Palatino Arabic
E952996
Palatino Arabic is a modern Arabic typeface designed by Nadine Chahine as a companion to Hermann Zapf’s classic Palatino, blending traditional calligraphic forms with contemporary readability.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic typeface
ⓘ
typeface ⓘ |
| associatedWithDesigner | Hermann Zapf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Palatino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | digital font ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Latin typeface Palatino ⓘ |
| designedFor |
print
ⓘ
screen ⓘ |
| designer | Nadine Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
harmonized metrics with Palatino
ⓘ
high readability in text sizes ⓘ traditional Arabic calligraphic forms ⓘ |
| designGoal |
blend traditional calligraphic forms with contemporary readability
ⓘ
companion to Palatino ⓘ |
| foundry |
Linotype
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monotype Imaging NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesigner | Nadine Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlyphSet |
Arabic letters
ⓘ
Arabic numerals ⓘ punctuation for Arabic script ⓘ |
| hasOpenTypeFeatures |
contextual forms
ⓘ
ligatures ⓘ mark positioning ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Palatino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
body text
ⓘ
continuous reading ⓘ |
| languageSystem | Arabic layout engine GENERATED ⓘ |
| licenseType | commercial font ⓘ |
| publisher | Linotype GmbH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Middle East
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Palatino Nova
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palatino Sans Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Arabic ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| style | modern Arabic serif ⓘ |
| supports |
Arabic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu language NERFINISHED ⓘ extended Arabic script languages ⓘ |
| supportsWritingMode | horizontal ⓘ |
| typographicClassification | serif ⓘ |
| usage |
book typography
ⓘ
multilingual publishing ⓘ text typography ⓘ |
| visualRelationship | shares proportions with Palatino ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
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