HT Rakik
HadiType Foundry · Muhammed Hadi · 2023
A simplified, monolinear Naskh typeface for Arabic script, released in five weights with broad support for Arabic, Jawi, Urdu and Persian alongside basic Latin.
About
HT Rakik draws on the Naskh calligraphic tradition, stripping back ornamental contrast to produce a monolinear form suited to screen and digital contexts. Five weights from Light to Bold give designers a workable range for both text and display use. OpenType features include contextual alternates, stylistic alternates, standard and dictionary ligatures, and swash variants.
Classification
HT Rakik is a monolinear Naskh typeface, a calligraphic Arabic script tradition used widely for body text. Its simplified, monolinear stroke treatment places it within the contemporary digital Naskh genre.