Diwan Naskh

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One way to spot Diwan Naskh immediately is by looking at the letter Sin (س) or Shin (ش). In standard scripts, the three "teeth" are usually equal and vertical. diwan naskh

Diwan Naskh relies on and interlocking . Early Arabic typewriters (and later digital fonts) could not handle the "tailed Alif" or the descending swells. Printers abandoned Diwan Naskh in favor of simplified Naskh (like Simplified Arabic ) or Thuluth for titles. diwan naskh