Released in 2017 by IrFont.ir, Droid Arabic Kufi is a unique font designed specifically for Google products like ChromeOS and Android. Created by Pascal Zoghbi, Droid Arabic Kufi seamlessly integrates with the existing Droid Sans family for Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts. They share consistent color, alignment, and design details, allowing for beautiful multilingual typesetting. This Kufi-style font prioritizes readability on digital displays. Increased “loop height” and “tooth height” prevent the need for zooming in on web pages. While inspired by classic Kufi calligraphy, this font softens the letterforms for a contemporary feel, making it ideal for everyday use in publications and journals. It comes in two different weights including:
- Droid Arabic Kufi Regular
- Droid Arabic Kufi Bold
With 468 characters and 757 glyphs, Droid Arabic Kufi offers a normal weight and medium-width design. It supports Arabic, Latin, and symbols, along with various Unicode blocks for comprehensive character rendering. Given its fine appearance, the font has a medium stroke weight. This means the lines of the characters are neither too thin nor too thick, striking a balance between readability and visual impact. The strokes seem to maintain a consistent thickness throughout the letters. This contributes to the clean and modern aesthetic of the font. Moreover, it is a sans-serif font, meaning it lacks the small decorative strokes (serifs) at the ends of the main strokes that you might see in other fonts. The terminals are blunt and align with the geometric nature of the Kufi inspiration. This modern font bridges the gap between classic Kufi script and digital needs.
