Hassan LT is a classic Arabic text font crafted by the skilled calligrapher and teacher Mr. Hassan Sobhi Mourad. Originally developed by the Linotype Design Studio (U.K.) in 1993 as a PostScript font, it’s now available in OpenType format. This Naskh-inspired regular Arabic font has a clear and unadorned appearance, making it a perfect fit for formal writing. It has slanted edges and soft curves with even spacing, adding to its more elegant composition. With the solid strokes, the font offers a compact baseline and a visible horizontal emphasis. With 622 characters and 600 glyphs, it offers support across various design platforms to fulfill ever-changing typographic needs. It’s a trademark of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, licensed exclusively through Linotype GmbH. It is available in 2 different font weights, increasing its appeal and practicality. These weights are:
Hassan LT Light Regular
Hassan LT Bold
Its versatility is further enhanced by Unicode blocks covering Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A and B, Arabic, and more. In this font, a unique Naskh style is skillfully blended with elegant proportions, reminiscent of Thuluth inscriptions, featuring tall vertical stems and rounded final jim and ain. The font creates a sense of verticality with its tight kerning strokes on characters like ra and waw and well-balanced lam-alif pairs. The Hassan Bold variant softens the angularity and tension found in the Light version while retaining traditional-style ligatures with a smooth flow. With its compact design, Hassan Light and Bold can be effectively paired with titling styles like Hisham or Mariam or even with designs such as Ahmed or Kufi. These fonts are ideal for document text-setting, offering Latin glyphs for Western European languages alongside Arabic support. The OpenType fonts encompass Basic Latin and Arabic character sets, supporting Arabic, Persian, and Urdu languages, along with tabular and proportional numerals for each, making it versatile for multilingual design projects.
