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A table of Arabic letters in four columns, isolated, initial, medial and final, read from right to left, with each row a different letter in blue, teal or terracotta on paper. The number of letters grows with the height of the shape.
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No. 85 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA table of Arabic letters in four columns, isolated, initial, medial and final, read from right to left, with each row a different letter in blue, teal or terracotta on paper. The number of letters grows with the height of the shape.

What it meansArabic is always joined, and most letters take a different shape depending on whether they stand alone or join the letters before and after them. Six letters join only to the letter before. The forms here are set in the Amiri typeface.

Where it worksA useful, ordered piece for a study, a classroom or anyone learning Arabic.

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3:4 · 5400 × 7200 px6×8 · 9×12 · 12×16 · 18×24 in
4:5 · 7200 × 9000 px4×5 · 8×10 · 16×20 · 24×30 in
11:14 · 3300 × 4200 px11×14 in
A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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