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Nastarkib

The Arab-American Nastaliq-flavoured entry in this database: an explicitly 'isolated' (non-cursive-joined)…

Nastarkib is a Nastaliq typeface from United States, associated with Saad D. Abulhab, first documented in 2012. 'Isolated typeface design with a calligraphic flavor... employs visual features from the Urdu Persian Nastaliq Calligraphy' (MyFonts) by Saad D. Abulhab (Arabetics), in his Mutamathil type style; US patents 2000 and 2012 referenced in the binary; Regular and Bold (v1.00, 2012 binaries, 2016 build dates), 443 glyphs, 27 ligature lookups. The Arab-American Nastaliq-flavoured entry in this database: an explicitly 'isolated' (non-cursive-joined) interpretation of Nastaliq visual features The font is publicly available today — follow the official source link for the current download. 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
Arabic Fonts
Designer
Saad D. Abulhab
Foundry / publisher
—
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
443
Weights
regular
Variable
no
Year
2012
Downloads
new — no downloads yet
Rating
no reviews yet
Coverage verification
metadata-verified

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Open the Nastarkib 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 (see the page).

History & provenance

First documented 2012. Origin: United States. Evidence grade A. The Arab-American Nastaliq-flavoured entry in this database: an explicitly 'isolated' (non-cursive-joined) interpretation of Nastaliq visual features.

Technology: 'Isolated typeface design with a calligraphic flavor... employs visual features from the Urdu Persian Nastaliq Calligraphy' (MyFonts) by Saad D. Abulhab (Arabetics), in his Mutamathil type style; US patents 2000 and 2012 referenced in the binary; Regular and Bold (v1.00, 2012 binaries, 2016 build dates), 443 glyphs, 27 ligature lookups.

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

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