Naskh is the most widely used Arabic script today — the rounded, evenly spaced style you'll recognize from books, newspapers, and the Qur'an. It was refined for legibility over a thousand years, which is exactly why it remains the default choice whenever Arabic text needs to actually be read at length rather than just admired.
The 25 Naskh-style fonts below, spanning 7 distinct type families — including Amiri (a scholarly revival of classical Bulaq Press typefaces), Scheherazade New, and Noto Naskh Arabic — are all real, open-licensed Google Fonts. Type your own text once and every style updates live, so you can compare them side by side before picking one for your project.
Characteristics
- Rounded, balanced letterforms with consistent stroke width
- Short vertical ascenders and descenders
- Even spacing designed for comfortable extended reading
- Minimal ornamentation compared to Thuluth or Diwani
Best used for
- Body text and long-form articles
- Books and ebooks
- Religious and Qur'anic text
- Official documents and reports
- Newspaper and editorial layouts
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