Author's note

MCS Basmalah is a free Arabic calligraphic dingbat font built around devotional inscriptions and emblem-like seals. The set centers on flowing basmalah lettering, with sweeping strokes, clustered flourishes, and enclosing shapes that shift between cartouche, medallion, and crest, giving the symbols a ceremonial, reverent tone.

This free font fits packaging for attar or halal foods, mosque event posters, Ramadan and Eid greeting cards, book covers, and title treatments for faith-based media. Because the motifs already carry the weight of an inscription, the font works best in short display uses such as badges, chapter openers, framed headings, and decorative marks where one symbol can do the job of a full headline.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
MCS Basmalah normal.
Font family
MCS Basmalah normal.
Font subfamily
Normal
Unique subfamily identification
MCS:MCS Basmalah normal.
Full font name
MCS Basmalah normal.
Name table version
1.0 Tue Jan 07 18:09:12 1997
Postscript font name
MCS Basmalah normal.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count226
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classSymbolic
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced