Aldhabi

Aldhabi is a cursive Arabic OpenType font designed by Fiona Ross, Tim Holloway, Titus Nemeth, John Hudson, and Mamoun Sakkal for Microsoft in 2014. It is intended for larger display sizes, with an elegant, flowing style creating historical influences and contemporary needs. Inspired by the Ottoman Turkish zülf-ü Cruz style, “the way of curls,” this flowing and rolling style serves as a pioneer to the Ottoman Diwani calligraphic style, sharing common features with the Persian Nastaliq style. It is undoubtedly influenced by early Diwani calligraphy, which is known for its ornate details and flowing cursive connections. It includes harmonized Latin characters to support occasional English or European language words within Arabic text, as well as transliterations of Arabic and Persian.