Osama's Nastaliq Renderer

About

Bring the beauty of Nastaliq (نستعلیق) to your browsing experience. If you read Urdu (اردو) online, you know that much of the web's content often defaults to a plain, less elegant font. This extension is here to change that.


Osama's Nastaliq automatically replaces generic script with the flowing, graceful curves of the Gulzar Font (https://gulzarfont.org/), preserving Urdu's calligraphic beauty across the digital landscape.


Key Features:

The extension offers three intelligent modes:

Universal Mode: Applies Nastaliq styling to all right-to-left scripts (Arabic, Persian, Urdu). Perfect for readers who prefer the elegant Nastaliq aesthetic across all RTL languages.

Smart Mode (Default): Intelligently detects and renders only Urdu text in Nastaliq, while preserving the original fonts for Arabic, Persian, and other languages. Respects the linguistic identity of each script.

Disabled Mode: Temporarily turns off the extension, displaying all text in default system fonts. Useful for compatibility or preference.


Seamless Integration: We only change the font family. Your original font sizes and website layouts remain perfectly intact, ensuring a beautiful, unbroken reading experience across news sites, social media feeds, and search results.

Easy Control: Switch between modes instantly with the extension's elegant popup menu. No page refresh needed.

This tool was created as a modern alternative, inspired by the excellent work of the original Nastaleeq Chrome extension (https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/nastaleeq/oddbjmjgpaofommagnbfednbdifaakfb?hl=en). It's built for today's web, ensuring the timeless elegance of the Nastaliq script is never more than a single click away.

Special Thanks:
Shoutout to Dr. Borna Izadpanah (https://www.reading.ac.uk/typography/staff/dr-borna-izadpanah) for his groundbreaking work on Urdu typography and the Gulzar font.


Install it today and experience the Urdu in the script it deserves to be read in.