Layla Diwani for short ornamental Arabic headings

Layla Diwani is an ornamental Arabic font by Mohammed Isam, supplied in one Regular style. Try it for a short invitation heading or a name that needs a flowing treatment, while keeping practical information in a quieter companion.

Judge a whole name, not an isolated letter

Diwani-inspired lettering depends on how adjacent letters meet. Type the actual name or phrase, then inspect its joins, spacing and line ending. A font can repeat a set of forms; it cannot arrange a custom calligraphic composition for every phrase. Do not stretch letters horizontally to force a name into a narrow box.

For an invitation, make a proof with the heading at its final printed size and the date below it. Compare Lemonada for a different rounded rhythm, or Aref Ruqaa for Ruq’ah lettering. Neither is an interchangeable Diwani design. The fonts for wedding invitations page helps separate the display heading from the details.

One original file, with older shaping technology

The ZIP contains the original LaylaDiwani.ttf, version 2.0, and its full license text. The preview uses the complete font compressed as WOFF2, at weight 400. There is no separate Bold or italic in this download; a software-generated bold changes the outlines rather than selecting another supplied style.

The documented scripts are Arabic, Persian and Latin. Common Arabic vowel marks are encoded, but the file has no GPOS table for advanced positioning. Check a vocalized phrase rather than inferring mark quality from the character list. The author’s font log records a May 2017 update; this is a historical release, not a promise of support for every current application.

Latin details and the OFL license

The font credits its Latin letters and numbers to Basharat Ali’s Urdu Khush Khati. Their presence does not guarantee a matched Latin text face. For bilingual invitations, compare the integrated Latin at the size used for addresses, then decide whether a separate companion would read more clearly.

SIL Open Font License 1.1 permits personal and commercial use, embedding and redistribution under its conditions. Keep the license with redistributed files, respect the reserved Layla names when distributing modifications, and do not sell the font by itself.

See the author’s Layla Diwani publication and browse the Diwani style. Prepare a sample using the Arabic keyboard, then follow the font installation guide before testing your document.

Try PakType Naqsh’s fine, tall Naskh forms for another invitation heading. Its drawing differs from Layla Diwani’s ornamental movement; compare the actual names and keep sufficient contrast for the thinner strokes.