XM Yermook is a modern calligraphy Arabic font family that is based on the traditional Kufic script. It was designed by Behnam and was officially released in October 2017. Being released under the SIL Open Font License, it was further enhanced and upgraded for Mac OS X. Fonts now support a range of languages including support Arabic, Persian, Uyghur, Urdu, Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, old Turkish (Ottoman), new Turkish (Roman), and more as part of this big release. OpenType technology has also been integrated allowing them to be used on Windows and Linux. Additionally, kerning has been introduced to improve the display of the text in Arabic script. It has an extensive character set of 969, including letters, punctuations, and symbols with a glyph count of 860. It comes in 4 different weights and styles, including:
1. XM Yermook Bold
2. XM Yermook Regular
3. XM Yermook Italic
4. XM Yermook Bold Italic
Many letterforms in this geometric font have straight lines, minimal curves, and uniform stroke thickness for stability and clarity. Influenced by Kufi calligraphy, letters appear slightly wider than tall with large, open spaces for readability. Some letters exhibit squarish forms, echoing Kufi’s blocky style, while subtle flicks or terminals on strokes add decorative elements. It can be used in print materials like brochures, reports, and presentations along with branding and advertising.
