Dubai becomes first city to get its own Microsoft font
Apparently not content with having the world's tallest building, an indoor ski slope and countless other baubles, Dubai now boasts one more: its own typographic font.
The Middle Eastern city unveiled the new font, called simply "Dubai", designed with Microsoft's help.
The government communication office says the Dubai Font integrates Arabic and Latin alphabets and is available for use in 23 languages in versions of Microsoft Office around the world.
Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi commended the initiative and valued its success in delivering the UAE's message to the world The "Dubai Font" embodies the pivotal role of the government as an incubator of Tolerance
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You read that right. Dubai is now the first city in the world to have an official font.
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