Font Features
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Awami Nastaliq is a TrueType font with smart font capabilities added using the Graphite font technology. The font includes a number of optional features that provide alternative rendering that might be preferable for use in some contexts. The chart below enumerates the details of these features. Whether these features are available to users will depend on the application being used. For applications that do not make use of the OpenType Character Variants, you can now download fonts customized with the variant glyphs you choose. Read this document, visit TypeTuner Web, then choose the variants and download your font.
See Using Font Features. Although that page is not targeted at Arabic script support, it does provide a comprehensive list of applications that make full use of both the OpenType and Graphite font technologies.
See also Arabic Fonts — Application Support. It provides a fairly comprehensive list of applications that make full use of the Graphite font technology.
This page uses web fonts (WOFF) to demonstrate font features. However, it will only display correctly in Mozilla Firefox. For a more concise example of how to use Awami Nastaliq as a web font see AwamiNastaliq-webfont-example.html in the font package web folder.
If this document is not displaying correctly a PDF version is also provided in the documentation/pdf folder of the release package.
Complete feature list
Language system tags
Affects: U+0623, U+0624, U+0626, U+0654, U+0655, U+0675, U+0681, U+06B5, U+06C2, U+06D3, U+076C
Unfortunately, the UI needed to access the language-specific behavior is not yet present in many applications. LibreOffice supports language-specific behavior for Kashmiri. Some Harfbuzz-based apps, e.g., XeTeX, can access language-specific behavior.
Gojri and Kashmiri
| Language | Lam v (06B5) | hamza | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| default | ڵ ڵڵڵ | أ ؤ ئ ئئئ بٔ بٕ ٵ ځ ځځځ ۂ ۂۂۂ ۓ ݬ | |
| Gojri | ڵ ڵڵڵ | أ ؤ ئ ئئئ بٔ بٕ ٵ ځ ځځځ ۂ ۂۂۂ ۓ ݬ | lang='gju' |
| Kashmiri | ڵ ڵڵڵ | أ ؤ ئ ئئئ بٔ بٕ ٵ ځ ځځځ ۂ ۂۂۂ ۓ ݬ | lang='ks' |
Character variants
There are some character shape differences in different languages which use the Arabic script. These can be accessed by using Graphite features.
Unless otherwise indicated, the first feature in a table is the default.
Hook on medial heh-goal
Affects: U+06C1, U+06C2
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| True | بہب بۂب | hehk=1 |
| False | بہب بۂب | hehk=0 |
Initial heh doachashmee
Affects: U+06BE
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Heart shape | ھا | hedo=0 |
| Round | ھا | hedo=1 |
Lam with V
Affects: U+06B5
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| V over stem | ڵ ڵبڵبڵ | lamv=0 |
| V over bowl | ڵ ڵبڵبڵ | lamv=1 |
Full Stop
Affects: U+06D4
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Dash | ججج۔ | cv85=0 |
| Dot | ججج۔ | cv85=1 |
Punctuation
Affects: U+0021, U+0022, U+0027, U+0028, U+0029, U+002A, U+002B, U+002D, U+002F, U+003A, U+003C, U+003D, U+003E, U+005B, U+005C, U+005D, U+007B, U+007C, U+007D, U+00AB, U+00AD, U+00B1, U+00B7, U+00BB, U+00D7, U+2004, U+2010, U+2011, U+2012, U+2013, U+2014, U+2015, U+2018, U+2019, U+201A, U+201C, U+201D, U+201E, U+2022, U+2025, U+2026, U+2027, U+2030, U+2039, U+203A, U+2212, U+2219
