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About Qahiri.

Qahiri is a Kufic typeface based on the modernized and regularized old manuscript Kufic calligraphy style of the late master of Arabic calligraphy, Mohammad Abdul Qadir.

Following the convention of naming Kufic styles after the cities they appeared in, Qahiri (قاهري) is named after the city of Cairo, Egypt (القاهرة).

To contribute, see github.com/alif-type/qahiri

Designer
Khaled Hosny
Classification
Sans Serif
Coverage
200 languages
Package release
v13
Updated
Jul 24, 2026
Monthly usage
  • npm317 downloads last month
  • jsDelivr1,745 requests last month
License
OFL-1.1

Style and character

Visual characteristics associated with this family.

Characters and features

What this family includes and how its files are structured.

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Language and character coverage

Arabic is the primary writing system.

  • 'AleQale · Latin
  • AdaraLatin
  • Ainu (Latin)
  • AlekanoGahuku · Latin
  • AmahuacaLatin
  • AmarakaeriLatin
  • AmisLatin
  • Arabicالعربية (العالم)
  • Arabic, Chadian SpokenLatin
  • Arabic, Standardالعربية
  • ArapahoLatin
  • Artificial languages, World (Latin)
  • AsháninkaLatin
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Latin
  • AsuKipare · Latin
  • AwakLatin
  • Banda, West CentralLatin
  • BangwinjiLatin
  • BanjarLatin
  • Batak TobaLatin
  • BedawiyetLatin
  • BembaChibemba · Latin
  • BenaEkibena · Latin
  • BenchLatin
  • BengaLatin
  • BetawiLatin
  • BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • BislamaLatin
  • Bodo (Latin)
  • BokobaruLatin
  • C’LelaLatin
  • CahungwaryaLatin
  • Candoshi-ShapraLatin
  • CaquinteLatin
  • CebuanoBinisaya · Latin
  • Central DusunLatin
  • ChidurumaLatin
  • ChigaRukiga · Latin
  • Chin, HakaLatin
  • Chin, MatuLatin
  • ChokweLatin
  • ColoradoLatin
  • Comorian, NgazidjaLatin
  • CornishKernewek · Latin
  • Cuyonon (Latin)
  • Dariدری · Arabic
  • DawroLatin
  • DikakaLatin
  • DrungLatin
  • Egyptian Arabic
  • EnglishLatin
  • FijianVakaviti · Latin
  • FuliiruLatin
  • GamoLatin
  • Gelao, KlauLatin
  • GilberteseKiribati · Latin
  • GofaLatin
  • GusiiEkegusii · Latin
  • GyeleLatin
  • HadiyyaHadiyyisa · Latin
  • HaniLatin
  • HiligaynonIlonggo · Latin
  • Hmonghveb Hmub · Latin
  • Hmong NjuaLatin
  • Hmong, Northern QiandongHmong (Latin) · Latin
  • Hmong, Southern QiandongLatin
  • Huastec, San Luís PotosíLatin
  • IdoLatin
  • IndonesianIndonesia · Latin
  • InterlinguaLatin
  • Jamaican Creole EnglishJamiekan · Latin
  • KalangaLatin
  • KalenjinMarkweta · Latin
  • KaondeLatin
  • KhowarArabic
  • KinyarwandaLatin
  • KitubaLatin
  • Klingon (Latin)
  • KombeLatin
  • KongoKikongo · Latin
  • KonjoLatin
  • KuanyamaOshikwanyama · Latin
  • KutuLatin
  • KwereLatin
  • KʼicheʼQatzijob'al · Latin
  • Ladino (Latin)
  • Lahndaلہندا پنجابی (Arabic) · Arabic
  • Latin
  • LeleLatin
  • Lingua Franca Nova, Latin
  • Lojban (Latin)lojban (Latin)
  • LomweLatin
  • Luba-LuluaTshiluba · Latin
  • LuguruLatin
  • LuoDholuo · Latin
  • LuvaleLatin
  • LuyiaLatin
  • MachameLatin
  • Makhuwa-MeettoImeetto · Latin
  • MakondeChimakonde · Latin
  • Malay (Latin)
  • ManyikaLatin
  • Maranao (Latin)
  • MasaabaLatin
  • Mauritian CreoleKreol Morisien · Latin
  • MazanderaniArabic
  • Mazatec, IxcatlánLatin
  • Middle High GermanLatin
  • MinangkabauBaso Minangkabau · Latin
  • MozarabicLatin
  • Musi (Latin)
  • NaraLatin
  • NdambaLatin
  • NdauLatin
  • NdongaLatin
  • NgindoLatin
  • NguluLatin
  • North NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • NovialLatin
  • Nupe-Nupe-TakoLatin
  • NyankoleRunyankore · Latin
  • NyembaLatin
  • NyoroLatin
  • OkiekLatin
  • Old IrishLatin
  • Old ProvençalLatin
  • Old Welsh, Latin
  • OromoAfaan Oromoo · Latin
  • OtuhoLatin
  • Paite Chin, Latin
  • PampangaKapampangan · Latin
  • Persianفارسی (ایران) · Arabic
  • Pintupi-LuritjaLatin
  • PipilLatin
  • PogoloLatin
  • PohnpeianPohnpei · Latin
  • PökootMarkweta · Latin
  • Punjabi (Arabic)
  • Quechua, Arequipa-La UniónLatin
  • Quechua, AyacuchoLatin
  • Quechua, CajamarcaLatin
  • Quechua, CuscoRunasimi · Latin
  • Quechua, North JunínLatin
  • Quechua, Northern Conchucos AncashLatin
  • Quechua, South BolivianLatin
  • QʼeqchiʼLatin
  • Rapa (Latin)
  • RendilleLatin
  • Rinconada BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • RomboLatin
  • RundiIkirundi · Latin
  • RwaLatin
  • SamburuSampur · Latin
  • SanguShisango · Latin
  • SasakLatin
  • ScotsScots Leid · Latin
  • Seselwa Creole FrenchSeselwa · Latin
  • ShambalaKishambaa · Latin
  • Shipibo-ConiboLatin
  • ShonaChishona · Latin
  • SidamoLatin
  • SogaLusoga · Latin
  • SomaliSoomaali · Latin
  • South NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • Southern TujiaLatin
  • SubaLatin
  • SwahiliKiswahili · Latin
  • Swahili, CongoLatin
  • SwatiSiswati · Latin
  • TaitaKidawida · Latin
  • Tajik (Arabic)
  • TakwaneLatin
  • Talinga-BwisiLatin
  • Tedim ChinLatin
  • Tiwi (Latin)
  • Tok PisinLatin
  • TongaLatin
  • TooroLatin
  • Totonac, PapantlaLatin
  • TsamaiLatin
  • TsongaXitsonga · Latin
  • TulaLatin
  • Tzeltal, OxchucLatin
  • Tzotzil, ChamulaLatin
  • Uncoded languages, Arabic
  • Urduاردو (پاکستان) · Arabic
  • VidundaLatin
  • VunjoLatin
  • WarlpiriLatin
  • West Albay BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • Wolaytta (Latin)
  • XhosaisiXhosa · Latin
  • YasaLatin
  • ZandeLatin
  • Zapotec, MiahuatlánLatin
  • ZayseLatin
  • ZhuangLatin
  • ZigulaLatin
  • Zoroastrian DariArabic
  • ZuluisiZulu · Latin

