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Falak OTL

Ama Foundry · Lara Captan · 2023

serifNaskh
Falak OTL specimen from Ama Foundry

A low-contrast Arabic text typeface by Lara Captan, built on Naskh script grammar and optimised for setting long-form fiction and poetry at small print sizes.

About

Falak OTL draws its ductus and letter grammar from close study of the Naskh script, offering generous ascending and descending proportions that call for a comfortable line height. Its four weights span Regular to Bold, and the typeface covers Arabic, Persian and Urdu. It is one half of the wider Falak Project, with a twin version, Falak ACE, constructed for DecoType's Advanced Composition Engine technology.

Classification

A low-contrast Arabic text typeface rooted in the classical Naskh script tradition, with generous ascending and descending proportions suited to long-form setting at small sizes.

Weights

RegularMediumSemiBoldBold

Languages

ArabicPersianUrdu

Tags

arabicnaskhtextlow-contrastclassicalpoetryprintliterary

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