Author's note

Kacst Book, from URW Design and Development, is a free book serif with a calm, calligraphic character. Broad curves, crisply flared strokes, and softly modeled lowercase letters create a traditional reading-room mood without becoming stiff.

This free font naturally suits editorial titles, literary covers, cultural posters, museum programs, and restrained title cards. Its generous shapes carry enough presence for short headlines and opening pages, while the contrast between sweeping curves and firm serifs gives each setting a composed, scholarly tone.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
KACST holds the copyright of the included Arabic font which is donated under GPL by KACST.
URW Design and Development holds the copyright of the included Latin font which is donated under GPL by URW.
Font family
KacstBook
Font subfamily
KacstBook
Unique subfamily identification
1
Full font name
KacstBook
Name table version
1
Postscript font name
KacstBook

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2002-01-04
Revision1
Glyph count459
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classTransitional serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 10 font weights listed below:
KacstBook.ttf
KacstArt.ttf
KacstDigital.ttf
KacstQurn.ttf
KacstOne.ttf
KacstFarsi.ttf
KacstTitleL.ttf
KacstDecorative.ttf
KacstOneFixed.ttf
KacstPoster.ttf