Author's note

Arabic Ziba SSK from Southern Software is a free Arabic calligraphic display font with broad, dark strokes and a strongly horizontal flow. Sweeping curves meet clipped, angular ends, and the diamond-shaped dots sharpen the otherwise fluid construction.

Arabic poetry and cultural publishing are natural settings for lettering with this emphatic, hand-drawn profile. It can also lend a dramatic voice to restaurant branding, music posters, and event graphics. The pointed dots and compact black shapes can echo the geometry of ornamental borders or patterned illustration, making the script part of the image rather than a neutral caption.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 1995 Southern Software, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Font family
ArabicZibaSSK
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 ArabicZibaSSK
Full font name
ArabicZibaSSK
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1 8/14/95
Postscript font name
ArabicZibaSSK

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count226
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced