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Handwritten-style Ruqaa display font
Download Aref Ruqaa Font for Invitations, Certificates, and Decorative Headings
Aref Ruqaa is a better fit when you want a more handwritten and ceremonial Arabic tone than a neutral display font can provide. Use it for invitation headings, certificates, short announcements, and decorative titles where warmth and script personality matter before download.
دعوة خاصة
Aref Ruqaa ceremonial sample
Aref Ruqaa usage routes
Choose how you plan to use Aref Ruqaa before you keep scrolling.
Queries like "Aref Ruqaa" Google Fonts or "Aref Ruqaa" Canva usually mean you already know the font and just need the fastest next step for web embed, image output, local download, or decorative comparison.
Web / Google Fonts
Choose this when you want Aref Ruqaa on a website, not just as a local file.
This route is a better fit when Aref Ruqaa Google Fonts or web embed is the real job and you need the fastest web-ready path first.
Canva / Image output
Use this if you want a Canva-style graphic, invitation image, or fast PNG/SVG output.
This route works better when Aref Ruqaa Canva really means generating a styled visual instead of installing fonts first.
Compare / Decorative
Open this path if you are still choosing between handwritten Ruqaa and nearby decorative scripts.
Compare Aref Ruqaa with the broader Diwani collection or switch sideways to Mirza if you need more literary flow and ornament.
Compare / Logo
Use the logo collection when the handwritten tone needs to work inside a mark or identity system.
This route keeps Aref Ruqaa connected to the broader logo decision without presenting it as a neutral all-purpose brand font.
Test your own Arabic text
Paste the invitation heading, certificate title, or short decorative phrase you care about and compare whether Aref Ruqaa gives you the right handwritten mood before download.
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شهادة تقدير
FreeTTFCommercial use OK
Aref Ruqaa Font Download (TTF)
Aref Ruqaa is the handwritten Ruqaa by Abdullah Aref and Khaled Hosny, meant for invitations, certificates, and short headings. Download the free static TTF from the Aref Ruqaa project or Google Fonts. Aref Ruqaa Ink is a separate family.
Download the Aref Ruqaa TTFAref Ruqaa project on GitHubAref Ruqaa on Google FontsSIL Open Font License 1.1
Install the static Regular and Bold TTF files. Use Regular for most invitation lines and Bold only when the heading needs more weight. Do not substitute Aref Ruqaa Ink if the design was set in Aref Ruqaa.
Aref Ruqaa is an open-source family led by Abdullah Aref with Khaled Hosny, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use the files in commercial documents, books, apps, and websites. If you pass the font files on, keep the license text with them. The license does not allow selling the font files by themselves.
Install the TTF on Windows
- Unzip the official package and pick the .ttf file you need. Install the font file, not the .zip.
- Right-click that .ttf and choose Install. Choose Install for all users when everyone on the PC should see it.
- Quit and reopen Word, or any other app that was already open, so the new family loads.
Install the TTF on macOS
- Unzip the official package and double-click the .ttf file. Font Book opens.
- Click Install, then confirm the family appears in Font Book.
- Reopen the app where you want to use the font.
On Linux, copy the same .ttf files into ~/.fonts/ or ~/.local/share/fonts/ and refresh the font cache.
How to Use Aref Ruqaa in Word and Canva
Microsoft Word
Set the complex-script font to Aref Ruqaa and keep the paragraph right-to-left. It is a heading and invitation face. Long justified paragraphs fight the Ruqaa rhythm, so keep the line short.
- Enable Arabic as an Office authoring language if you do not see a Right-to-left paragraph button. Microsoft shows that button in the Paragraph group on the Home tab only after a right-to-left language is enabled.
- Select the Arabic text and choose Aref Ruqaa on the Home tab. Open the Font dialog with Ctrl+D and set the complex-script font to Aref Ruqaa as well, so Arabic does not stay on a fallback while Latin text uses another face.
- In the Paragraph group, click Right-to-left. Arabic letters join when the paragraph direction is right-to-left and the complex-script font is the family you installed.
- If Aref Ruqaa is missing from the font menu, close Word, confirm the TTF installed, and open the document again.
Microsoft documents the Right-to-left paragraph button in Using right-to-left languages in Office.
Google Docs
Search More fonts for Aref Ruqaa and apply it to a heading, not to body paragraphs. If the family is missing from Docs, the installed TTF still works in Word.
- On the Google Docs home screen, open the menu, choose Settings, and turn on Always show right-to-left controls.
- In the document, select the text, open the font menu, choose More fonts, and search for Aref Ruqaa.
- If the family is not listed, Docs cannot use a TTF from your computer. Use Word with the installed font, or upload the TTF where the tool accepts custom fonts.
