Noori Nastaleeq

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

Noori Nastaleeq is a nastaleeq used in Pakistan.[1] It was first created as a digital font in 1981 as the collaboration between Ahmed Mirza Jamil and Monotype Imaging.[2]

In 1982, the Government of Pakistan named the nastaleeq as an "Invention of National Importance".[2] Daily Jang is a user of the nastaleeq.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "E-Urdu: How one man's plea for Nastaleeq was heard by Apple". The Express Tribune. October 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "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.