Al Afefah is a modern and bold typeface with slightly tilted letterforms, adding visual interest. It’s a contemporary font with no calligraphic influence, offering a compact baseline and carefully designed letters like made with wide marker or highlighter. Some letters involve an arc or curve on their left wall, creating an appealing effect. It has sharp corners and two-tipped wide edges, adding further to its modern appeal. Released on October 9, 2017, this font is a trademark of Al Hassoun. With 496 characters and 458 glyphs, it offers extensive language support for Arabic, Latin, Urdu, and Persian, ensuring versatility across various typographic projects.
Al Afefah maintains a constant thickness throughout its letterforms, accentuated by solid and impactful strokes. Its medium weight and width provide a balanced appearance suitable for different contexts. Despite offering only one weight, its high legibility on screens, even at smaller sizes, makes it ideal for short texts. The spacing between letters is monospaced, contributing to its structured layout and readability. Best suited for titles, tech designs, book covers, creative posters, flyers, and similar applications, it caters to diverse design needs. Its compatibility with Unicode blocks such as Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Arabic, and more ensures seamless integration across various platforms and software environments.
