Kufic

style of Arabic script

The Kufic script is a way of writing Arabic that became popular for writing copies of the Quran with and for decorating various holy buildings. The script is written in a arc style with a horizontal orientation.[1] There many different versions of the script such as square Kufic and floriated Kufic.

Muhammad (ﷺ) written in the Kufic script.

References change

  1. "The Development and Spread of Calligraphic Scripts". Metmuseum.org. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.