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Amiri Font | ||
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Amiri font is a Naskh style, typographically oriented font, mainly for | ||
printing and running text. | ||
Amiri is a classical Arabic typeface, Naskh style, for typesetting books and | ||
other running text. | ||
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Amiri font is a revival of the beautiful typeface pioneered by Bulaq | ||
Press, also known as Amiria Press, hence the name. | ||
Amiri is a revival of the beautiful typeface pioneered in early 20th century by | ||
Bulaq Press in Cairo, also known as Amiria Press, after which the it is named. | ||
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The uniqueness of this typeface comes from its superb balance between | ||
the beauty of Naskh calligraphy on the one hand, and the constraints | ||
and requirements of elegant typography on the other. Also, it is one | ||
of the few metal typefaces that were used in typesetting the Koran (as | ||
opposed to the usual handwritten calligraphy), making it a good source | ||
for a typeface to be used in typesetting Koranic verses. | ||
The uniqueness of this typeface comes from its superb balance between the | ||
beauty of Naskh calligraphy on one hand, the constraints and requirements of | ||
elegant typography on the other. Also, it is one of the few metal typefaces | ||
that were used in typesetting the Koran, making it a good source for a digital | ||
typeface to be used in typesetting Koranic verses. | ||
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Amiri Font Project aims at the revival of the aesthetics and traditions | ||
of Arabic typesetting (if partially), and adapting it to the era of | ||
digital typesetting, in a publicly available form. | ||
Amiri project aims at the revival of the aesthetics and traditions of Arabic | ||
typesetting, and adapting it to the era of digital typesetting, in a publicly | ||
available form. | ||
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Amiri Font is a free, open source project that everyone is encouraged | ||
to use and modify. See the license for more details. | ||
Amiri is a free, open source project that everyone is encouraged to use and | ||
modify. See the license for more details. | ||
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Khaled Hosny | ||
<[email protected]> | ||
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