Historical Background Old South Arabian Script (OSA) was used before the Islamic era not only in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, but actually in the entire Peninsula. In addition, samples of OSA have been found as far as Uruk in Mesopotamia, Delos in Greece, and Giza in Egypt. Archaeological finds show that as far back as the 8th century BCE, OSA was used in trade, religious writing, and in civil records. Following the spread of Islam in Yemen, the decline of OSA began in the 7th century CE as it was gradually supplanted by Arabic script. OSA was typically known by the name of the then-dominant peoples in the Southern Peninsula. At various times, it was known as Sabaean, Qatabani, or Hadramite, among others. Although it was used for a variety of languages, OSA is most strongly associated with Sabaean. Many Peninsular languages borrowed OSA before introducing further changes of their own. Prime examples are the Thamudic, Safaitic, and Lihyanite scripts which eventually developed into independent scripts. The westward migration of the Sabaean people into the Horn of Africa introduced the South Arabian consonantal alphabet into the region. The transplanted script formed the roots of the Geez script of Ethiopia, which, in time and under presumably external influences, developed into a rich syllabary unlike any other Semitic script in history. Even a cursory examination of the letter forms of Modern Ethiopic writing reveal a striking similarity to South Arabian Script. OSA inscriptions typically reveal a dominant right-to-left directionality, although there are also many cases of alternating directions, known as boustrophedon writing. Figure 1 is a fine example of this style of writing. OSA inscriptions were discovered early in the 19th century. Soon thereafter, two orientalists, Gesenius and Rödiger, made great strides towards deciphering the script. Styles of Writing Old South Arabian inscriptions have survived primarily on stone, ceramic, and metallic surfaces. Hundreds of artifacts have been found and, to this day, continue to be discovered. Some of the best examples number of inscriptions on softer materials, such as wood and leather, have also been discovered. Although there is a significant difference between the styles of letters on the hard surfaces and those on the soft. Old South Arabian (Musnad) is composed of 29 letters , that is one letter more than the Arabic alphabet, which is between “S” and “Sh”, and names “Samekh”. Aspects of difference between Musnad and the present Arabic writing is that Musnad is written in separate letters, and the shape of the letters do not change according to its place in the word. However, some letters change according to the beginning of the writing. Musnad is either prominent, or deep. Prominent writings are for important writings and deep writings are for ordinary. The material on which the Musnad was written were stones, rocks, wood, and metal. In the course of its development the Musnad use appeared in the “Lehyanite’, “Thamudic”, “Safaitic”, pen to which many changes and amendments were made. And from it “Habashi’ writing was born. As regards his place among the Arabs of the Peninsula , when we look at the internet and its role in cultural dialogue , the Arabs of the Peninsula considered Musnad inscription which was indisputably their national writing until the dawn of Islam. It was used by people in all parts of Arabia in their homeland and abroad . It was their means of chronology and record of their glories and history.2- Features of Musnad Script: 1. It is written from right to left and vice versa. 2. Its letters are not joined. 3. Shape of letters are uniform despite their positions in the word. 4. Words are separated by vertical lines. 5. A letter is doubled in case of assertion. 6. No points and punctuations. 7. Easy to be learned by beginners. My OSA Musnad Font My design and technical work is only a treatment of the OSA Musnad as a symbol of writing. And it is possible to use in computer.. My design is not aimed at demonstrating the linguistic and intellectual structure of the Old South Arabian (Musnad). It is so simple that it could be easy to learn by learners and those who are interested in the OSA Musnad letters in computer. The basis of such importance is that it spares a lot of time and effort for researchers and students in this field. Formerly they used to write the Musnad texts either by handwriting or scan them , But now they can easily write its texts in OSA Musnad by using keyboard directly, so that they can change , amend and fulfill easily and accurately . So, we made use of speed, easiness and accuracy. And anyone interested in the South Arabian history in any part of the world can due to this design read and write OSA Musnad letters most easily. This design will also be used by historians and archeologists. , as well as specialist linguistics . The design also demonstrates the aesthetics of the Himyarit writing. About this font family Old South Arabian is An Arabic, Old South Arabian and Latin typeface for desktop applications ,for websites, and for digital ads. Old South Arabian font family contains two types: Old South Arabian and Old South Arabian serif. The font includes a design that supports Arabic, Old South Arabian and Latin languages. Old South Arabian typeface comes with many opentype features.

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Fictionalism is carefully handcrafted slab serif, slightly condensed to fit lots of beautiful text wherever you need. It's handwritten, but neat as a pin; it's tidy, but has a lively character that grabs attention in a friendly way. Use it for branding, posters, text, or a million and one other design applications.

