totals without generating extra pair pages.

Method and limits

The benchmark measures filesystem bytes of normal 400 and 700 Arabic-subset WOFF2 files from installed Fontsource packages. It separately sums Latin files and records the Arabic variable file where available. The preview is a visual aid; readability is not scored.

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