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PakType fonts version 7.0 are released!

Asalam-o-alekum friends,

PakType fonts version 7.0 are released supporting Unicode version 14.

Source code can be found at:
http://paktype.sourceforge.net/
https://paktype.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/paktype/Fonts/

Features:
Supports following code pages in Unicode 14:

  • Arabic (0600 - 06FF)
  • Arabic Supplement (0750 - 077F)
  • Arabic Extended-A (08A0 - 08FF)
  • Arabic Extended-B (0870 - 089F)
  • Arabic Presentation Forms-A (FD40-FD4F, FDCF - FDFF)
  • Basic Latin (0000 - 007F)
  • Latin-1 Supplement (0080 - 00FF)
  • General Punctuation (2000 - 206F)
  • Currency Symbols (20A0 - 20CF)
  • Letter-like Symbols (2103, 2109, 2116, 2117, 211E, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2138)... read more
Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2022-04-01

Number supporting Arabic symbols

Asalam-o-alekum friends,
I have just released an update to all PakType fonts. Now you can use all number supporting symbols properly. These symbols include:
* Arabic Number Sign (0600)
* Arabic Sign Sanah (0601)
* Arabic Footnote Marker (0602)
* Arabic Sign Safha (0603)
* Arabic Sign Samvat (0604)

PakType fonts support all Arabic code pages in Unicode 13 with complete support of all Quranic marks and both End of Aya symbols (disputed and non-disputed), with numbers and marks.... read more

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2020-11-25

Quran in Indo-pak and Uthmani style in HTML5 that renders properly with PakType fonts

Alhamdulillah - I have perpared Unicode based text of Quran kareem in Pakistani (Indo-pak) script and Uthmani scripts in HTML5 format.

Pakistani Mushaf Github Repo: https://github.com/lateef-shaikh/pakistani-mushaf

Uthmani Mushaf Github Repo: https://github.com/lateef-shaikh/uthmani-mushaf

Uploaded at: https://www.karachvi.com/quran/pakistani/
https://www.karachvi.com/quran/uthmani/

Font with VOLT project: http://paktype.sourceforge.net/download.php... read more

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2020-07-02

PakType fonts are updated and released!

Asalam-o-alekum friends,

New PakType deployment package has been released. Following changes have been made to the fonts:

Release Updates:
* 5 new currency shapes 20BB - 20BF
* 10 new Arabic alphabets 08BE - 08C7
* 1 new mark 08D3
* medial and final shape for Farsi yeh with three dots above 063F
* correct init and medi shape for Noon with three dots above 06BD
* Laam Alef for laam with tuai 08C7
* For Barri Yeh - medial and initial shape for Farsi yeh with three dots above 063F
* For Barri Yeh - medial and initial shape for Noon with three dots above 06BD
* For Barri Yeh - new alphabets 08BE - 08C7... read more

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2020-06-03

PakType Deployment 2019-03-11 Released - Finally full support of Quranic Marks!

Asalam-o-alekum friends,

New PakType deployment package has been released. Following changes have been made to the fonts:

Release Updates:
* I was working on Quranic marks (ramooz-e-auqaaf) for sometime and finally got it all working. However, Internet Explorer is still not supporting these characters properly. Ideal browsers are Firefox and Google Chrome (which both use Hurfbuzz and therefore have identical / same great results.... read more

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2019-03-11

PakType Version 5.0 released

Hi All,
PakType fonts version 5.0 deployment package is released. This release contains following additions:
* Support of complete Unicode Arabic ranges in version 9.0, including Pakistani Quranic Marks

Download Location:
You can download Deployment packages from following link without any log in:
http://paktype.sourceforge.net/

If you are a member of PakType Yahoo! group, you can also download the files from following link using your Yahoo! log in:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/paktype/files/PakType%20Fonts/
Regards,
Lateef Sagar Shaikh

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2017-06-26

PakType Deployment 2012-11-12 released

Hi All,
PakType's new font deployment package is released. This release contains following additions:

  1. Support of Samvat character (Ux0604)
  2. Support of Arabic Extended A block (Ux08A0 - Ux08FF)

Download Location:
You can download Deployment packages from following link without any log in:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/paktype/

If you are a member of PakType Yahoo! group, you can also download the files from following link using your Yahoo! log in:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/paktype/files/PakType%20Fonts/... read more

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2012-11-13

PakType Ajrak 2.0 Released

PakType Ajrak 2.0 has been released and following ranges are added to the font:

  • Basic Latin (0000 - 007F)
  • Latin-1 Supplement (0080 - 00FF)
  • General Punctuation (2000 - 206F)
  • Currency Symbols (20A0 - 20CF)
  • Letterlike Symbols (2103, 2109, 2116, 2117, 211E, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2138)
Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2009-03-25

PakType Naqsh 3.0 Released

PakType Naqsh 3.0 has been released and following ranges are added to the font:

  • Basic Latin (0000 - 007F)
  • Latin-1 Supplement (0080 - 00FF)
  • General Punctuation (2000 - 206F)
  • Currency Symbols (20A0 - 20CF)
  • Letterlike Symbols (2103, 2109, 2116, 2117, 211E, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2138)
Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2009-03-25

PakType Naskh Basic 3.0 Released

PakType Naskh Basic 3.0 has been updated and following ranges are added to the font:

  • Basic Latin (0000 - 007F)
  • Latin-1 Supplement (0080 - 00FF)
  • General Punctuation (2000 - 206F)
  • Currency Symbols (20A0 - 20CF)
  • Letterlike Symbols (2103, 2109, 2116, 2117, 211E, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2138)
Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2009-03-25

PakType Tehreer 2.0 Updated

PakType Tehreer 2.0 has been updated and following character ranges has been added to the font:

  • Basic Latin (0000 - 007F)
  • Latin-1 Supplement (0080 - 00FF)
  • General Punctuation (2000 - 206F)
  • Currency Symbols (20A0 - 20CF)
  • Letterlike Symbols (2103, 2109, 2116, 2117, 211E, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2138)
Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2009-03-25

PakType Tehreer 2.0 Released

PakType Tehreer 2.0 Released

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2009-03-19

PakType Naskh Basic font family 2.1

Following changes have been made to PakType Naskh Basic fonts:
11-03-2008
Fixed Bugs:
* Corrected initial shape of Goal Hai before various characters
* Added Initial and Medial shape of Noon Ghunna
* Corrected Ligature: Laam + High Hamza (675)

11-06-2008
* Changed Version to 2.1
Enhancements:
* Changed Shape of Short Meem and Sindhi Kaaf (6AA)
* Changed width of Space to 500
* Changed Shape of Urdu digit Seven
* Changed spacing between digits in Shumar and Safha symbols
* Changed Mark position above Alef (Isolated and Final)

Posted by Lateef Sagar Shaikh 2008-11-06