Top 5 sans serifs with Kazakh support for websites and interfaces

An interface font needs open shapes, distinct numerals and plenty of weights. All five sans serifs below are free for commercial use and fully support Kazakh Cyrillic and the 2021 Latin alphabet.

The picks

1. Onest — a soft, low-contrast sans with nine weights and a variable version.
2. Golos Text — calm and highly legible, holds up well at small sizes.
3. Inter — the interface standard: tabular figures, alternate glyphs and a huge range of weights.
4. Commissioner — a sans with lively terminals and variable weight.
5. Montserrat — geometric and instantly recognizable, at its best in headlines and navigation.

What to look for

Test Kazakh text at 14–16 px: Ң, Ұ and Ү should stay distinguishable, and the descenders of Қ and Ғ shouldn’t run into neighboring glyphs.