Khaled Hosny
Khaled Hosny is credited on eight families in the library. The first was added in 2010 and the latest in 2024. By class: four serifs, four sans serifs. Three are variable fonts. The most frequent co-credit is Sebastian Kosch, on 2 families.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
ThabitSerif · 2010 · weights 400–700 (2)
AmiriSerif · 2012 · weights 400–700 (2)
Reem KufiSans serif · 2016 · weights 400–700
Aref RuqaaSerif · 2016 · weights 400–700 (2)
MadaSans serif · 2017 · weights 200–900
QahiriSans serif · 2021 · weights 400Amiri QuranSerif · 2022 · weights 400
FustatSans serif · 2024 · weights 200–800
Range of the work
The lowercase runs from Qahiri, the shortest at 307 units per 1,000 em, to Fustat at 500. In width, Qahiri is the narrowest (313) and Thabit the widest (586). Beyond Latin, the families cover two subsets: Arabic, Vietnamese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, none of the eight families with ascenders have a taller x-height, one of all eight set a wider lowercase and four a darker one.
Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points
| Family | Class | x-height | Width | Ink | Weights | Subsets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aref Ruqaa | Serif | −18 | −8 | −4 pts | 400–700 (2) | 3 |
| Fustat | Sans serif | −19 | −17 | +1 pts | 200–800 | 3 |
| Mada | Sans serif | −33 | −47 | +1 pts | 200–900 | 3 |
| Amiri | Serif | −62 | −68 | −1 pts | 400–700 (2) + italic | 3 |
| Amiri Quran | Serif | −62 | −68 | −1 pts | 400 | 2 |
| Thabit | Serif | −62 | +72 | −12 pts | 400–700 (2) + italic | 2 |
| Reem Kufi | Sans serif | −101 | −19 | +11 pts | 400–700 | 4 |
| Qahiri | Sans serif | −212 | −209 | +34 pts | 400 | 2 |