Punjabi fontsਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Gurmukhi typefaces for Punjabi as it is written in India. Punjabi in Pakistan is written in Shahmukhi, an Arabic-based script — for that, the Urdu fonts are the closest match.
3 open-licensed fonts that can set Punjabi, each free to download for personal and commercial work.
Unicode, not legacy fonts
Much older Punjabi text was typed in legacy fonts such as AnmolLipi, which store Gurmukhi letters in the slots of Latin ones. These fonts are Unicode, so legacy text needs converting before it displays correctly.
Tippi, bindi and addak
Gurmukhi marks nasal sounds with tippi (ੰ) and bindi (ਂ), and doubles consonants with addak (ੱ). Check that the font places them cleanly over the letters you use most.
Setting Punjabi text
Gurmukhi needs a text engine that positions vowel signs. Word and current browsers handle it. In Photoshop, switch to the Middle Eastern and South Asian text engine under Preferences → Type.