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Typeface family
Noori Nastaleeq
CategoryUrdu Typesetting
Designer(s)Ahmed Mirza Jamil
Date released1981

Noori Nastaleeq is a nastaleeq used in Pakistan. It was first created as a digital font in 1981 as the collaboration between Ahmed Mirza Jamil and Monotype Imaging.

In 1982, the Government of Pakistan named the nastaleeq as an "Invention of National Importance". Daily Jang is a user of the nastaleeq.

References

  1. "E-Urdu: How one man's plea for Nastaleeq was heard by Apple". The Express Tribune. October 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Inventing revolution: The man who gave Urdu its wings". The Express Tribune. March 14, 2014.
  3. Report, Jang (January 25, 2024). "The making of an empire". The News International.

  1. Official Jameel Noori Nastatleeq font available for free download on UrduFonts.com.
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