Naskh script

E7624

Arabic script style calligraphic script

Naskh script is a widely used, highly legible style of Arabic calligraphy commonly employed in printed texts, books, and everyday writing.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Naskh script canonical	15
Naskh	3
Naskh (when used for Persianate languages)	1
Ottoman Naskh style	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) ⓘ

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Subject: Naskh script
Description of subject: Naskh script is a widely used, highly legible style of Arabic calligraphy commonly employed in printed texts, books, and everyday writing.

Referenced by (20)

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

Arabic → hasCalligraphicStyle → Naskh script ⓘ

Perso-Arabic script → dominantStyleForArabicTexts → Naskh script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naskh (when used for Persianate languages)

Kufic script → distinctFrom → Naskh script ⓘ

Thuluth script → relatedStyle → Naskh script ⓘ

Diwani script → influencedBy → Naskh script ⓘ

Diwani script → relatedStyle → Naskh script ⓘ

Ruqʿah script → distinctFrom → Naskh script ⓘ

Arabic calligraphy → hasStyle → Naskh script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naskh

Nastaʿlīq → developedFrom → Naskh script ⓘ

Islamic art → usesScript → Naskh script ⓘ

Ibn Muqla → style → Naskh script ⓘ

Maghribi script → relatedStyle → Naskh script ⓘ

Muhaqqaq script → relatedTo → Naskh script ⓘ

Taliq script → relatedTo → Naskh script ⓘ

Ruqʿah → comparedTo → Naskh script ⓘ

Arabic-script typography → usesCalligraphicModel → Naskh script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naskh

Seljuk art → scriptUsed → Naskh script ⓘ

development of the six classical scripts (al-aqlam al-sitta) → hasPart → Naskh script ⓘ

Yaqut al-Musta‘simi → scriptSpecialty → Naskh script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naskh

Ottoman calligraphers → developed → Naskh script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ottoman Naskh style