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Alvi Nastaleeq (علوی نستعلیق)

One of the most-downloaded Urdu fonts on mirror sites (urdufonts.net reports 1.18M downloads) despite having no…

Alvi Nastaleeq is a Nastaliq typeface from Pakistan, associated with Amjad Hussain Alvi, Syed Abrar Hussain Shakirulqadree / Alvi Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd, first documented in 2008. Free OpenType Nastaliq described in its own name table as an 'OpenType Urdu Nastaliq ligature/character based font... developed by Amjad Hussain Alvi, Alvi Technologies Pvt. Ltd.'; the analysed binary is an AlQalam co-branded edition with 16,982 glyphs. One of the most-downloaded Urdu fonts on mirror sites (urdufonts.net reports 1.18M downloads) despite having no current official distribution channel No official standalone download exists today; the font circulates through community mirrors, which this page links for reference only. This page is part of the rtlfonts.com research archive: every claim above is backed by graded, cited sources listed in the History & provenance section, cross-checked against font-binary forensics where a file could be obtained.

Font record

Style
Nastaliq
Languages
Urdu Fonts
Designer
Amjad Hussain Alvi, Syed Abrar Hussain Shakirulqadree
Foundry / publisher
Alvi Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd
License
Freeware (personal & commercial use) — commercial use allowed
Price
See publisher
Formats
TTF, WOFF2 (web preview)
Compatibility
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS; Adobe InDesign/Photoshop, MS Word, InPage
Glyphs
16,982
Weights
regular
Variable
no
Year
2008
Downloads
new — no downloads yet
Rating
no reviews yet
Coverage verification
metadata-verified

Download

Open the Alvi Nastaleeq page in a browser for the live preview with your own text (try Urdu, Arabic or Persian text) and the official-source button — this font's license does not allow third-party redistribution, so the file comes from the publisher (Alvi Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd).

History & provenance

First documented 2008. Origin: Pakistan. Evidence grade A. One of the most-downloaded Urdu fonts on mirror sites (urdufonts.net reports 1.18M downloads) despite having no current official distribution channel.

Technology: Free OpenType Nastaliq described in its own name table as an 'OpenType Urdu Nastaliq ligature/character based font... developed by Amjad Hussain Alvi, Alvi Technologies Pvt. Ltd.'; the analysed binary is an AlQalam co-branded edition with 16,982 glyphs.

This font is part of the Nastaliq Research Archive — the open, graded history of the Nastaliq script and its typefaces.

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