Nastaʿlīq

E27655

calligraphic script style writing system style

Nastaʿlīq is an elegant, flowing calligraphic style of the Perso-Arabic script historically associated with Persian literary and artistic traditions.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nastaʿlīq script	4
Nastaliq	3
Shekasteh Nastaʿlīq	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	calligraphic script style ⓘ writing system style ⓘ
aestheticReputation	flowing and graceful script ⓘ most elegant style of Persian calligraphy ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Mughal culture ⓘ Persian culture ⓘ South Asian Muslim culture ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Central Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent Iran ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
creatorTraditionallyAttributedTo	Mir Ali Tabrizi ⓘ
developedFrom	Naskh script ⓘ Taliq script ⓘ surface form: Taʿlīq script
difficultyLevel	considered difficult to typeset digitally ⓘ
digitalImplementation	OpenType font technology ⓘ specialized calligraphic layout engines ⓘ
hasVariant	Nastaʿlīq self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shekasteh Nastaʿlīq
historicalOriginPeriod	14th century ⓘ
influenced	contemporary Persian graphic design ⓘ modern Urdu typography ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Persian language ⓘ
requires	advanced ligature handling ⓘ complex contextual letter shaping ⓘ
scriptFamily	Arabic alphabet ⓘ surface form: Arabic script
typicalUse	Persian poetry manuscripts ⓘ architectural inscriptions ⓘ book titles and headings ⓘ literary calligraphy panels ⓘ religious and devotional texts in Persian ⓘ royal decrees and documents ⓘ
usedByCommunity	Persian-speaking communities ⓘ South Asian diaspora communities ⓘ Urdu-speaking communities ⓘ
usedForLanguage	Balochi ⓘ surface form: Balochi language Kashmiri language ⓘ Ottoman Turkish ⓘ surface form: Ottoman Turkish language Pashto language ⓘ Shahmukhi script ⓘ surface form: Punjabi language (Shahmukhi) Saraiki ⓘ surface form: Saraiki language Urdu language ⓘ
visualCharacteristic	dense word clusters ⓘ diagonal baseline ⓘ elongated horizontal strokes ⓘ hanging appearance of letters ⓘ minimal use of straight lines ⓘ sweeping curves ⓘ
writingDirection	right-to-left ⓘ
writingSystem	Perso-Arabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taliq script → distinctFrom → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nastaʿlīq script

Perso-Arabic script → dominantStyleForPersian → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

Arabic calligraphy → hasStyle → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

Nastaʿlīq → hasVariant → Nastaʿlīq self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shekasteh Nastaʿlīq

Taliq script → influenced → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nastaʿlīq script

Khowar → script → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nastaliq

Shahmukhi script → typicalCalligraphicStyle → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nastaliq

Islamic art → usesScript → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nastaʿlīq script

Urdu language → writingSystem → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

subject surface form: Urdu

this entity surface form: Nastaʿlīq script

Lashkari Zaban → writingSystemVariant → Nastaʿlīq ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nastaliq