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Linotype Sheeraz

The first practical rule-based Nastaliq composition; used by Pakistan's Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper; direct ancestor of…

Linotype Sheeraz is a Nastaliq typeface from United Kingdom, associated with Mike Fellows, Tim Holloway, Fiona Ross / Linotype, first documented in 1987. Rule-based Nastaliq for Linotype phototypesetting/digital systems: composes arbitrary letter combinations from individual glyph shapes rather than stored ligatures (patent GB2208556B, 1989). The first practical rule-based Nastaliq composition; used by Pakistan's Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper; direct ancestor of character-based digital Nastaliq It is no longer distributed by its original publisher. 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
Mike Fellows, Tim Holloway, Fiona Ross
Foundry / publisher
Linotype
License
Commercial license (purchase required) — commercial use allowed
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
1987
Downloads
new — no downloads yet
Rating
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Coverage verification
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History & provenance

First documented 1987. Origin: United Kingdom. Evidence grade A. The first practical rule-based Nastaliq composition; used by Pakistan's Nawa-i-Waqt newspaper; direct ancestor of character-based digital Nastaliq.

Technology: Rule-based Nastaliq for Linotype phototypesetting/digital systems: composes arbitrary letter combinations from individual glyph shapes rather than stored ligatures (patent GB2208556B, 1989).

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

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