Sharp Earth Arabic
Sharp Type · Maha Akl & Shahd El-Sabbagh · 2023
A low-contrast Arabic companion to Sharp Earth, drawing on Thuluth's weight and Naskh's rounded forms to match the Latin's warmth and restraint across a six-weight variable range.
About
Sharp Earth Arabic is Sharp Type's first Arabic typeface, designed by Shahd El-Sabbagh from late 2020 and completed by Maha Akl in October 2023 under the direction of Lucas Sharp. It draws on Thuluth calligraphy's boldness and the rounded clarity of Naskh, sharing the Sharp Earth Latin's low contrast, delicately flared terminals and uniform ascender height. Delivered as a variable font spanning Thin to ExtraBold with italics throughout, it works across text and display use and covers a broad range of Arabic-script languages.
Classification
Low-contrast Arabic sans drawing on Thuluth calligraphy's boldness and Naskh's rounded legibility. Designed as the Arabic companion to Sharp Earth Latin, sharing its delicately flared terminals, uniform ascender height, and low-contrast construction. Available as a variable font with six named weight stations from Thin to ExtraBold; italics present on all weights except Bold. Rich OpenType feature set includes swash, stylistic sets (ss01–ss05), fractions, figure styles and localized forms. Part of the broader Sharp Earth multi-script superfamily.