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Abdo Egypt is a geometrical style. This is an OpenType Font supporting Arabic, Persian and Urdu and is compatible with the various operation systems and modern software. The combination of modern Kufi and Geometrical styles and the variation between straight and curved parts made it a beautiful typeface appropriate to titles and text and able to meet the desire of the user in the design of ads and modern designs of various types of audio and visual.

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Sultan-Mabsut, designed by Sultan Maqtari in 2018, is an Arabic typeface in the style of Maghribi (Moroccan Mabsut). This style, which originated in western North Africa, is characterized by a strong baseline and long, fluid, and curvaceous curves. It can be used in headlines or in text and gives a very fresh and calligraphic look. The font combines two methods of writing at one time (writing oriental and writing Moroccan). It also includes lots of Stylistic Alternates.

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If you’re a witch, or just prefer the look of a font that has hexes and wibbles, MIX SPELLBIND and MIX SPELLBIND SANS are the fonts for you. They’re perfect for posters, tarot cards, websites and all those other witchy things that need to be done… but don’t want to get “spooked” on. Grab this font family and make anything spell worthy! MIX SPELLBIND comes with the following glyphs: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()`~•· ÷×+−±≈=≠[]:;’”,.|/?{}“”‘’-–—_ …‚„©®‹›«»°¹²³ªº¡¿₱¢€£¥¶§† ÁÀÂÄÃÅĂĀĄÆĆĈČÇÐĐÉÈÊËĖĒĘĜĤIÍÌÎÏĪĮĴŁŃÑŇ ÓÒÔÖÕŌŐØŒŔŘŚŜŠŞȘŤȚÚÙÛÜŮŰŬŪŲẂẀŴÝŶŸŹẐŽŻÞẞ áàâäãåăāąæćĉčçðđéèêëėēęĝĥıíìîïīįĵłńñň óòôöõōőøœŕřśŝšşșťțúùûüůűŭūųẃẁŵýŷÿźẑžżþß MIX SPELLBIND SANS comes with the following glyphs: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 !@#$%^&*()`~♥❤•· ÷×+−=[]:;’”,.|/?{}“”‘’-–—_…‚„ ©®™‹›«»°¹²³ªº¡¿₱¢€£¥¶§№† ÁÀÂÄÃÅĂĀĄÆĆĈČÇÐĐÉÈÊËĖĒĘĜĤIÍÌÎÏĪĮĴŁŃÑŇ ÓÒÔÖÕŌŐØŒŔŘŚŜŠŞȘŤȚÚÙÛÜŮŬŪŰŲẂẀŴÝŶŸŹẐŽŻÞẞ áàâäãåăāąæćĉčçðđéèêëėēęĝĥıíìîïīįĵłńñň óòôöõōőøœŕřśŝšşșťțúùûüůŭūűųẃẁŵýŷÿźẑžżþß

Arupala Grotesk is a Grotesk font this versatile typeface will grab readers’ Attention. This font was inspired by a character named H. Aroepala. This font is suitable for both formal and informal events and is also suitable for various types of print and digital media.

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Cartwheel, a super bold and playful display font designed by Tom Censani was inspired by the imperfect beauty of hand-lettered signs at theme parks and the bouncy cadence of text inside comic book bubbles. Cartwheel is a fun attention-grabbing font.

Ramadan Letter is a striking display font that draws its inspiration from the intricate beauty of Arabic calligraphy. Ramadan Letter is more than just a font; it's a symbol of heritage and visual artistry. It's the perfect choice for projects that require a touch of cultural sophistication and a bold presence. The characters in Ramadan Letter are meticulously designed with a substantial weight that exudes a sense of boldness and presence. The elegant line ornaments add intricate details, enhancing the font's beauty and cultural significance. The low contrast between letters ensures legibility and a harmonious visual flow. In addition, you can also enjoy the features here. Features: Stylistic Sets Multilingual Supports PUA Encoded Numerals and Punctuations Ramadan Letter fits in headlines, logos, posters, flyers, branding materials, print media, editorial layouts, and many more designs. Find out more ways to use this font by taking a look at the font preview. Thanks for purchasing our fonts. Hopefully, you have a great time using our font. Feel free to contact us anytime for further information or when you have trouble with the font. Thanks a lot and happy designing

Yazan is a New Arabic display typeface for desktop applications, inspired by oriental kufi and Qairawani kufi . Designed and developed by Sultan M. Saeed, Yazan has updated proportions and details, and is distinguished by its traditional serenity, modern aesthetics, This makes it suitable for large display sizes, especially in the area of advertising, while still functioning well as a text face.

