Ara Hamah is a regular Arabic font with wide and sleek letterforms that display an elegant screen presence. It was designed by Nabil MRAD, a font designer from Hamah, Syrian Arab Republic. Released on October 8, 2017, this font is not calligraphic but follows the rules of Arabic scripting languages. It offers a compact baseline with a horizontal emphasis, blending traditional and modern design elements. Manufactured by iSktFalConS in collaboration with ZakDesign, this font caters to Arabic, Latin, Urdu, and Persian languages, ensuring wide-ranging applicability across typographic projects. With 304 characters and 294 glyphs, the font offers streamlined letters with uniform thickness. Moreover, it has striking and solid strokes, enhancing legibility and visual impact.
Ara Hamah 1982 features soft corners, enhancing its overall aesthetic appeal. It boasts thin, sharp edges and circular zero spaces, adding a soft effect to its design. With only one weight available, its practicality is somewhat limited, even though it remains versatile in various applications. The monospaced letter spacing ensures consistency and readability, making it suitable for both short and long texts. Whether used for titles, headings, logos, or branding posters and covers, this font offers a balanced typographic solution. Its high legibility, even at smaller resolutions, ensures clear communication across different platforms. Supported Unicode blocks include Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Arabic, General Punctuation, Arabic Presentation Forms-A, and Arabic Presentation Forms-B, expanding its compatibility and usability in different platforms.
