Punjabi Font & Text Generator
Punjabi is written in Gurmukhi, a script developed for the Sikh scriptures and still in everyday use across Punjab and its global diaspora.
Updated 12 Aug 2026
13 characters · converts on your device as you type
Royal brackets
꧁ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ꧂
Scroll brackets
༺ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ༻
Stars
★彡ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ彡★
Sparkles
✧･ﾟਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ･ﾟ✧
Twinkle
⋆｡°✩ ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ ✩°｡⋆
Flowers
✿ ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ ✿
Hearts
❤ ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ ❤
Lightning
⚡ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ⚡
Blocks
▀▄ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ▄▀
Angle brackets
⟨ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ⟩
Waves
≪ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ≫
Dotted
·˚ ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ ˚·
Struck through
A combining mark, so this one also works with any script.
ਸ̶ਤ̶ਿ̶ ̶ਸ̶̶੍ਰ̶ੀ̶ ̶ਅ̶ਕ̶ਾ̶ਲ̶
Underlined
Also a combining mark, so also script-agnostic.
ਸ̲ਤ̲ਿ̲ ̲ਸ੍̲̲ਰ̲ੀ̲ ̲ਅ̲ਕ̲ਾ̲ਲ̲
Punjabi font families
Preview real Punjabi fonts
Type once and see your words in every Gurmukhi font below. Copying gives you the plain Punjabi text: a font is applied on your own page, so each open font links to where you can use it, and legacy desktop fonts are marked.
Most popular Punjabi fonts
The names people look for first, from the fonts long used in Punjabi desktop publishing to the open Unicode faces you can use online today.
AnmolLipi
Sansਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Download requiredA widely used legacy font that predates Unicode Gurmukhi and maps letter shapes onto English keyboard positions, the same issue as Kruti Dev for Hindi. See the guide below. Preview shown in Noto Sans Gurmukhi.
Raavi
Sansਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Download requiredA Unicode Gurmukhi font that ships with Windows. It is a desktop font, not licensed for web embedding, so the preview uses Noto Sans Gurmukhi. Where to get it
Noto Sans Gurmukhi
Sansਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Google’s open, complete Gurmukhi sans, and the safest default for the web. Free for websites.
Baloo Paaji 2
Displayਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
A rounded, friendly display face with full Gurmukhi support. Free for websites.
Traditional serif
Higher-contrast faces suited to body text and traditional documents.
Noto Serif Gurmukhi
Serifਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
Google’s open Gurmukhi serif, a dependable choice for long passages. Free for websites.
Tiro Gurmukhi
Serifਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
A traditional Gurmukhi serif from Tiro Typeworks, with a classic printed feel. Free for websites.
Modern sans
Clean, even faces built for screens, apps and signage.
Noto Sans Gurmukhi
Sansਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
A complete, dependable open Gurmukhi sans. Free for websites.
Mukta Mahee
Sansਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
An open, humanist sans with many weights, good for text and headings alike. Free for websites.
Anek Gurmukhi
Sansਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
An open variable sans that adapts across many weights. Free for websites.
Display and traditional
Expressive faces for headings, posters and a traditional Sikh calligraphic feel.
Baloo Paaji 2
Displayਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
A rounded, friendly display face with full Gurmukhi support. Free for websites.
Langar
Displayਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
An open display face with a bold, traditional Gurmukhi calligraphic feel, good for titles. Free for websites.
A short guide
Understanding Punjabi fonts
What are Punjabi fonts?
Punjabi is written in the Gurmukhi script, developed for and closely associated with Sikh scripture and literature. Like other Brahmic scripts, it combines consonants with vowel signs that attach above, below and beside them. A Gurmukhi font is a digital typeface that draws these forms and joins them correctly as you type.
Unicode fonts versus legacy fonts like AnmolLipi
This is the most useful thing to know before choosing a font. AnmolLipi is a widely used legacy font that predates standardised Unicode Gurmukhi support: it maps Punjabi letter shapes onto English keyboard positions, so the text looks right on screen but the characters underneath are really Latin. That text cannot be searched properly and breaks when it moves between apps that do not share the exact font, the same problem Kruti Dev causes for Hindi.
