Urdu fonts

[gerardsweeney]

Hello, all..

 

Has anyone been asked to install Urdu fonts?

 

We've been asked to install this "interesting" looking application.

 

Pak Urdu Installer - Urdu Fonts, Urdu Keyboard and Urdu Language Support Installer - Free Urdu Software

 

Interesting, in that the download link on CNet threw up a popup for a known malicious software site.

 

It's called Pak Urdu.

 

According to the webpage:

 

"Three common Urdu fonts that are used in Urdu websites or other places have been included in Pak Urdu Installer in which artistic font "Jameel Noori Nastaleeq", CRULP font "Nafees Web Naskh" and BBC Urdu font "Urdu Naskh Asia Type". These all three fonts are Urdu Unicode True Type font (ttf). "

 

 

I have my doubts that this website has the copyright on any/all of these fonts.

 

We only install fonts if we have the written consent of the copyright holder. We've had too many requests for "free" fonts which turn out to be "free for PERSONAL use".

 

 

Is anyone familiar with any of these fonts?

 

Thanks,

Gerard

[Arthur]

Would Google's Noto Sans Urdu font be of any use?

 

www.google.com/get/noto/#nastaliq-aran

 

It's licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

[ITBadger]

We used to have an Urdu teacher whose IT skills were about as good as my Urdu skills. The only font that she would allow was called Cobra Nastaliq (or Cobra Nastaleeq, as I said, my Urdu is a little rusty). It was something to do with the spacing in between the characters. Many a confusing hour was spent debating that one. Thankfully she was busted down to TA which whilst it meant a pay cut for her made my life marginally easier.

[gerardsweeney]

Would Google's Noto Sans Urdu font be of any use?

 

www.google.com/get/noto/#nastaliq-aran

 

It's licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

 

 

Brilliant - thanks very much.

I'll pass this onto the teacher requesting these fonts. These ones look more than fine to me - but what do I know?

 

At the very least - something with a genuine licence is significantly more palatable than what appears to be a slightly suspect installer script with fonts apparently nicked from different sources

 

Much obliged!

Gerard

[Bhavesh78]

In school we have successfully installed "CRULP Urdu Phonetic 2L KB V1.0" onto Windows 10 64bits machines along with Cobra Nastaleeq and Nafees Nastaleeq v1.02 fonts. We have tested to write them in Word Doc and its work perfectly. No error message nothing.

 

Give it go ..

Bhav

[gerardsweeney]

Sorry for the delay in replying - holidays!

 

These appear to come from Center for Language Engineering.

Does anyone know what their licence agreement is? I did try their contact page. And their Facebook page. And Messenger - but didn't receive any reply.