The Naskh-style Urdu text face that ships with Microsoft Windows, tuned for compact body text and UI. Flat baseline and economical spacing make it the pragmatic choice for forms, chat and news tickers where Nastaliq would consume too much vertical space.
Open the Urdu Typesetting 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 (Microsoft).
Licensing note: Microsoft font that ships with Windows. It is not licensed for third-party redistribution — copy it from C:\Windows\Fonts on your PC or see Microsoft Typography.
Similar Naskh & Text fonts
Noto Naskh Arabic (نوتو نسخ عربي) — Naskh & Text, SIL Open Font License 1.1, free download. Google’s dependable book-hand for six languages
Amiri (أميري) — Naskh & Text, SIL Open Font License 1.1, free download. The Bulaq Press revival
Scheherazade New (شهرزاد الجديد) — Naskh & Text, SIL Open Font License 1.1, free download. SIL’s wide-coverage scholarly Naskh
Lateef (لطيف) — Naskh & Text, SIL Open Font License 1.1, free download. Gentle Naskh engineered for Sindhi
Markazi Text (مرکزی) — Naskh & Text, SIL Open Font License 1.1, free download. Persian book serif with web manners
Noto Naskh Egyptian Arabic (نوتو نسخ مصري) — Naskh & Text, SIL Open Font License 1.1, official source only. Naskh flavoured for Egyptian Arabic