Default uses Arabic-style punctuation for right-to-left segments and Latin-style for left-to-right segments
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Default | ! ” ‘ ( ) * + – / : [ \ ] { } « ± · » × ‐ ‑ ‒ – — ― ‘ ’ ‚ “ ” „ • ‥ … ‧ ‰ ‹ › − ∙ | punc=0 |
| Arabic | ! ” ‘ ( ) * + – / : [ \ ] { } « ± · » × ‐ ‑ ‒ – — ― ‘ ’ ‚ “ ” „ • ‥ … ‧ ‰ ‹ › − ∙ | punc=1 |
| Latin | ! ” ‘ ( ) * + – / : [ \ ] { } « ± · » × ‐ ‑ ‒ – — ― ‘ ’ ‚ “ ” „ • ‥ … ‧ ‰ ‹ › − ∙ | punc=2 |
Sukun/jazm
Affects: U+0652
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Open down | بْ ◌ْ | cv78=1 |
| Open left | بْ ◌ْ | cv78=2 |
Hamza
Affects: U+0623, U+0624, U+0626, U+0654, U+0655, U+0675, U+0681, U+06C2, U+06D3, U+076C
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu style | ء أ ؤ بؤ إ ۂ بۂ ۓ بۓ ٵ ݬ بݬ ځ بځ بځب بٔ بٕ | hamz=0 |
| Arabic style | ء أ ؤ بؤ إ ۂ بۂ ۓ بۓ ٵ ݬ بݬ ځ بځ بځب بٔ بٕ | hamz=1 |
Word spacing
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Extra tight | کیوں جو انسانی حقوق کنوں | wdsp=0 |
| Tight | کیوں جو انسانی حقوق کنوں | wdsp=1 |
| Medium (default) | کیوں جو انسانی حقوق کنوں | wdsp=2 |
| Wide | کیوں جو انسانی حقوق کنوں | wdsp=3 |
| Extra wide | کیوں جو انسانی حقوق کنوں | wdsp=4 |
Short forms
Affects: kafs & gafs: U+06A9, U+06AF, U+0643, U+06B1, U+06B3, U+06AB, U+06B0; finals: U+06CC, U+0633, U+0642, U+0644, U+0645, U+0646, U+06B5, U+06D0, U+0626, U+06CE, U+06BA, U+06BB, U+06B9, U+0768, U+0769
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| None | دیکھتی کنسلٹنٹس نگھنے تکمیل | shrt=0 |
| Kafs and gafs | دیکھتی کنسلٹنٹس نگھنے تکمیل | shrt=1 |
| Finals | دیکھتی کنسلٹنٹس نگھنے تکمیل | shrt=2 |
| All (default) | دیکھتی کنسلٹنٹس نگھنے تکمیل | shrt=3 |
Collision avoidance
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Off | پیٹی اؔبِیجیل تحرِیج | agca=0 |
| Kern-only | پیٹی اؔبِیجیل تحرِیج | agca=1 |
| Not implemented | agca=2 | |
| On (default) | پیٹی اؔبِیجیل تحرِیج | agca=3 |
End of Ayah and Subtending marks
This is not technically a feature, but we find it useful to demonstrate the use of these characters.
These Arabic characters are intended to enclose or hold one or more digits.
Firefox allows you to use U+06DD followed by the digits and proper rendering occurs. However, surrounding the sequence with U+202D and U+202C seems to give the most reliable results in different browsers, and so this font requires those characters in order to display properly.
Specific technical details of how to use them are discussed in the Arabic fonts FAQ — Subtending marks.
| Character | Sample |
|---|---|
| U+06DD ARABIC END OF AYAH (U+202D U+06DD U+06F1 U+06F2 U+06F3 U+202C) | ۱۲۳ ۱۲ ۱ |
| U+0600 ARABIC NUMBER SIGN (U+202D U+0600 U+06F1 U+06F2 U+06F3 U+202C) | ۱۲۳ ۱۲ ۱ |
| U+0601 ARABIC SIGN SANAH (year) (U+202D U+0601 U+06F1 U+06F2 U+06F3 U+202C) | ۱۹۳۲ |
| U+0602 ARABIC FOOTNOTE MARKER (U+202D U+0602 U+06F1 U+06F2 U+202C) | ۱۲ ۱ |
| U+0603 ARABIC SIGN SAFHA (page) (U+202D U+0603 U+06F1 U+06F2 U+06F3 U+202C) | ۱۲۳ ۱۲ ۱ |
Paragraph of text
This sentence comes from the Saraiki UDHR.
| Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|
| اقوام متحدہ نے ہر کہیں دے حقوق دی حفاظت تے ودھارے دا جھنڈا اچار کھڻ دا ارادہ کیتا ہوے۔ ایہو ڄئے و حشیانہ کماں دی صورت وچ ظاہر تھئی ہے | hehk=1, hedo=0, hamz=0, shrt=3 |
| اقوام متحدہ نے ہر کہیں دے حقوق دی حفاظت تے ودھارے دا جھنڈا اچار کھڻ دا ارادہ کیتا ہوے۔ ایہو ڄئے و حشیانہ کماں دی صورت وچ ظاہر تھئی ہے | hehk=0, hedo=1, hamz=1, shrt=2 |