Naskh script
E7624
Naskh script is a widely used, highly legible style of Arabic calligraphy commonly employed in printed texts, books, and everyday writing.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naskh | 1 |
| Naskh (when used for Persianate languages) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic script style
ⓘ
calligraphic script ⓘ |
| characteristic |
clear letterforms
ⓘ
diacritical marks clearly distinguished ⓘ even baseline ⓘ high legibility ⓘ regular proportions ⓘ rounded curves ⓘ short vertical strokes ⓘ small contrast between thick and thin strokes ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Diwani script
ⓘ
Ruqʿah script ⓘ Thuluth script ⓘ |
| developedIn | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
digital Arabic fonts
ⓘ
modern Arabic typefaces ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Kufic script ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Arab ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic language ⓘ |
| relatedGenre | Islamic calligraphy ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Ibn Muqla
ⓘ
Ibn al-Bawwab ⓘ |
| status |
one of the most common Arabic calligraphic styles
ⓘ
standard style for Arabic book printing ⓘ |
| teachingContext |
taught in modern art and design programs
ⓘ
taught in traditional calligraphy schools ⓘ |
| typicalUseComparedToThuluth | used for body text rather than large headings ⓘ |
| UnicodeUsage | basis for many Arabic Unicode font designs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Qurʾan printing
ⓘ
books ⓘ educational materials ⓘ everyday handwriting ⓘ official documents ⓘ printed Arabic texts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| visualRole | used for captions and body text in Arabic typography ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
| writingSystemUser |
Arabic-speaking communities
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Turkish (historical)
Persian language users ⓘ Urdu language users ⓘ |
| writingTool |
modern calligraphy pens
ⓘ
reed pen (qalam) ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naskh (when used for Persianate languages)
this entity surface form:
Naskh