What is a glyph

I also intend to post properties and qualities of good fonts... but first i think some things need to be cleared...

WHAT IS A GLYPH?

• A glyph is a fancy word for a shape. It is a component that makes up an outline font. For example, the dot on the letter "i" is a glyph, as is the vertical line, as are the serifs. Glyphs determine the shape of the font.
  

• The actual shape (bit pattern, outline) of a character image. For example, an italic "A" and a roman "A" are two different glyphs representing the same underlying character. Strictly speaking, any two images that differ in shape constitute different glyphs. ...

• Every character in a typeface, (eg: G, $, ?, and 7), is represented by a glyph. A typeface may contain more than one glyph for each character. These are usually referred to as alternates.
  

• A displayable character.
  

also check out wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph

Burhani Font

This was quite some time ago... but haven't upadated it since... until I update it... have a look:

burhanifont.netfirms.com

Deco type: the maker

It turns out these decoptype fonts are quite famous, built by a german? artist Thomas milo.

Mr. Milo is a pioneer in this arabic fonts stuff, and quite passionate about them, as you can see in this article.

Decotype fonts

These fonts are mostly available, but if you dont find them on a computer somewhere, it these links could be a time saver:

• DecoType Naskh.ttf
• DecoType Naskh Variants.ttf
• DecoType Naskh Swashes.ttf
• DecoType Naskh Special.ttf
• DecoType Thuluth.ttf

ps. they are from a file sharing site.

Lisan ud Dawat fonts

Hello

This is the first blog entry i am making. I think it should be about what this blog is going to be about.

As the name suggests it is going to be about Fonts in general, arabic, fonts, and especially Lisanud Dawat fonts, how to use 'em, what problems people face in using them, solutions to those problems, etc, etc...

you get the idea.

Will be uplaoding some fonts up here, or giving links - which ever is appropriate.

So long for now.