A Sogand, released to use on October 7, 2017, by the foundry IrFont.ir, offers a unique take on Persian typography. It is a hollow or stencil Persian font crafted in outline style by Hossein Taghizadeh. Letters are made of solid outlines that are hollow from the inside. They are tightly spaced and connected, creating a modern effect. Moreover, the ends are sharp and incomplete, giving it an identity. With 349 characters and 272 glyphs, this unique typeface supports Arabic, Latin, Urdu, and Persian languages to fulfill different multilingual design needs. The font’s letters are tightly spaced and interconnected, creating a contemporary and modern effect. Each letter features sharp corners and wide, slanted edges, contributing to its distinctive identity. Despite offering only one weight, A Sogand finds its use in short texts, excelling in titles, headings, marketing posters, logos, and branding materials.
While this typeface focuses on aesthetic appeal over formal writing, its hollow letters maintain legibility due to its striking and solid strokes. However, at smaller sizes, legibility may be compromised. The font has monospaced and evenly spaced letters, enhancing its readability across various design applications. It is compatible with various Unicode blocks such as Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Spacing Modifier Letters, Arabic, General Punctuation, Mathematical Operators, Private Use Area, Arabic Presentation Forms-A, and -B, increasing its appeal to designers further.
