Urdu Fonts Around the World
Make your own map →Urdu is written in the Nastaleeq script, a flowing calligraphic style that reads from right to left. This map marks the places that shaped it: the courts of Delhi and Lucknow, where Nastaleeq calligraphy flourished, and Lahore and Karachi, where it still lives in print and on screen today.
For a free Nastaleeq Urdu font to use in your own designs, Urdu Nigaar offers downloadable fonts and online tools. The map also notes the regions where Urdu is spoken and the cities whose presses and studios kept the script alive.