Kanat Latin Ultra | Display Font

Stylized white “KANAT LATIN” text over a soft pink background with yellow petals
White “K” logo over a banana and pale yellow leaf on a pink background, with “PART I.” and “KANAT LATIN” text
Hand sprinkling flour over a burger with “100% VEGAN” text on a black background
Yellow recipe card listing ingredients and measurements for a chicken biscuit mixture
Bananas piled in a yellow background with bold text: “The taste is BANANAS! Canary Islands.”
Black text saying “You are driving me completely nuts!” on a yellow background.
Typography sample showing Arabic script in orange and white on a black background.
White stylized “h” logo on an orange background with small text above and below.
Black quote on teal background: “The genius thing that we did was, we didn’t give up…”
Red tomato on vine with white geometric overlay and small text on teal background.
Two red tomatoes on teal background with white vertical text reading “VEGAN GOODNESS”
Red and teal flyer for
Top-down bowl of soup or stew with bold white text overlay and a list of dollar amounts on the right
Dark green poster with white text about a nature-inspired space and handmade pure ingredients.
White stylized “G” logo on a teal background with small text above and below.
Font sample showing repeated accented letters in red and white on a dark green background.

Kanat Arabic Solid by Lara Captan + Kanat Latin Ultra by Maria Montes in close conversation!

White Arabic and orange English text logo on a black background reading “Kanat Latin”
White monogram logo with a black split “M” over a blurred wooden background
Text over mixed nuts reads “The Flavour’s Absolutely Nuts!”
Black tote bag with bold white “VEGAN JUNK FOOD BAR” text on a beige background
Produce price sign: Lemons, Carrots, Celery, and Beetroot with prices in orange on black.
Laptop on a desk displaying a “Vegan Bar” website with food imagery, beside a mug and papers.
Font sample showing Turkish letters in orange and white on black, labeled “Karat Latin Ultra 230pt”
White abstract logo on an orange background with small text above and below.
Tropical Party poster with fruit names in bold black and yellow text on orange background
White arch-shaped logo with a vertical line and a narrow cutout, on a dark textured background with small text
Plant-based, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and artisanal text over a green leaf background
Hand holding a bright green beverage can with a large white “B” on it

Kanat Latin Ultra: Graphic Expressionism

In 2024, the Arabic type designer Lara Captan challenged Maria Montes to create a Latin companion for her existing Arabic display font called Kanat — the Turkish word for “wing.” Captan’s beautiful typeface is a detached stencil design, originally created for letterpress, which carries architectural playfulness and delivers a warm kind of boldness to the reader.



Based on the description above— and challenged by the question: How can I create a Latin companion for an Arabic font I cannot read or write? — Montes spent many hours observing and analysing Kanat Arabic, its personality and DNA, followed by many more hours of consulting with Lara Captan. The result is a Latin interpretation that carries a bold attitude and playful spirit.


Kanat Latin is best used at 48pt and above. It’s designed to highlight words with flair, and finds its sweet spot in architectural, food, music, fashion, and packaging contexts.

Kanat Latin Ultra: Language Support

Kanat Latin has a bold attitude and playful spirit. It loves tomatoes, bananas and avocados too! The font supports 269 languages and covers Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin-2 Central European and Latin Plus.


Following its Arabic companion called Kanat Solid by Lara Captan, it contains some stencil characters including: g, j, &, $, €, £, ¥, ¢, ƒ, amongst others.


Designed by Maria Montes and distributed by Type-Ø-Tones, My Fonts, Ama Type Foundry and from Montes’ online store. Come and play with us!

FONT SPECIFICATIONS

Styles: 1
Glyph set: 540
Languages supported: 269
Script sets: Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin-2 Central European, Latin Plus.

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Credits

Type designer: Maria Montes
Latin type mentor: Josema Urós
Arabic type mentor: Lara Captan

AWARDS

Finalist CA Magazine 2025
Finalist AGDA Type Design 2025