Nafees Naskh v2.01, released on September 28, 2012, is a regular Urdu font designed by Mr. Jamil-ur-Rehman under the Center For Research in Urdu Language Processing (CRULP). The font style combines traditional Naskh elements with modern influences, resulting in a bold appearance with sharp, pointy edges. With 138 characters and 598 glyphs, Nafees Naskh v2.01 supports Arabic, Latin, and Urdu languages. Its slightly bolder look makes it suitable for headings and titles, with a thickness varies throughout each letter, featuring thin and pointy tips and denser middles. The strokes exhibit contrast similar to those made by a Qalam, enhancing the font’s visual appeal.
The font’s characters are straight and formal, with sharp corners and no decorative elements. Its constant spacing ensures legibility, particularly on screens, making it suitable for longer textual blocks. It is ideal for various applications, including creative posters, books, newspapers, and document formatting. Moreover, it is compatible with the Unicode blocks, including Basic Latin, Arabic, Geometric Shapes, Arabic presentation forms-A, and Arabic presentation forms-B.
