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Urdu Nastaleeq & Naskh Fonts

Preview and learn about the most popular Urdu fonts for InPage, Word and the web, including Jameel Noori, Faiz Lahori and Noto Nastaliq Urdu.

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Popular Urdu Nastaleeq fonts

Preview the most used Urdu typefaces for newspaper, book, web and academic publishing. Samples render in your browser using Noto Nastaliq Urdu.

Jameel Noori NastaleeqNastaleeq
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The default Urdu font of the web. Elegant, highly readable, and the safe choice for body text in print and online.
Faiz Lahori NastaleeqNastaleeq
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A heavier, traditional Lahori hand, popular for newspaper headlines and book titles.
Alvi NastaleeqNastaleeq
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A classic InPage era face with tight, formal joins, common in older publications.
Nafees NastaleeqNastaleeq
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An early open Nastaleeq family, valued for clean rendering at small sizes.
Noto Nastaliq UrduNastaleeq
اردو خطاطی کا نمونہ
Google's open source Nastaleeq, with broad device support and full Unicode coverage.
Mehr NastaleeqNastaleeq
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A modern, rounded Nastaleeq suited to posters, invitations and display work.

Nastaleeq vs Naskh: which to choose

Urdu is set in two broad styles. Nastaleeq is the flowing, diagonal calligraphic hand that most readers expect for Urdu, used across newspapers, books and poetry. Naskh is the more horizontal, Arabic style script, often chosen for Quranic text and some academic work. For everyday Urdu publishing, a Nastaleeq face such as Jameel Noori is the natural default.

Unicode fonts vs InPage fonts

This is the detail that trips people up. A modern Unicode font like Noto Nastaliq Urdu reads standard Unicode text. A classic InPage font reads InPage's own glyph codes. They are not interchangeable, which is why text can look perfect in one and broken in the other. If your text breaks, the issue is usually encoding, not the font. Our Unicode to InPage converter bridges that gap, and you can read the full explanation in why Urdu breaks in InPage.

Installing an Urdu font on Windows

  1. Download the font file, usually a .ttf or .otf.
  2. Right click the file and choose Install, or open it and click Install in the preview window.
  3. Restart Word, InPage or your design app so the new font appears in the font list.
Note: We link to fonts for preview and education. Always download from the original foundry or an authorised source and check the licence before commercial use.

Related tools

Pair your fonts with our online Urdu keyboard to type Urdu directly, or read the best Urdu Nastaleeq fonts for a deeper comparison.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Which Urdu font is best for InPage?
For classic InPage, Nastaleeq faces such as Jameel Noori, Faiz Lahori or Alvi Nastaleeq are the usual choices. Apply the font after pasting your converted text.
Are these Urdu fonts free?
Many Urdu Nastaleeq fonts are free for personal use, and Noto Nastaliq Urdu is fully open source. Always verify the licence before commercial projects.
Why does my Urdu font show boxes or broken letters?
That is almost always an encoding mismatch, not a font problem. Convert the text to the right encoding first, then apply the font.
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