Unicode fonts such as Noto Sans Gurmukhi and Mukta Mahee store real Gurmukhi characters, so the text behaves correctly everywhere: search, messaging, any device. Raavi, the Gurmukhi font bundled with Windows, is also Unicode, though as a desktop font it is not licensed for embedding on a website.
Which Punjabi font should I choose?
It depends on what you are setting. This table pairs common needs with a free, open Unicode face:
| If you are setting | A good open choice |
|---|---|
| Body text and documents | Noto Serif Gurmukhi or Tiro Gurmukhi |
| Apps, websites and signage | Noto Sans Gurmukhi or Mukta Mahee |
| Headings across many weights | Anek Gurmukhi |
| A bold, traditional title | Langar or Baloo Paaji 2 |
If an old document forces you to use a legacy font like AnmolLipi, install it on your computer. For anything new, a Unicode font will serve you better everywhere the text has to travel.
About the Punjabi Stylish Name Generator
Gurmukhi has no Unicode bold, italic or cursive alphabet of its own, so this tool wraps a phrase like ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ in decorative frames and dividers instead of attempting to restyle letters that were never given a styled version.
That frame-based approach is also the one guaranteed to survive a copy-paste: Instagram, WhatsApp and most games render Gurmukhi correctly but simply ignore styling that does not exist in Unicode.
Further down the page you can preview your text in real Gurmukhi font families, from traditional serifs to modern sans, and see which ones are free to use on the web.
Sources: The Unicode Consortium.
Step by step
How to use the Punjabi Stylish Name Generator
Type your text, pick a decorated version, copy it, and paste it wherever you want stylish Punjabi names.
Type your text
Type or paste your text into the box at the top. Every decorated version updates live as you type, so you are looking at your own words rather than a sample.
Pick a version you like
Each result is a different treatment: a frame around the text, a line through it, an underline, and more. Pick whichever one fits.
Copy it
Press Copy on that version. It goes to your clipboard exactly as shown, including every symbol and combining mark.
Paste it
Paste it into your bio, caption, or name field. Because it is built from real Unicode, the decoration travels with the text into apps with no font settings of their own.
Or browse the font families
Further down the page is a gallery of real fonts in this script. Those are previews to look at rather than copy-paste Unicode, with a link to each font if you want to use it in a design tool.
Get it right
Tips and common mistakes
Tips
- Use simple bracket or star frames for gaming and messaging profiles: Gurmukhi script is visually distinctive on its own, and a minimal frame reads better than a crowded decoration.
- Strikethrough and underline combine directly with Gurmukhi letters as combining marks, so you can add these effects to a Punjabi name without changing the characters or spending extra space.
- If your Punjabi name uses matras (vowel marks), test the framed result in WhatsApp specifically: Gurmukhi matras combined with Unicode frames render differently across messaging apps.
Common mistakes
- Expecting bold, italic, or stylised Gurmukhi letters: Unicode has no decorative Gurmukhi alphabets, so letter-substitution is not available for Punjabi text, only framing and combining marks.
- Choosing a long multi-character frame for a Free Fire name: the game's character limit is in the low teens, so a three-symbol frame on each side can leave room for only three or four Punjabi characters.
- Putting a Gurmukhi name with Unicode frames into a @username: every major platform refuses non-Latin characters in @handles.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make my Punjabi name bold or italic?
Not by changing the letters, because Unicode has no bold or italic Gurmukhi alphabet to swap them for. You can frame the name with symbols, or add strikethrough and underline, which are the effects that work on Gurmukhi script. The font gallery below also previews your text in real Punjabi typefaces.
Will these Punjabi names work on Instagram and Facebook?
Yes, in the Name and Bio fields, which accept any Unicode, so a framed Punjabi name pastes straight in. They will not go in an Instagram @username, which is limited to Latin letters, numbers, full stops and underscores.
What is the difference between a Unicode Punjabi font and AnmolLipi?
AnmolLipi is a legacy font that maps Gurmukhi shapes onto English keyboard positions, so the text underneath is really Latin and cannot be searched or copied reliably between apps. Unicode fonts store real Gurmukhi, so the text works everywhere. The guide below explains this in full.
Is the Punjabi Stylish Name Generator free to use?
Yes. The Punjabi Stylish Name Generator is completely free with no sign-up, no watermarks, and no limits on how much text you convert or how many times you copy it.