Yalla PRO was inspired during a trip Mateusz Machalski took to Cairo (Egypt). The vast array of strong Arabic headline type, geometric forms working in interesting ways and contrasting with smooth, calligraphic details fed the design. Due to the same proportions and heights, Yalla works great together with Afronaut. Yalla was extended in 2024 by Mateusz Machalski & Małgorzata Bartosik with new weights.

HS Alhuda is a display typeface. It can be used for titles and graphic projects, which support Arabic, Persian Urdu and Kurdish. It has been created based on modern kufi style. It enjoys flexibility between sharp and curved lines in the structure of characters. This supports with a beautiful appearance and wonderful geometric structure. The sharp endings in the bottom of character also give an aesthetic addition to the character. (8) Weights has been created for this typeface between the heariline weight and heavy weight. Besides, those six additional weights which can be used in headline, has baseline parts are more thicker than the vertical parts. One has a regular form and the others has a stencil form in the middle using various styles. This typeface with its diversity of (14) weights is intended to be an attempt for a good addition to Arabic typography.

The Ancient South Arabian script (Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩯𐩬𐩵 ms3nd; modern Arabic: الْمُسْنَد musnad) branched from the Proto-Sinaitic script in about the 9th century BCE. It was used for writing the Old South Arabian languages Sabaic, Qatabanic, Hadramautic, Minaean, and Hasaitic, and the Ethiopic language Ge'ez in Dʿmt. The earliest inscriptions in the script date to the 9th century BCE in Yemen. There are no letters for vowels, which are marked by matres lectionis. Its mature form was reached around 800 BCE, and its use continued until the 6th century CE, including Ancient North Arabian inscriptions in variants of the alphabet, when it was displaced by the Arabic alphabet In Ethiopia and Eritrea, it evolved later into the Ge'ez script, which, with added symbols throughout the centuries, has been used to write Amharic, Tigrinya and Tigre, as well as other languages (including various Semitic, Cushitic, and Nilo-Saharan languages).

Introducing "Vagodha" a captivating retro reverse contrast script font that brings a unique and striking visual appeal to your designs. Inspired by vintage aesthetics, this font features an intriguing twist with its reverse contrast, where the thin strokes are replaced by thick ones and vice versa. The result is a font that effortlessly stands out and grabs attention. With its bold and dramatic letterforms, "Vagodha" adds a touch of retro charm and edginess to your projects. Whether you're designing logos, headlines, posters, or any creative work that calls for a standout retro style, this font will make a bold statement. Features: Uppercase and lowercase letters Alternates Letter Ligatures Multilingual, numerals, and punctuation Thank You!

In July 2014, using my light pen, I completed the work in designing the font - Nizar, which was named in honor of the great poet Nizar Qabbani who inspired millions through poetry and prose. The font depends mainly on the characteristics of the traditional Ruq'ah handwriting, but the spirit of the letters tend to embrace the distinguished style that we knew of the poet in his hand-written poetry books. Due to the fact that I could not find all the alphabets in the great poet's handwriting, I adopted the method of measurement and prediction for structure of the missing letters, Which resulted in a new style of the Ruq'ah Typeface; a closer look at the font highlights the common characteristics of all the usual Ruq'ah writings, which are the height of the character "Alef" and spaces and formation on the line, the contextual replacement and convergence of when a letter meets another, closed and open letters, letters coming down from the baseline, and the forms of dots. That been said, hidden touches in the details of Nizar Typeface can be observed, the characters are all dependent on one pen stroke thickness, and are attracted to the baseline as much as possible when vertically and horizontally formed, and the distance between words and lines grows leading to creating both an aesthetic and typographical touch distinguishing this font from the conventional Ruq'ah – which can be found in some of my previous Ruq'ah projects. It is important to mention that after the completion of the Arabic characters and punctuation, I began drawing the Latin alphabets, punctuation and necessary symbols. I cannot fail to also note that the Arabic characters include the Persian, and the Urdu characters. This Typeface is fit to be used in lengthy texts, especially in literary works, artistic print, and diverse visual display, giving the design striking features, modernity and distinction. Sultan Mohammed Saeed

A dystopian, CAPS only, title font used primarily for big type - so headlines in magazines, newspapers and articles. Though also amazing for posters and fdlyers where you want to grab attention. Futuristic values of a sans, which incorporate cut away elements that reflect reality - nothing's perfect - or invoke shadows when reversed out. Uppercase gives you a hard-edged version, lowercase keys will give you a rounded CAPS version, softer on the eye. Enjoy!

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A twice-painted sign in Tobago's back country was the seed for this weird grab-bag of chunky, slightly sleazy letterforms.

