Ara Al Bayan is a thick Qalam writing Arabic font renowned for its formal appearance, released on October 9, 2017, and designed by Al Bayan Company for Computer Services, with design credits to Diwan Software Ltd. Inspired by classical Arabic typefaces in Naskh calligraphy, it features a compact baseline and horizontal emphasis, capturing the essence of traditional Arabic script. With 675 characters and 927 glyphs, this font offers extensive language support for Arabic, Latin, Urdu, Greek, and Persian, catering to diverse linguistic needs across various design projects. Its moderate thickness, reminiscent of the flow of Qalam, and dynamic yet impactful strokes ensure high legibility, even at smaller sizes.
While limited to one weight, it’s monospaced and even spacing enhances readability, complemented by gentle blunt curves and slightly slanted edges, along with sharp and pointy terminals, adding to its visual appeal. Best suited for long textual blocks, Ara Al Bayan finds applications in calligraphy, Islamic texts, logos, formal documents, and branding, where its formal appearance makes a statement. Its Unicode blocks encompass Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A, Latin Extended-B, Greek and Coptic, Arabic, Latin Extended Additional, General Punctuation, Superscripts and Subscripts, Currency Symbols, Letterlike Symbols, Presentation Forms, Arabic Presentation Forms-A, and more, ensuring comprehensive language support and compatibility across various digital platforms.
