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The word hikma, wisdom, set large in bone in a Kufic typeface on a faint square grid, with terracotta baseline and ascender guides on ink.
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Kufic

No. 18 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeThe word hikma, wisdom, set large in bone in a Kufic typeface on a faint square grid, with terracotta baseline and ascender guides on ink.

What it meansKufic is the earliest major Arabic script, angular and geometric, used for early Qur'ans, coins and monumental inscriptions. The word shown is set in the Noto Kufi Arabic typeface, not written by hand.

Where it worksA strong graphic plate for a study, a library or a living room.

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