A refined Nastaliq Arabic typeface built for high-quality Urdu text setting with genuine calligraphic fidelity.
About
Gulzar addresses one of the more technically demanding areas of type design, implementing the complex glyph-positioning and diagonal baseline flow of Nastaliq script with care and authenticity. It is primarily intended for typesetting Urdu poetry and literary text, where the aesthetic conventions of Nastaliq calligraphy carry cultural and aesthetic weight. The inclusion of a Latin companion makes it usable in bilingual publishing contexts.
Classification
Gulzar is a Nastaliq-style Arabic typeface with sophisticated calligraphic letterforms following the flowing, diagonal baseline characteristic of this script tradition, paired with a complementary Latin. It is designed for high-quality text setting of Urdu and related languages.