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29LT Ada Sharp

29LT · Pascal Zoghbi (Arabic), Toshi Omagari (Latin) · 2023

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displayRuqʿah calligraphic display
29LT Ada Sharp specimen from 29LT

A steep, high-contrast display system based on Ruqʿah calligraphy, winner of a TDC69 Typographic Excellence award.

About

29LT Ada Sharp is a contemporary type design based on the Ruqʿah Arabic calligraphic style, with steep cuts, pointy terminals and high contrast mirroring traditional calligraphic aesthetics. It runs to six weights plus a variable font and picked up a TDC69 Typographic Excellence award in 2023.

Classification

Steep cuts and pointy, high-contrast terminals modelled on Ruqʿah calligraphy place this firmly as a headline-only display face.

Weights

ExtraLightLightRegularMediumBoldBlack

Family

29LT Ada Flat29LT Ada Round

Languages

ArabicLatin

Tags

arabicruqahdisplaycalligraphicheadlineaward-winning

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