Mansa
East of Rome · David Williams, Muna Abdelhadi
A Scotch Roman text face with a Naskh Arabic companion, designed for long-form editorial reading across Latin and Arabic scripts.
About
Mansa draws from 19th-century modern faces and the Naskh tradition to produce a text type with genuine warmth. The Latin family runs four weights with full italic cuts; the Arabic matches those weights without italics, supporting Farsi, Urdu and Sindhi with over 100 ligatures and contextual mark positioning. Elegant and composed, it holds up equally well in print and on screen.
Classification
19th-century modern Scotch Roman with a humanist touch; dual-script with a Naskh Arabic companion. High contrast, refined letterforms built for extended reading. Arabic family includes over 100 ligatures and contextual mark positioning, with support for Farsi, Urdu and Sindhi.