Guides
The Best Free Google Fonts for Arabic Calligraphy in 2026
The best free, real Arabic Google Fonts ranked by style — Naskh, Kufi, Thuluth, and more — with what each one is actually good for.
The Arabic Calligraphy Fonts Blog
Guides, tutorials, and inspiration on Arabic calligraphy, typography, and design.
Tutorials
How to Post Arabic Calligraphy on Instagram: Sizes, Formats, and Tips
Right sizes, formats, and design tips for posting Arabic calligraphy on Instagram — feed posts, Stories, Reels covers, and profile-ready exports.
History
Kufic Script in Islamic Architecture: A Visual History
How Kufic script moved from early Qur'anic manuscripts to mosque walls, coins, and monuments — and why its geometric letterforms still endure today.
Inspiration
Arabic Calligraphy Ideas for Ramadan and Eid Greetings
Ramadan Kareem and Eid Mubarak design ideas — phrase options, style and color pairings, and a free workflow for cards, posts, and printed greetings.
Inspiration
Arabic Calligraphy in Logo Design: Principles Behind Great Wordmarks
Real principles for Arabic calligraphic logos: reduction for small sizes, matching script to brand personality, tradition vs. minimalism, single-color testing.
Guides
Understanding Arabic Diacritics: A Complete Guide to Harakat
A complete guide to Arabic harakat: what fatha, kasra, damma, sukun, shadda, and tanwin actually do, and when designers should include or omit them in a design.
History
Diwani Script: The Ornate Calligraphy of the Ottoman Court
How Diwani script's deliberate complexity protected Ottoman imperial decrees from forgery, and why authentic digital Diwani fonts remain rare today.
Design Tips
Arabic Calligraphy and Islamic Geometric Patterns: How They Work Together
How Arabic calligraphy, geometric tessellation, and arabesque developed as distinct traditions in Islamic art, and how to combine them well in modern design.
History
The Qalam: How a 1,300-Year-Old Reed Pen Still Shapes Digital Arabic Fonts
How the traditional qalam's nib angle produced Thuluth's dramatic stroke contrast and Kufic's angular geometry, and why type designers still study it.
Tutorials
Arabic Typography Accessibility: Designing for Screen Readers
How to write real alt text for calligraphic images, set the lang="ar" attribute correctly, and handle diacritics so Arabic content works for screen readers.