D dirhamfont - a dirham symbol font by tamer azab Download .zip
Free · ISC

Press D. Get the Dirham.

The new UAE Dirham symbol as a real, installable font. On your D key, in every app.

Download the font
before
AED 1,250.00
Typing "AED" instead of the Dirham sign.
after
D 1,250.00
One keystroke gives you the official UAE Dirham currency symbol.
any size
D D D D
The Dirham shape stays sharp at any size. Vector outlines, never pixelated.

Installing takes a minute

Unzip, double-click the font file, hit Install. macOS and Windows both, no restart, and it shows up in every app's font list.

Ddirham-font.zip otf · ttf · woff Download the .zip

Dirham symbol questions

What is the new UAE Dirham symbol?

In 2025 the UAE introduced an official currency symbol for the dirham: a stylised D with two horizontal strokes, echoing the AE of the national flag. The Dirham Font turns that shape into typeable text.

How do I type the Dirham symbol?

Install the Dirham Font, select it as your typeface, and press D or d. No unicode picker, no copy-paste, no pasted screenshots of the dirham sign.

Is the Dirham symbol font free to download?

Yes. The Dirham Font is free for personal and commercial use under the ISC licence. Invoices, price tags, menus, apps, packaging and billboards included.

Which formats are included?

OTF and TTF for macOS and Windows, plus WOFF for websites and apps. One zip, three font files.

Does the Dirham sign work in Word, Excel and Figma?

Anywhere you can choose a font: Word, Excel, Google Sheets, Figma, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, Canva and the browser.

Is there a unicode codepoint for the dirham?

The glyph is mapped to U+E000 in the Private Use Area for raw-unicode workflows, alongside the D and d keys.

Stop typing AED! The Dirham Font is here

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Built by Tamer Azab, Senior Creative Director at tamer.ae. Made with love in the UAE, for the UAE. The dirham finally got its symbol. It just needed a way to type it. So the Dirham Font exists: a free UAE Dirham symbol font in OTF, TTF and WOFF, for invoices, price tags, menus, apps and billboards.