Aref Menna is a handwritten Arabic font designed by a typographer named Abdoulla Aref. This font is inspired by the handwriting of his grandfather. It is a trademark of Zak Design and Arabic Font Resources and released in April 2019. Compatible with various Unicode Standards, it has a character set of 305 comprising letters and symbols with a glyph count of 264. Its supporting languages include Arabic and Latin with partial support for Urdu, Persian, Greek, and more. This typeface comes in 3 different weights, catering to various design needs. These may include:
- Aref Menna Regular
- Aref Menna Bold
- Aref Menna Light
Exploring the design elements and look & feel of Aref Menna, it has thick strokes and large letterforms creating a strong presence. The letters have a very unusual feel of natural hand writing, suggested by its irregular and untidy look. Moreover, it is quite thick like its written with a Qalam, so it can also call a Qalam writing font. It is more of a decorative or creative font than a literary one; there, it can only used to make play posters, book cover and branding especially for children due to its rounded cartoonish look.