Chewy Bubble is a fat and handy font, a fun typeface that adds a cheerful and vibrant touch to your designs. This font features bold and rounded letterforms, reminiscent of fat bubbles floating in the air. Carefully crafted curves and generous spacing create a sense of fun and whimsy, giving your text a lively and interesting look. Whether you're designing a logo, poster, or children's book cover, this fat and cheerful font is sure to grab attention and add some fun to your designs

introducing ADVENTUROS - a fresh dry brush font - This font is great for branding, packaging, logos, cards, apparel, quotes, banner, social media, and another project that needs urban style. Adventuros is All Capital fonts, but the uppercase and lowercase characters are totally different. You can combine them as you like. I also created 52 swash to complete this product. They will be a perfect combination. Features: Uppercase Lowercase Number & Punctuations International language Swash PUA Encoded Hope you love it. Grab it fast! regards, Abo Daniel Studio

Gorgonzo is a creamy new bold typeface designed for attention grabbing headlines. Inspired by a blend of calligraphic strokes and printed letters, it includes a large character set that covers extended Latin, Greek and Cyrillic. Filled with a wide selection of Opentype features, this single weight offers a range of numbers, alternate letters, ligatures and even some typographic fleurons.

Zanzabar is an exotic display font with a distinctive Middle Eastern flair. Its characters loosely mimic the Arabic script with lowercase letters being much smaller than uppercase. Special emphasis was given to the wispy, brush-like appearance of its characters for a suggestion of authenticity. This works best from far away or at small sizes. Although decorative by nature, the entire character set is relatively easy to read. Use Zanzabar for a restaurant logo, children’s book, or a movie poster.

Introducing Monatomia, a new display font by Omar Sacca a.k.a. ortho*. Monatomia is a font that is sure to make a statement in any design project. With stencil shapes designed to mimic the look of neon signs, Monatomia has a retro-futuristic twist that is truly unique. Featuring 191 glyphs in two styles, Monatomia is the perfect font for creating quick and effective logotypes or titles. Whether you're working on a poster, a website, or a packaging design, Monatomia will bring a fresh and eye-catching look to your work. So don't wait any longer! Add Monatomia to your design toolkit and start creating bold, neon-inspired designs that will grab attention and make an impact.

Salom was designed by Austrian type designer Igor Labudovic during his year at Reading University. Besides Latin, it originally included Arabic and Hebrew. The peaceful coexistence of both writing systems in his fonts led him to combine the words Salaam and Shalom to the font family name. Salom’s sibling, Salom Sans, features the same letter proportions and therefore allows a rich spectrum of diverse typography, yet keeping the harmony between all styles. The sans has an additional light weight, while the serif comes with an expressive stencil style.

Danomo is a modern take on the extra bold typeface design. With extra big and wide body and extra small counter makes this font unique and grabs attention. Best usage on logo, poster, display, headline, t-shirt design and many more.

Armatura — a bold, sporty font with a modern and futuristic alphabet design. Elevate your design projects to new heights with Armatura's cutting-edge typography, perfect for branding, headings, technology, digital media, movie titles, invitations, signatures, logos, labels, and much more! This modernist capital font is tailor-made for eye-catching headlines and captivating titles. Armatura boasts an extensive character set, including Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic numerals, making it versatile and adaptable for diverse linguistic and cultural contexts. Key Features: Sporting Boldness: Armatura exudes energy and daring style, capturing attention and infusing dynamic flair into your designs. Versatility at its Best: This font seamlessly fits various projects, from large-scale advertising banners to petite cards. Embrace Technological Edge: Armatura effortlessly integrates with modern technology, ideal for digital and interactive media ventures. Multilingual Support: With Latin and Cyrillic alphabets, plus Arabic numerals, Armatura accommodates a multitude of languages and regions. Expressive Appeal: Its geometric forms and audacious details bring character and distinctiveness to every design element. Unleash the power of Armatura to make your projects stand out, commanding attention with a contemporary touch of uniqueness. This font is a must-have for ambitious and forward-thinking designers seeking to create something exceptional and truly captivating.

Manofik is a classic serif typeface. It has round and relaxed retro forms, a comfortable thickness and a stable base. A traditional legible font, the Manofik family sets the authenticity to any project. It could be used for a hamburger logo, a product headline, or a body text that requires that extra bit of personality. This expressive type is provided in four styles: Manofik Regular, Manofik Bold, Manofik Italic and Manofik Bold Italic The font is built with advanced OpenType functionality and has a guaranteed top-notch quality, containing stylistic and contextual alternates, ligatures and more features; all to give you full control and customizability. It has a very extensive lingual support, covering Arabic, Cyrillic, Capital Greek and all Latin-based languages, from North Europe to South Africa, from America to South-East Asia. It contains all characters and symbols you'll ever need, including all punctuation and numbers.