Dubai becomes the first city to have its own Microsoft font
Dubai became the first city in the world to have a typeface named after it on Microsoft Office systems.The Dubai font was created in both Arabic and Latin letters in order to maximize its reach across different languages.The initiative is aimed to bridge a gap between the Arabic and English font designs, the Dubai Executive Council said.
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
The initiative directly supports the themes and goalsof the National Tolerance ProgramDubai, 22 May 2017- Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Bint Khaled Al Qasimi, the Minister of State for Tolerance, confirmed her support for the initiative of the General…
Dubai Courts officially adopts Dubai Font for its correspondence
Dubai Courts has announced that it has adopted the Dubai Font as its official font to be used in all its internal and external correspondence.
Launched by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Duba…
DUBAI, 3rd May, 2017 (WAM) -- In line with the launch of Dubai Font by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, INDEX Holding, has announced to adopt Dubai Font, becomi…
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 s…
Dubai Font a commitment to building all aspects of a knowledge economy: paper
ABU DHABI, 2nd May, 2017 (WAM) -- Typography is an integral part of our digital age. With the proliferation of smartphones, more people than ever are engaging with the written, or digital, word. "As such, the way that our letters are designed ca…
You read that right. Dubai is now the first city in the world to have an official font.
Fun fact: Very few people in the world like the Comic Sans font. The internet soon got tired of the font that was used almost everywhere in the early 2010s. Mo…
