Aref Ruqaa is an elegant Arabic font family designed by Abdullah Aref, Khaled Hosny, and Hermann Zapf. It is a trademark of American Mathematical Society and was released in August 2016. It aspires to capture the essence of the classical Ruqaa calligraphic style. 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. The Latin part is based on AMS Euler, but spaced for regular text rather than mathematics. This typeface comes in 2 different weights, catering to various design needs, including:
- Aref Ruqaa Bold
- Aref Ruqaa Regular
The Aref Ruqaa has a very modern design, perfect for various needs. It has flowing letterform with varying thicknesses and curly elongated terminals. With soft curves and gentle strokes, it displays a very welcoming feel. Regular font can be used in books, documents, presentations, whereas the bold version is ideal to make impactful headings, posters, and brochures. Moreover, this font can be used to create elegant and sophisticated logos for businesses and organizations.