Styles and weights

1 weight · Normal

Each weight is provided as a separate font file.

  • Regular 400

OpenType features

Availability can vary between files.

  • Glyph compositionBuilds or separates glyphs so letters and marks shape correctly.ccmp
  • Contextual ligaturesUses ligatures that are helpful only in specific letter sequences.clig
  • CURSApplies the font’s curs behavior during text shaping.curs
  • DenominatorsUses denominator figures designed for fractions.dnom
  • FINAApplies the font’s fina behavior during text shaping.fina
  • INITApplies the font’s init behavior during text shaping.init
  • KerningFine-tunes the space between specific pairs of characters.kern
  • Localized formsUses character forms appropriate to the selected language or region.locl
  • Mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to their base characters.mark
  • MEDIApplies the font’s medi behavior during text shaping.medi
  • Mark-to-mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to other marks.mkmk
  • NumeratorsUses numerator figures designed for fractions.numr
  • Oldstyle figuresUses figures with varied heights that sit naturally in body text.onum
  • RCLTApplies the font’s rclt behavior during text shaping.rclt
  • Required ligaturesApplies ligatures required for correct script shaping.rlig
  • Stylistic alternatesOffers stylistic alternatives for selected characters.salt
  • Stylistic set 1Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss01
  • Stylistic set 2Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss02
  • Stylistic set 3Activates a coordinated set of alternate character designs.ss03

License

Complete terms and attribution for this font.

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Attribution

Copyright 2021 The Qahiri Project Authors (github.com/aliftype/qahiri).

Copyright 2021 The Qahiri Project Authors (github.com/aliftype/qahiri).

This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
http://scripts.sil.org/OFL


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Provenance

Where the files came from and what Fontsource distributes.

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Provider
Google Fonts
Source files
1
Formats
TTF
Revision
334d06de39