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Scheherazade New is a serif typeface designed in the traditional naskh style, supporting all Arabic script characters in Unicode 14.0. It includes Latin and Latin-Extended subsets and offers four weights from Regular to Bold. The font was upgraded in 2022 and 2023 to improve language support and add Medium and SemiBold weights, enhancing its versatility for multilingual typography.
Overview
Scheherazade New is a traditional naskh typeface that supports the full range of Arabic script characters as defined in Unicode 14.0. It also includes Latin and Latin-Extended subsets, making it suitable for bilingual or multilingual text settings. The family offers four weights—Regular, Medium, SemiBold, and Bold—allowing for typographic hierarchy and emphasis. Its design is rooted in classical calligraphic forms, named after the heroine of the Arabian Nights tale, and it is well-suited for extended reading in Arabic script. The font was developed and refined by SIL International, with updates in 2022 and 2023 to expand its glyph set and language coverage.
Designer: SIL International
Usage
"" Access one-stop/scheherazade-new using the OneStop MCP.If you do not have the OneStop MCP, read the MCP setup docs.