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Hafiz

ParaType · Lyubov Kuznetsova · 1994

scriptcalligraphic arabicitalic
Hafiz specimen from ParaType

A calligraphic Arabic and Persian typeface developed at ParaType in 1994, rooted in Lyubov Kuznetsova's earlier Vostok design and inspired by the lettering of Iranian calligrapher Azarbud.

About

Originally developed at ParaGraph in 1994, Hafiz draws on Kuznetsova's 1978 Polygraphmash typeface Vostok and the calligraphic work of Iranian calligrapher Azarbud. It covers both text and display use cases in Arabic and Persian composition. Oblique variants were added in 1996, completing the four-style family.

Classification

An Arabic and Persian typeface rooted in calligraphic lettering traditions, inspired by Iranian calligrapher Azarbud and based on Kuznetsova's earlier Vostok design. Its calligraphic origins and use across both text and display settings place it in the calligraphic Arabic script category.

Weights

BookBold

Languages

ArabicPersian

Tags

arabicpersiancalligraphicdisplaytextnaskhscriptmagazine

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