Author's note

B Nazanin Bold by Borna Rayaneh is a free Arabic text font with a familiar, bookish voice. The lettering feels rooted in everyday Persian and Arabic publishing, with smooth connected strokes, rounded movement, and a solid dark color that gives headings and short lines a composed, confident presence.

It makes sense in editorial layouts, cultural posters, book covers, packaging, and interface headings where you want Arabic type that feels established rather than ornamental. As a free font, it also suits title cards, pull quotes, and branded name treatments, because the letters carry a calm calligraphic rhythm without drifting into decoration.

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Character map

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Arabic Presentation Forms-B - Character map

Basic font information

Copyright notice
(c) 2000 Borna Rayaneh
Font family
B Nazanin
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
Borna Nazanin Bold
Full font name
B Nazanin Bold
Name table version
Version 2.01 - Build 1379
Postscript font name
BNazaninBold
Trademark notice
Parsa 2001® - Borna Rayaneh®

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2001-04-10
Revision1
Glyph count221
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBold
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
BNaznnBd.ttf
BNazannO.ttf
BNazanin.ttf