(d. 1556) was pivotal. He took the raw Naskh script and masculinized it. His Diwan Naskh is characterized by massive horizontal strokes and almost razor-sharp verticals.
Diwan Naskh relies on and interlocking . Early Arabic typewriters (and later digital fonts) could not handle the "tailed Alif" or the descending swells. Printers abandoned Diwan Naskh in favor of simplified Naskh (like Simplified Arabic ) or Thuluth for titles. diwan naskh
It allows users to freely position word segments and add decorative shapes. 2. Mishafi diwan naskh