Qahiri Font Free Download (TTF)

Qahiri is a bold display font for Arabic script with full Urdu letter support, made for headings, posters and titles that need to stand out. Download the verified TTF file below and install it on Windows, Mac, or in your favourite mobile design apps.

Font Overview

By KG · Font file verified 27 Oct 2026: family name, format and glyph count checked from the TTF itself.

File verified 27 Oct 2026: Qahiri, TTF format, 512 glyphs, 40,728 bytes, checked from the TTF itself. The download button above serves this verified TTF file.

What Is Qahiri?

Qahiri is a bold, upright display font for Arabic script: heavy strokes, angular geometric letterforms, tall verticals and a flat baseline give it a strong headline look. It is not a sloping Nastaliq face, so it reads very differently from traditional Urdu book fonts — it is built to grab attention in a heading, not to carry long paragraphs. Its full Urdu letter coverage was checked from the font file itself before this article was written, and it ships as a single Regular weight in TrueType format, so it installs like any standard desktop or in-app font.

If you want to compare how it looks against other faces before installing, try the live Urdu font preview tool on this site, and browse the full Urdu Fonts category for more options. For a softer Nastaliq option, see Pak Nastaleeq.

Features of Qahiri

• Bold display letterforms — heavy, angular shapes with tall verticals that stand out in headings and posters.
• Full Urdu letter coverage — all 37 tested Urdu letters present in the font file.
• TrueType format — installs on Windows and Mac and imports into mobile design apps.
• Unicode encoding — standard Unicode code points, so typed Urdu text stays searchable and copyable.
• Open licence — licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, as stated in the font file itself.
• Works in everyday apps — Word, InPage, Photoshop, Illustrator, PixelLab and Canva.

How to Install Qahiri on PC (Windows & Mac)

On Windows

1. Download the TTF file using the button at the top of this page.
2. Right-click the TTF file and choose Install (or Install for all users).
3. Restart your app — Word, Photoshop or InPage — before the font appears in the font list.
4. Select Qahiri from the font list and type Urdu with right-to-left text direction switched on.

On Mac

1. Download the TTF file using the button at the top of this page.
2. Double-click the TTF file to open it in Font Book, then click Install Font.
3. Restart your app before the font appears in the font list.

Full step-by-step help is in our PC install guide (Windows) and Mac install guide.

How to Use Qahiri on Mobile Apps

Most font users today work on their phones, not on a desktop — so this section matters most. Qahiri’s bold display style is a natural fit for phone-made posters, thumbnails and social graphics. On Android and iPhone you use fonts inside design apps, not by changing the whole phone’s system font.

On Android (PixelLab, Canva and font-installer apps)

1. Download the TTF file on your phone using the button at the top of this page.
2. In PixelLab: open a text layer, tap the font option, choose My Fonts, and import the downloaded TTF file.
3. In Canva: upload the font through the Brand Kit font upload on a plan that supports it, or use the in-app font list — see our Canva Urdu fonts guide for the exact steps.
4. With a font-installer app: open the TTF in the installer app and follow its prompts to make the font available to supported apps.
5. Type Urdu with an Urdu keyboard, keep the text direction right-to-left, and check that letters join correctly before exporting.

On iPhone and iPad (via a font installer app)

1. Download the TTF file on your device using the button at the top of this page.
2. Open it in a font-installer app and install the font profile when asked.
3. Pick Qahiri inside apps that support custom fonts, such as Canva, and type Urdu with right-to-left direction on.

If the font does not appear after installing, restart the app — and see our Android install guide and common Urdu font problems guide if letters show as boxes.

How to Use Qahiri on a Website

1. Download the TTF file using the button at the top of this page.
2. Upload it to your website (for example, your theme’s fonts folder).
3. Add an @font-face rule in your CSS pointing to the file, for example:
   @font-face { font-family: 'Qahiri'; src: url('fonts/qahiri-font-download.ttf') format('truetype'); }
4. Apply it to Urdu headings with font-family: 'Qahiri', serif; on your Urdu headings, with dir="rtl" and lang="ur" on the Urdu blocks. Qahiri is a display face, so use it for headings and keep body text in a plainer font.
5. Test in Chrome and Firefox — Urdu shaping differs slightly between browsers, so check a real heading, not just a single word.

Best Uses for Qahiri

• Headings and titles — the bold display style is made for posters, banners and YouTube thumbnails.
• Social media graphics — strong letterforms that stay readable at a glance, made for PixelLab and Canva designs on mobile.
• Logos and wordmarks — distinctive angular shapes suit short brand names and channel names.
• Book and magazine headings — a strong heading face alongside plainer body text; see our book publishing fonts guide for print tips.
• Event and announcement posters — tall, heavy letterforms carry short Urdu announcements well.

For more heading-face ideas, see our best Urdu fonts for designers.

Qahiri vs Jameel Noori Nastaleeq

Jameel Noori Nastaleeq is the classic sloping Nastaliq benchmark, built for traditional Urdu documents and long reading. Qahiri is the opposite in style: upright, angular and bold, so it suits headings and posters where impact matters more than calligraphic flow. Choose Jameel Noori for traditional Nastaliq documents; choose Qahiri for display headings. For more background on the styles, see our Urdu Nastaliq fonts history. If you want something between the two — a quieter, upright text face — AlFars 18 Aban is a Naskh-style option on this site.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Final Words

Qahiri is a solid pick when you need a bold display Urdu font that installs as a standard TTF on PC, Mac and mobile apps: download the verified file above, install it with the steps for your device, and test a real Urdu heading before you publish. For more options, browse the Urdu Fonts category, compare with Jameel Noori Nastaleeq, AA Sameer Rafiya Unicode, AA Sameer Armaa and AA Sameer Mosan, or see our best Urdu fonts for designers — and if you work with InPage documents, our Unicode to InPage converter keeps your converted text moving between formats.

More Arabic fonts in this series: Cairo, Noto Kufi Arabic, Noto Sans Arabic, Reem Kufi, Reem Kufi Fun, Marhey, Mirza, Jomhuria and Noto Sans Arabic UI.