Al Qalam Alvi Nastaleeq, designed by Amjad Hussain Alvi and Shakir ul Qadree, is a Qalam writing Urdu font released on November 18, 2020. Inspired by the Naskh and Nastaliq scripts, it expresses grace with even spacing, rounded corners, and slightly cursive edges. Featuring 253 characters and an impressive 16,982 glyphs, the font is highly adaptable for different design purposes. Moreover, it supports Arabic, Latin, Greek, and Urdu, providing extensive language support for diverse design projects. With a moderate thickness and contrasting strokes similar to those made by a Qalam, the font delivers impactful typography. Its formal appearance is accentuated by slightly cursive ends and wide elongated terminals, enhanced by small zero spaces.
Al Qalam Alvi Nastaleeq offers high legibility on screens, even at smaller resolutions, making it ideal for long textual blocks. Its versatility extends to social media posts, Quran writing, headers, creative posters, book covers, and more. With compatibility across various Unicode blocks, including Basic Latin, Arabic, and Arabic Presentation Forms-A, this font empowers designers to create visually typographic compositions that resonate with readers.
