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Typefaces for Uyghur



[Uyghur, formerly known as Eastern Turki, is a Turkic language with 10 to 25 million speakers, spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China. It is written in the Perso-Arabic script.]








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Adiljan Abliz

Designer of these Uyghur typefaces: Ukij 3D, Ukij Esliye (with Turghun), Ukij Imaret (with Turghun), Ukij Jelliy, Ukij Kawak, Ukij Merdane, Ukij Qolyazma, Ukij Qolyazma. With Turghun at Alpsoft Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Urumchi, he designed Ikij Esliye. With Alim Ahat, Memtimin (Alyar) and Abdureshit (Qarlighach), he designed Ukij Zilwa. Open Font Library link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Alim Ahat

Designer of these Uyghur typefaces: Ukij Ruqi (with Xoten Chiwer Qol), Ukij Zilwa (with Memtimin (Alyar), Abdureshit (Qarlighach) and Adiljan Abliz (Uchqur)). Open Font Library link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Geyret T. Kenji

Or Gheyret. Designer ca. 2004 of these Uyghur typefaces: Ukij Nasq, Ukij NasqZilwa, Ukij Sulus-Bold, Ukij Sulus, Ukij SulusTom. Open Font Library link. Download here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Idikhut

Designer of the Uyghur fonts UKIJTuzTor-Bold and UKIJTuzTor at the Uyghur Computer Science Association in 2004. Download here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

I.N. Elnuri

Designer of these Uyghur typefaces: Ukij Junun (2011: shaded), Ukij Mejnun (2011: blackletter), Ukij Mejnuntal, Ukij MoyQelem, Ukij Saet. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Land Hope

Creator of the Uyghur typeface Uyghur Naskh (1996). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Mongolian script

I quote from the wiki page on Mongolian script. Hudum Mongolian script (in comparison with Todo Mongolian script), was the first of many writing systems created for the Mongolian language and the most successful until the introduction of Cyrillic to Mongolia in 1946. With minor modification, the classic vertical script is used in Inner Mongolia to this day to write both Mongolian and the Evenki language.

The Mongolian vertical script was developed as an adaption of the Uyghur script to write the Mongolian language. It was introduced by the Uyghur scribe Tatar-Tonga, who had been captured by the Mongols during a war against the Naimans around 1204. There were no substantive changes to the Uyghur form for the first few centuries. Mongolian sources often distinguish the early forms by using the term Uyghurjin script. Western sources tend to use this term as a synonym for all variations of the Mongolian script.

Eventually, minor concessions were made to the differences between the Uyghur and Mongol languages: In the 17th and 18th centuries, smoother and more angular versions of tsadi became associated with [...] and [...] respectively, and in the 19th century, the Manchu hooked yodh was adopted for initial [...]. Zain was dropped as it was redundant for [...]. Various schools of orthography, some using diacritics, were developed to avoid ambiguity.

Mongolian is written vertically. The Uyghur script and its descendants-Mongolian, Oirat Clear, Manchu, and Buryat-are the only vertical scripts written from left to right. This developed because the Uyghurs rotated their Sogdian-derived script, originally written right to left, 90 degrees counterclockwise to emulate Chinese writing, but without changing the relative orientation of the letters. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Muhammad Zuhair Albazi
[Omar Type]

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Omar Type
[Muhammad Zuhair Albazi]

Arabic type foundry. Typefaces include Muhammad Musa Albazi Naskh and Zuhair Albazi Naskh. They specialize in true calligraphic Tatweel typefaces.

Muhammad Zuhair Albazi is based in Lahore, Pakistan. He made the Naskh font Musa Albazi Naskh (2009). He also created Adobe Naskh. His main Arabic typeface to date is Zuhair Albazi Naskh, an advanced OpenType Arabic typeface, which is based on the Ottoman manuscript. He writes: This unique typeface contains an unmatched range of features known from the Arabic script. It is not merely a font but an ultimate typesetting and design tool for the Arabic script in classic Naskh style, with letters variants and calligraphic styles, specifically developed to take advantage of the extensive functionality for Naskh Arabic typography. The typeface allowd many controls such as shape alternates, space adjustments, mark placements, and swashes. Two very special features: Calligraphic Naskh kashida (Tatweel) upto three levels of elongations, so the Kashida distribution and frequence can be precisely controlled to create Arabic calligraphic documents without a calligrapher; thousands of kerning pairs for the fine adjustment of letters specially after Raa, Zaa, Waw and before Kaaf.

In 2017, he published Omar Naskh and writes: Omar Naskh is an amazing Naskh font having full Unicode support for Arabic script till Unicode version 9.0. The font covers all the languages of Arabic Script like Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Kazakh, Uyghur, Punjabi, Khowar (Chitrali), Malay (Jawi), Balochi, Brahui, Kurdi (Kurdish), Kashmiri (Koshur), Kirghiz, Ozbek, Turkmen and Gawri (Kalami). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Oyghan

Designer of the Uyghur fonts UKIJTuz-Bold, UKIJTuz, UKIJTuzBasma-Bold, UKIJTuzBasma, UKIJTuzGezit-Bold, UKIJTuzGezit, UKIJTuzKitab-Bold, UKIJTuzKitab, UKIJTuzNeqish, UKIJTuzQara-Bold, UKIJTuzQara, UKIJTuzTom, UKIJTuzTor-Bold, UKIJTuzTor at the Uyghur Computer Science Association in 2004. Download here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Taexna Studio

Ablikim Sulayman's page in which you can download his Taexna truetype font for the Uyghur language. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Turghun

