Amiri, designed by font designers Khaled Hosny and Sabastian Kosch, is a regular Qalam writing Arabic font characterized by its beautifully crafted design. Released on 2014-04-16, the font is a trademark of font.org. It draws inspiration from classical Naskh script alongside modern influences. Moreover, it boasts a glyph count of 5478 with a wide character set of 807 letters and symbols to cater to ever-changing design and typographic needs. It ensures extensive language compatibility, including Urdu, Arabic, Latin, Persian, and more, for a diverse typographic experience. The font’s Unicode support spans Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Arabic, and other relevant blocks, making it versatile for various text projects. Moreover it comes in 5 different weights and styles increasing its versatility. These weights are as follow:
- Amiri Regular
- Amiri Bold
- Amiri Italic
- Amiri Bold Italic
- Amiri Bold Slanted
Its clear and neat outlook ensures high legibility on screens, even small sizes, making it particularly suitable for longer text blocks where readability is demanded. With an overall thickness that’s denser towards curves and thinner near the edges, the font delivers impactful strokes with changing thickness. Its vertical characters are predominantly straight, less decorative, and more formal, featuring rounded and relatively shorter terminals with soft corners. Letter spacing remains constant, providing a balanced visual appeal. Amiri finds ideal applications in calligraphy, Quran writing, and logos, where its symmetrical and impactful design can convey a sense of tradition and sophistication.
