Lateef, named after the renowned Sindhi poet and mystic Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai, is the inspiration behind the naming of this extended Arabic font. It was designed to be a suitable style for use in Sindhi and other South Asian languages.
It is present in different weights and styles, including:
- Lateef Extra Light
- Lateef Light
- Lateef Regular
- Lateef Semi Bold
- Lateef Extra Bold
This typeface was created by SIL International, which works with regional communities to create multilingual solutions for a higher quality of life. Creating fonts for global scripts, such as Arabic, Burmese, and Cyrillic, is the focus of a small team. This font can type the entire Urdu language without any problems because it includes 1147 glyphs.