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     Introduction

     Causes for the Font

     Merits and Advantages

     Font Dedicated to:

     Font Offered to:

 

Introduction:

The 'Single Case Urdu Font' is a custom designed font with 'Only One Specific Symbol per Letter!'
It is the latest generation of simplified version of Nastaleeq.' It is the greatest font to serve you now.

Not only, it retains the original charm and splendor of 'Nastaleeq,' but also it enhances its utility. It prints a script 'continuous in flow,' intimate and fairly familiar to the current Urdu readers. It can hope to offer each and every convenience and benefit, envied in Roman Script.

It writes in the same traditional direction, which is from 'Right to Left.'
For further explanation please read; 'Merits and Advantages,' of Single Case Urdu Font.

Causes for the Font:

Students of English Language learn 26 alphabet. Each alphabet has 2 forms or types of symbols, the Upper case and the Lower case. So, English is printed using a maximum of 52 symbols only.
SOME TIMES, ENGLISH IS PRINTED USING 26 'UPPER CASE SYMBOLS' ONLY, AND IS READ AS SUCH.

First hurdle: Compared with English, Urdu has more alphabet and more symbols per alphabet. In a traditional 'Nastaleeq,' font, each Urdu alphabet has up to four forms or symbols. These symbols or forms are specific in their use. First form or symbol is used as an 'isolated letter.' This form can be termed as the 'Capital' or an 'Upper Case' letter. Second form or symbol is used as the 'initial or starting' letter in a word. Third form or symbol is used at all 'inner' locations with in a word. Fourth form or symbol is used as the 'last or final letter' located in a word.

Thus, Urdu letters are represented by over 120 forms or symbols. In contrast English, when symbolized in 'upper case,' is printed with 26 symbols, only. The convenience of having a smaller number of alphabetic symbols cannot be over emphasised.

To acquire the capability of printing Urdu text with a single symbol per letter capability, has been an inclination, a requirement, the research and development for a long time.

Second hurdle: In traditional Urdu prints, there are far more 'resembling' symbols than the 'non-resembling' ones. And, the resemblance or likeness between the symbols is too deep to be easily found. The confusion being caused by too much similarity, deserves to be eliminated, as well.

The Single Case Urdu Font successfully produces Urdu prints, using only one symbol per letter or per character. Each symbol is custom designed, perfected and suitable for a particular letter.

Each single symbol has been developed and tested as a distinct, non-similar to other symbols, ornamental and calligraphic in appearance, and more convenient and functional in utility. It is suitable in all four situations: the first, in-between or the last letter in a word or just by it self.

The Single Case Urdu Font does not require its readers to learn, memorize and pick a letter, from a pool of over 120 mutually confusing alphabetic symbols, used in contemporary type faces.

The Font eliminates the existing confusion of readers, to pick up a right letter from a pool of too many mutually resembling symbols. It reduces the conventional similarities between currently similar Urdu symbols.

It also eliminates an existing bafflement of the students. That is to consider:

1. The absence of or the presence of the 'dots' or 'nuktay' associated with each symbol.
2. Followed by the counting of the 'dots' associated with that symbol.
3. Further followed by the determination of location of 'dots,' (either above, below or inside the symbol) to arrive at the right choice about the basic sound of the symbol.

All symbols have been picked up and derived from the grand works of old masters. All designs and shapes of 'dots' have also been selected from old grand works. Beside, the 'dots' associated with each symbol display the same geometry, graphics and trends as that of its alphabetic symbol.

The Single Case Font links the letters in each word, creating the consistent effect of traditional flow. It produces an impressive, ornamental, calligraphic and more comfortable text and prints.

If desired, the letters can have gaps between them, like the gaps in English upper case letters.

Readers, proficient on the traditional fonts, can easily master the symbols in Single Case Urdu Font and read the text very easily. On the other hand, the readers of the Single Case Urdu Font, as and when they like and try, can pick up reading the traditional scripts. Till then, they have relief, comfort, and luxury of working with one symbol, instead of 2, 3, 4 or even 5 symbols for a letter.

The Single Case Urdu Font, working with 40 alphabetic symbols, is real comfortable to the beginners, seniors, adults and children. They can quickly learn Easy Read Urdu on a simplified 'Nastaleeq,' instead of quarrying their Urdu from the mine of Roman Script. All of them deserve an easygoing beginning to read and relish Urdu prose, poetry, drama, news, etc. and the 'chat' on the Internet.

All these aims or essentials have been the causes, to produce Single Case Urdu Font.

Merits and Advantages:

1. The Font writes from the right side, which is the right direction for Urdu. [Not otherwise.]
2. It reforms, simplifies and regulates the old-gold font, to let it work with one symbol per letter.
3. It saves Urdu being clothed in Devnagri or Roman. Instead it keeps its 'original attires' on.
4. This Font prints Urdu text, using only one symbol per letter, like an 'Upper case' in English.
5. The 'single symbol' is suitable at all four places; first, middle or last in a word or just stand alone!
6. Each symbol is exclusive and unique in its calligraphic pattern, geometry and display.
7. No similarity appears between the symbols, not matching phonetically.
8. Likeness can be traced amongst phonetically matching symbols and letters.
9. Decoding of alphabetic symbols is free from counting of 'Dots' and noticing their location.
10. All symbols have been picked up or derived from the grand works of old masters.
11. Designs and shapes of all 'Dots' have also been selected from old grand works.
12. The 'Dots' associated with each symbol show same graphics and trends as that of its symbol.
13. Old readers can easily master new symbols in the Font and read the text with this Font.
14. Readers on this font can also learn 'old symbols' as and when they try, later.
15. All letters are clearly written horizontally, one after the other and not one above the other.
16. Horizontal widths of all letters or symbols are wider than the diacritics or designations.
17. The Font links 'all required letters' in each word, creating the fine effect of continued flow.
18. If required, a non-continued flow can also be printed, like that of Roman Upper Case Letters.
19. The Font produces cool, calligraphic, impressive and easy to read text and prints.
20. Last, but not the least, the Font leads Urdu to become an 'Information Age Language!'

Font Dedicated to:

• My colleague and friends, whose appreciation and insistence enabled me to produce Single Case Urdu Font and Easy Read Urdu for the Heirs of Urdu.

• Urdu loving adults and seniors, who wished very much to teach and tutor their juniors to love and take pride in their Urdu language.

• The 'Heirs of Urdu,' the children and grand children of Urdu loving parents, for whom the learning, reading and enjoying Urdu treasures had never been made that easy, as now.

Font Offered to:

• Single Case Urdu Font is being offered to institutions and/or individuals, who would like to further enhance its typography and other allied aspects to transform Urdu into a competitive and popular modern IT script.

• To dedicated devoted and capable sponsors, Single Case Urdu Font shall be offered in the good interest of all 'Urdu lovers' and the 'Heirs of Urdu.'