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Linotype Nastaliq (Tamannai Script)

The first mechanical Nastaliq composition, completing a chain of failed 19th-century attempts; pre-digital proof…

Linotype Nastaliq (Tamannai Script) is a Nastaliq typeface from United Kingdom, first documented in 1965. Simplified Urdu Nasta'liq hot-metal matrices for the Linotype linecasting machine; the first mechanically composed Nastaliq, cut for 12/14pt in a reduced design. The first mechanical Nastaliq composition, completing a chain of failed 19th-century attempts; pre-digital proof that Nastaliq demanded simplification for mechanisation Its current availability could not be verified from public sources. 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
—
Foundry / publisher
—
License
License undocumented (archive entry) — personal use only
Price
See publisher
Formats
TTF, WOFF2 (web preview)
Compatibility
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS; Adobe InDesign/Photoshop, MS Word, InPage
Glyphs
—
Weights
regular
Variable
no
Year
1965
Downloads
new — no downloads yet
Rating
no reviews yet
Coverage verification
metadata-verified

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History & provenance

First documented 1965. Origin: United Kingdom. Evidence grade A. The first mechanical Nastaliq composition, completing a chain of failed 19th-century attempts; pre-digital proof that Nastaliq demanded simplification for mechanisation.

Technology: Simplified Urdu Nasta'liq hot-metal matrices for the Linotype linecasting machine; the first mechanically composed Nastaliq, cut for 12/14pt in a reduced design.

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

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