Rakkas

Rakkas is Zeynep Akay’s single-weight display family inspired by Ruq’ah lettering on Egyptian movie posters of the 1950s and 1960s. The Arabic uses contextual alternates to evoke a calligraphic flow. The Latin takes a more informal approach to blackletter, sharing a voice without imitating Arabic shapes.

Use it for an opening title, an event poster or a short line with a deliberate retro character. Try several real words because the contextual forms can change the composition. Leave room above and below a line for the cascading shapes. For credits, schedules or longer supporting copy, introduce a calmer companion instead of shrinking this headline treatment into a dense paragraph.

Working with Rakkas

Proof a film title with a second line of credits. Keep contextual shaping enabled and check that the two lines do not collide. Compare Aref Ruqaa for another Ruq’ah voice and Lalezar for a heavier headline alternative. For the Latin title, examine Rakkas’s own informal blackletter before adding a face with a competing period reference.

Files, styles and coverage

This package supplies one original static TTF at weight 400 in the ZIP; the web preview uses prepared WOFF2 subsets. Version: 2.000. The supplied font covers Arabic and Latin.

Explore posters and advertising and other Ruq’ah fonts. Prepare a sample with the Arabic keyboard; our guide to choosing an Arabic font covers selection and proofing.

For a greeting without Rakkas’s Egyptian cinema-poster reference, try Vibes’s playful headline design. Compare the complete recipient name and message; both supply one weight, so hierarchy needs more than artificial bold.

License and original files

The ZIP includes the original files and the exact SIL Open Font License 1.1. Personal and commercial use are permitted under its terms. Retain the license when redistributing, respect reserved names and do not sell the font alone. See the official source for this version.