Designer of these Uyghur typefaces, with Adiljan Abliz: Ukij Esliye, Ukij EsliyeChiwer, Ukij EsliyeNeqish, Ukij EsliyeQara, Ukij EsliyeTom, Ukij Imaret. Open Font Library link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Tursun Sultan

Designer of these Uyghur typefaces: Ukij Bom, Ukij Chechek, Ukij CK, Ukij Diwani, Ukij DiwaniKawak, Ukij DiwaniTom, Ukij DiwaniYantu, Ukij Ekran, Ukij Elipbe, Ukij Kesme, Ukij Kufi, Ukij Kufi3D, Ukij KufiChiwer, Ukij KufiGul, Ukij KufiKawak, Ukij KufiTar, Ukij KufiUz, Ukij KufiYay-Bold, Ukij KufiYay, Ukij KufiYolluq, Ukij Orqun Basma, Ukij Qara, Ukij Teng, Ukij Tiken, Ukij Title, Ukij Tor, Ukij Tughra (an extensive dingbat font), Ukij Ukij Tuz-Bold, Ukij Tuz, Ukij TuzBasma-Bold, Ukij TuzBasma, Ukij TuzGezit-Bold, Ukij TuzGezit, Ukij TuzKitab-Bold, Ukij TuzKitab, Ukij TuzNeqish, Ukij TuzQara-Bold, Ukij TuzQara, Ukij TuzTom, Ukij TuzTor-Bold, Ukij TuzTor. Open Font Library link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Uighursoft

Designers of the Uyghur font family UKIJTuz-Bold and UKIJDiwaniKawak, UKIJDiwaniTom, UKIJSulus-Bold, UKIJSulusTom, UKIJOrxun-Yensey, UKIJBasma, UKIJNasqZilwa-Bold, UKIJNasqZilwa at the Uyghur Computer Science Association in 2004. Download here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Uqkur

Designer of the Uyghur fonts UKIJ3D, UKIJDiwani, UKIJDiwaniYantu, UKIJEsliye-Bold, UKIJEsliye, UKIJEsliyeTom, UKIJEsliyeNeqish, UKIJEsliyeQara, UKIJJelliy, UKIJKawak, UKIJKufi, UKIJKufi3D, UKIJKufiTar, UKIJKufiUz, UKIJKufiYay-Bold, UKIJKufiYay, UKIJMerdane-Bold, UKIJRuqi, UKIJTuzGezit, UKIJTuzQara, UKIJTuzTom, UKIJTuzQara-Bold, at the Uyghur Computer Science Association in 2004. Download here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Uyghur Kompyutér Ilimi Jem'iyiti Fontliri (or: Uyghur Computer Science Association)

Free Uyghur Unicode fonts on a page by the Uyghur Computer Science Association. Free downloads in truetype, all copyright of the Uyghur Computer Science Association, and made ca. 2004:

  • By Adiljan Abliz: Ukij 3D, Ukij Jelliy, Ukij Kawak, Ukij Merdane, Ukij Qolyazma, Ukij Qolyazma.
  • By Waris Abdukerim Janbaz: Ukij Basma (2002).
  • By Tursun Sultan: Ukij Bom, Ukij Chechek, Ukij CK, Ukij Diwani, Ukij DiwaniKawak, Ukij DiwaniTom, Ukij DiwaniYantu, Ukij Ekran, Ukij Elipbe, Ukij Kesme, Ukij Kufi, Ukij Kufi3D, Ukij KufiChiwer, Ukij KufiGul, Ukij KufiKawak, Ukij KufiTar, Ukij KufiUz, Ukij KufiYay-Bold, Ukij KufiYay, Ukij KufiYolluq, Ukij Orqun Basma, Ukij Qara, Ukij Teng, Ukij Tiken, Ukij Title, Ukij Tor, Ukij Tughra, Ukij Tuz-Bold, Ukij Tuz, Ukij TuzBasma-Bold, Ukij TuzBasma, Ukij TuzGezit-Bold, Ukij TuzGezit, Ukij TuzKitab-Bold, Ukij TuzKitab, Ukij TuzNeqish, Ukij TuzQara-Bold, Ukij TuzQara, Ukij TuzTom, Ukij TuzTor-Bold, Ukij TuzTor.
  • By Xoten Chiwer Qol: Ukij ChiwerKesme.
  • By Turghun (Bilge) and Adiljan Abliz (Uchqur) at Alpsoft Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Urumchi): Ukij Esliye, Ukij EsliyeChiwer, Ukij EsliyeNeqish, Ukij EsliyeQara, Ukij EsliyeTom, Ukij Imaret,
  • By I.N. Elnuri: Ukij Junun, Ukij Mejnun, Ukij Mejnuntal, Ukij MoyQelem, Ukij Saet.
  • By Geyret T. Kenji: Ukij Nasq, Ukij NasqZilwa, Ukij Sulus-Bold, Ukij Sulus, Ukij SulusTom.
  • By Alim Ahat and Xoten Chiwer Qol: Ukij Ruqi.
  • By Alim Ahat, Memtimin (Alyar), Abdureshit (Qarlighach) and Adiljan Abliz (Uchqur): Ukij Zilwa.
  • Unattributed: Ukij Inchike-Bold, Ukij Inchike, Ukij Orxun-Yensey

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Waris Abdukerim Janbaz

Designer of this Uyghur typeface: Ukij Basma (2002). Open Font Library link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Xoten Chiwer Qol

Designer of these Uyghur typefaces: Ukij Ruqi (with Alim Ahat), Ukij ChiwerKesme. Open Font Library link. [Google] [More]  ⦿