Arabic Font Illustrator

[Tressa Sibel]

Itdoes not look as it suppose to look like and also it adds some symbols that are not suppose to be there.

When I upload the same font file to other design tool (Pitch) it looks as it shown online of the font specimen page. What could be the problem here?

Hi, I've similar issue, same fonts are working in previous versions (Illustrator 2021) but 2022 can't read 90% of arabic fonts. It Shows the font and preview but when you select a font either its some boxes or just the same characters....

AXT (Arabic Xtension) fonts were created for QuarkXpress in the 1980s, they're bad enough to use in a publication as they're not searchable in a PDF. Adobe announced back in 2014 that they will stop supporting these fonts. I know AXT fonts are widely used in the Arab World because these fonts are bastards as no one owns them now.

Please I am from an Arab country most of my work is based on Arabic Fonts (Right to Left fonts) so I find a difficulty in Affinity Designer because it doesn't support tight to left fonts. I have to right it in Adobe illustrator export it as a png then import to to my Affinity Designer project as a png image. You see how it is difficult!

You may never come across this problem but if you ever come into this situation, it will be a lifesaver. If you ever come into the problem of incorporating Arabic text into Illustrator, this tip is just for you. Adobe Illustrator is a type of program that only best suits the need of the English language so trying to use texts that have different letters than those of the English language will only lead to failed attempts. Though one thing should be noted; there is an Arabic version of Adobe Illustrator titled Adobe Illustrator Middle Eastern. This, of course, supports typing Arabic text correctly. This would imply purchasing it which is a waste since presumably you are using Illustrator already.

Make sure that you select the right language before you start typing into a program. Make you sure you also select the right font before typing such as Arabic Typesetting or Adobe Arabic.

I have one AI file came from the client in which font applied for the Arabic text is AXT Manal but when I copy the text from AI to ME version of AI then the texts are coming out as box/unrecognized character. Please help.

Hello Fadi, I have Mac OS X 10.5.8, so I downloaded the older version of Inkscape to be able to open it in my mac. Though my keyboard is set to arabic, it still writes in English in Inkscape. Do you have any suggestion how can I fix this? Thank you

My name is Fadi and I am a graphic designer who works mostly on Illustrator CS5. In my spare time, I design icons, logos, posters, and other things. And I also make tutorials that people can follow to learn new skills and tricks in Illustrator.

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