- Select the Arabic paragraph and click Paragraph direction on the toolbar so the paragraph runs right-to-left.
Google documents the paragraph-direction control in Edit and view text from right to left.
Canva
No Canva help or newsroom page confirms that Aref Ruqaa is in the built-in font menu, even though people search for that pairing. Upload the static Regular TTF through Brand Kit. If the plan cannot upload fonts, make the invitation line as a PNG or SVG in this site's generator.
- Font upload is available on Canva Pro, Canva Teams, Canva Business, Canva Education, and Canva for Nonprofits. A Brand Kit owner or admin has to upload the file.
- From the homepage, open Brand, then Fonts, then Add to category, then Upload a font. Canva accepts OTF, TTF, and WOFF. It does not accept ZIP or WOFF2.
- Upload each static style you need. Bold stays unavailable until the bold file is uploaded. Canva does not support variable fonts.
- In the editor, select the text, choose the uploaded family, and set the paragraph to right-to-left so Arabic joins.
Canva documents the upload path in Upload and use Brand Kit fonts and the accepted formats in file upload requirements. The SIL Open Font License allows embedding in a design. Upload only fonts you are licensed to use.
Web @font-face
Google Fonts stylesheet: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Aref+Ruqaa:wght@400;700&display=swap. CSS family: 'Aref Ruqaa', serif
Self-host with same-origin WOFF2
Self-host the WOFF2 files for a decorative heading on the web. Canva and Word still need the TTF upload or install.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Aref Ruqaa';
src: url('/font-assets/fonts/aref-ruqaa/ArefRuqaa-1.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Aref Ruqaa';
src: url('/font-assets/fonts/aref-ruqaa/ArefRuqaa-2.woff2') format('woff2');
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
}
Aref Ruqaa vs Cairo
Aref Ruqaa is handwritten Ruqaa for invitations, certificates, and short ceremonial lines. Cairo is a contemporary sans for interface text and bilingual sentences. Aref Ruqaa should not be the body font of an app, and Cairo will not look like calligraphy on an invitation. Pick the script first: Ruqaa for the ceremony, Cairo for the product.
Compare CairoQuestions about the Aref Ruqaa TTF
Where do I download the Aref Ruqaa TTF?
Download the official static TTF from Google Fonts or the Aref Ruqaa project on GitHub. It is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Aref Ruqaa Ink is a different family.
How do I use Aref Ruqaa in Word for an invitation?
Install the TTF, enable Arabic, set the complex-script font to Aref Ruqaa, set the paragraph to right-to-left, and keep the text to a heading or a short line.
How do I get the Aref Ruqaa font in Canva?
Upload the static TTF through Brand Kit. Public Canva docs do not confirm a built-in Aref Ruqaa font. On a plan that cannot upload fonts, export a PNG or SVG from the generator on this site.
Handwritten Ruqaa character
Brings a more handwritten and traditional Arabic rhythm than geometric headline or UI-oriented families.
Ceremonial short-text fit
Well suited to invitation lines, certificate titles, and formal short phrases where a softer decorative mood matters.
Best for headings, not dense reading
More effective on short display text than on long paragraphs, utilitarian UI labels, or reading-heavy layouts.
Traditional warmth
Useful when you want a more human and classical script feel for cultural, family, or event-led designs.
When to choose Aref Ruqaa
Aref Ruqaa is useful when you want a more handwritten, warm, and ceremonial Arabic tone than a neutral display font can provide. It works best on short-form text such as invitation headings, certificate titles, acknowledgements, and decorative announcements where the script’s personality matters more than long-form reading comfort.
Invitations and event headings
A strong fit for wedding invitations, event titles, and short ceremonial announcements that need a warmer handwritten look.
Certificates and appreciation text
Works well on certificate headings, award labels, and acknowledgement phrases where formality and script tone matter.
Decorative handwritten titles
Useful for short poster headings, keepsake graphics, and cultural display text where a handwritten Arabic mood is the point.
Package snapshot
Category
Ruqaa
Designer
Abdullah Aref / Khaled Hosny
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Designer / contributors
Abdullah Aref with Khaled Hosny collaboration
An open-source Arabic script project shaped by designers with strong grounding in traditional Arabic type work.
Primary style
Ruqaa-style handwritten display
Most effective on short decorative or ceremonial text where the handwritten character can stay visible.
Best use
Invitations, certificates, headings
A better decorative endpoint than neutral Arabic display fonts when you want warmth, formality, and a handwritten Arabic tone.
Certificate of Appreciation
شهادة تقدير
A ceremonial heading for judging whether the handwritten form feels right for formal recognition text.
Special Invitation
دعوة خاصة
An invitation-led phrase for testing whether the script has the warmth and decorative tone you want before download.
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