KacstDecorative is a bold Arabic font developed by KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) and URW Design and Development foundry from Germany. This stylish typeface was released and licensed under the GPL license. Inspired by the Naskh, modern Kufic, and Ruqaa scripts, it features rounded, filled letters with decorative elements, ideal for creative projects. With constant thickness and flowing sharp edges, the font offers bold and impactful strokes, ensuring high legibility on screens, even at small sizes. The font offers a clean and clear look, with simple and spacious letters that enhance readability. Its wide, monospaced design lends a modern and playful feel to any text block, making it suitable for social media posts, creative posters, storybook covers, decorative cards and invitations, logos, and more.
Released in 2017, KacstDecorative offers 426 characters and 459 glyphs, ensuring compatibility with Arabic, Latin, and more languages. Its Unicode support covers a wide range of blocks, including Basic Latin, Arabic Presentation Forms, and Geometric Shapes. However, its bold and decorative nature makes it best suited for short texts, as it may be too thick to be read for long text blocks. Whether used for social media posts, posters, or branding materials, this ornamental font adds a touch of creativity and flair to any design project. Its unique style and high legibility make it highly useful for many typography choices.
