Noor spent weeks sketching sharp, angular kufic scripts—bold, architectural, like the skyscrapers piercing the pearl-white clouds. She tried flowing naskh curves, soft as the dunes of the Inland Sea. She even attempted a playful thuluth , ornate as the geometric mosaics of the Museum of Islamic Art. Each time, she deleted the file.
: A bilingual custom typeface designed by Ahmad Kassem AlHindi (AK Design Lab) for the Qatar Government Communications Office. It is the most widely used font for official state business. Qatar Sans qatar arabic font
Simplified letterforms, uniform stroke weights, highly adaptable. Each time, she deleted the file
The old man looked up, smiling. He had only one tooth and eyes the color of the Gulf at midnight. “This? Just my hand, girl. I learned it from my father, who learned it from the Bedouin. They say our letters were shaped by the shamal wind—strong, sudden, and generous.” flows from right to left
. Designed to create a unified and sustainable brand expression, it is often paired with the Latin font Qatar Sans as part of the nation's cohesive visual identity. Core Official Typefaces Lusail (Official Government Font)
: Software must automatically swap letterforms depending on their initial, medial, final, or isolated positions.
Arabic typography differs significantly from Latin type design. It is cursive, flows from right to left, and changes letter shapes based on their position in a word. When developing or selecting an Arabic font for Qatari branding, designers focus on three core pillars:
