At its core, PSL Ornanong Pro is a . In Thai typography, fonts are broadly divided into two categories: looped (traditional, formal, highly legible) and loopless (modern, contemporary, Western-influenced).
Developed under the creative vision of veteran type designer and the PSL SmartLetter team , PSL Ornanong Pro was engineered to bridge the gap between traditional Thai calligraphy and modern geometric design.
: A refined iteration often used for body text and formal documents. PSL Ornanong Dot Pro
The typeface exhibits a subtle variation between thick and thin strokes, reminiscent of traditional brush or pen calligraphy. This contrast adds a sense of luxury and refinement.
The family has expanded into several sub-styles to meet different design needs: Ornanong 1: The classic, balanced version for body text.
The typeface family breaks down into specialized sub-families to accommodate diverse editorial designs:
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Thai designers faced a challenge: many older fonts were beautiful but difficult to read on the low-resolution screens of the time. Phanlop Thongsuk developed the —including Ornanong —to solve this.
Ensure your design software has "Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer" or equivalent OpenType features enabled. This automatically resolves overlapping upper/lower vowels and tone marks (วรรณยุกต์).
Frequently used for body text in magazines, newspapers, and textbooks where readers spend prolonged time engaging with print.