Diatype Arabic
Diatype Arabic
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About Diatype Arabic
About this typeface
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Diatype is a warm yet sharp grotesque ideal for text and reading on screen. Its name refers to the clunky, pre-digital typesetting machines that informed its shapes as well as the Swiss Neo-grotesque genre at large.
As its designers, Wael Morcos, Khajag Apelian, and Lana Abou Soufeh, said: “The key to our Arabic extension design was to draw the Arabic in a way that aligns with the inherent softness and fluidity of Arabic calligraphy. For example, the letter meem and all the loop based letters feature a seamless round shape that mirrors the softness present in the Latin. The ligatures, too, embody a rhythm that is both structured and fluid, maintaining a delicate balance between straight lines and smooth transitions. This synthesis allowed us to retain the warmth and approachability of Diatype while honoring the rich traditions of Arabic calligraphy.”
Credits
Latin Design: Dinamo (Johannes Breyer & Fabian Harb with Elias Hanzer, Andree Paat, Đức Cao [Vietnamese])
Arabic Design: Wael Morcos (Morcos Key), Khajag Apelian (Debakir), Lana Abou Soufeh
Multiscript Art Direction: Dinamo (Ethan Cohen)
Production: Dinamo (Hugo Jourdan)
Latin Spacing and Kerning: Igino Marini
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Supported Languages
Arabic: Standard Arabic, Urdu, Egyptian Arabic, Iranian Persian, Moroccan Arabic, Algerian Arabic, Saidi Arabic, Mesopotamian Arabic, Dari, Tunisian Arabic, Sanaani Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic, North Mesopotamian Arabic, Central Kurdish, Gulf Arabic, Libyan Arabic, Southern Kurdish, Dogri (individual language), Qashqa'i, Baharna Arabic, Talysh, Ottoman Turkish and Inku
Latin: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Swahili (individual language), Italian, German, Javanese, Malay (individual language), French, Vietnamese, Turkish, Polish, Filipino, Indonesian, Yoruba, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Igbo, Northern Uzbek, West Central Oromo, Romanian, Amahuaca, Malagasy, Dutch, Tagalog, North Azerbaijani, Cebuano, Somali, Northern Kurdish, South Azerbaijani, Haitian, Hungarian, Nyanja, Zulu, Shona, Czech, Swedish, Quechua, Kikuyu, Kinyarwanda, Umbundu, Hiligaynon, Iloko, Rundi, Kalenjin, Ganda, Xhosa, Central Kurdish, Afrikaans, Turkmen, Madurese, Low German, Luba-Lulua, Kongo, Danish, Neapolitan, Southern Sotho, Croatian, Minangkabau, Wolof, Kituba (Democratic Republic of Congo), Finnish, Slovak, Swiss German, Paraguayan Guaraní, Pedi, Sicilian, Eastern Oromo, Norwegian, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Bemba (Zambia), Catalan, Buginese, Kamba (Kenya), Venetian, Lombard, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Banjar, Soga, Achinese, Gheg Albanian, Nyankole, Balinese, Jamaican Creole English, Hassaniyya, Yao, Lithuanian, Bosnian, Waray (Philippines), Slovenian, K'iche', Gusii, Southern Qiandong Miao, Northern Qiandong Miao, Kimbundu, Soninke, Meru, Afar, Pampanga, Hani, Tosk Albanian, Standard Latvian, Central Aymara, Southern Aymara, Batak Toba, Toba, Sena, Chiga, North Ndebele, Bini, Galician, Tumbuka, Scots, Acholi, Dimli (individual language), Kirmanjki (individual language), Tonga (Zambia), Makonde, Anaang, Sardinian, Mandinka, Guadeloupean Creole French, Batak Dairi, Batak Simalungun, Ngazidja Comorian, Standard Estonian, Batak Mandailing, South Ndebele, Morisyen, Khasi, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Chokwe, Gourmanchéma, Kabuverdianu, Lushai, Ndonga, Occitan (post 1500), Uab Meto, Kekchí, Yucateco, Basque, Bari, Lozi, Piemontese, Welsh, Picard, Chavacano, Bena (Tanzania), Nobiin, Konzo, Friulian, Walloon, Kara-Kalpak, Balkan Romani, Crimean Tatar, Vlax Romani, Maltese, Samoan, Silesian, Batak Karo, Mam, Western Frisian, Kaqchikel, Sango, Zapotec, Tzeltal, Jola-Fonyi, Tzotzil, Ladino, Efik, Tetum, Luxembourgish, Tetun Dili, Asturian, Papiamento, Tedim Chin, Fijian, Icelandic, Wayuu, Mandjak, Mapudungun, Macedo-Romanian, Kölsch, Kaonde, Montenegrin, Breton, Talysh, Latgalian, Garifuna, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Amis, Caribbean Hindustani, Huastec, Maore Comorian, Mískito, Irish, Otuho, Gagauz, Sranan Tongo, Corsican, Purepecha, Tok Pisin, Gilbertese, Kashubian, Arbëreshë Albanian, Mwani, Saramaccan, Võro, Atayal, Papantla Totonac, Bikol, Sangu (Tanzania), Mankanya, Seselwa Creole French, Faroese, Andaandi, Tahitian, Orma, Páez, Chamorro, Kalaallisut, Scottish Gaelic, Marshallese, Aguaruna, Chuukese, Maori, Mattokki, Romansh, Ladin, Central Nahuatl, Ojitlán Chinantec, Karelian, Asháninka, Naga Pidgin, Pohnpeian, Muslim Tat, Shipibo-Conibo, Shuar, Alekano, Northern Sami, Pijin, Walser, Tsakhur, Rarotongan, Acheron, Kaingang, Palauan, Mirandese, Upper Sorbian, Dehu, Aragonese, Tuvalu, Chachi, Bislama, Pichis Ashéninka, Ashéninka Perené, Yanesha', Zuni, Ixcatlán Mazatec, Kven Finnish, Niuean, Achuar-Shiwiar, Lower Sorbian, Hopi, Nomatsiguenga, Eastern Arrernte, Creek, Rotokas, Mohawk, Tokelau, Algonquin, Cofán, Warlpiri, Matsés, Murrinh-Patha, Chiltepec Chinantec, Veps, Amarakaeri, Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association), Oroqen, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Cashinahua, Candoshi-Shapra, Esperanto, Kala Lagaw Ya, Seri, Lule Sami, Southern Sami, Caquinte, Pipil, Inari Sami, Cimbrian, Istro Romanian, Anuta, Meriam Mir, Shawnee, Ido, Aleut, Pintupi-Luritja, Gooniyandi, Ume Sami, Pite Sami, Wiradjuri, Han, Volapük, Ahtna, Western Abnaki, Záparo, Munsee, Lojban, Interlingue, Latin, Potawatomi, Eastern Abnaki, Manx, Novial, Klingon, Interglossa, Cornish and Minang
Character Overview
Diatype Arabic In Use
Virgil Abloh Icons. Design by ZAK group
on running.
Customised Diatype for Rekki, London. Design with Rekki
Foodculture Days. Design by Sarah Discours
Alpina Huus. Design by Dan Solbach Studio
Demonstration Rooms, Spector Books. Design by Lamm & Kirch
The Culture Podcast. Design by U-P
terms of importance. Design by Samira Schneuwly
Good Money. Identity by New Studio