Diwani script

E9823

Arabic calligraphic script Ottoman calligraphic style

Diwani script is an ornate Ottoman-era style of Arabic calligraphy characterized by its intricate, flowing lines and dense, decorative composition often used in royal decrees and official documents.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rayhani script	2
Jeli Diwani script	1
tughra (imperial calligraphic monogram)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arabic calligraphic script ⓘ Ottoman calligraphic style ⓘ
alsoUsedForLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Persian ⓘ
associatedWith	Ottoman court culture ⓘ bureaucratic administration ⓘ imperial authority ⓘ
characterizedBy	abundant diacritical marks ⓘ compact text layout ⓘ dense composition ⓘ interlaced letterforms ⓘ intricate, flowing lines ⓘ lack of strict baseline ⓘ ornate appearance ⓘ strong decorative quality ⓘ
developedDuring	16th century ⓘ
developedIn	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
developedUnder	Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ surface form: Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
hasVariant	Diwani script self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jeli Diwani script
influencedBy	Naskh script ⓘ Taliq script ⓘ
inkColor	black ink ⓘ colored inks for ornamentation ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
purpose	to convey prestige and formality ⓘ to prevent forgery of documents ⓘ
region	Asia Minor ⓘ surface form: Anatolia Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Balkans ⓘ
relatedStyle	Naskh script ⓘ Taliq script ⓘ Thuluth script ⓘ
scriptFamily	cursive Arabic scripts ⓘ
stillPracticedIn	Arab world ⓘ surface form: Arab countries Turkey ⓘ
taughtAs	traditional Islamic calligraphy style ⓘ
tool	reed pen (qalam) ⓘ
usedBy	Ottoman chancery ⓘ Arabic calligraphy ⓘ surface form: Ottoman court calligraphers
usedFor	court correspondence ⓘ imperial edicts ⓘ official documents ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ
usedIn	imperial tughras decoration ⓘ titles and headings of firmans ⓘ
writingDirection	right-to-left ⓘ
writingSystem	Arabic script ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Naskh script → comparedWith → Diwani script ⓘ

Ruqʿah script → distinctFrom → Diwani script ⓘ

Arabic → hasCalligraphicStyle → Diwani script ⓘ

Diwani script → hasVariant → Diwani script self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jeli Diwani script

Muhaqqaq script → relatedTo → Diwani script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rayhani script

Ibn Muqla → style → Diwani script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rayhani script

Sultan → usedSymbol → Diwani script ⓘ

subject surface form: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

this entity surface form: tughra (imperial calligraphic monogram)