The Kufic script (Arabic: الخط الكوفي, romanized: al-khaṭṭ al-kūfī) is a style of Arabic script, that gained prominence early on as a preferred script for Quran transcription and architectural decoration, and it has since become a reference and an archetype for a number of other Arabic scripts.

Kūfic script, in calligraphy, earliest extant Islamic style of handwritten alphabet that was used by early Muslims to record the Qurʾān. This angular, slow-moving, dignified script was also used on tombstones and coins as well as for inscriptions on buildings.

The first calligraphic script to gain prominence in Qur'ans and on architecture and portable works of art was kufic, which features angular letters, horizontal format, and thick extended strokes. Eventually, variations of kufic emerged.

The calligraphic style used by these early scribes of the Qur’an is known today as Kufic. Only two or three of the more than 1300 fragments and manuscripts written in Kufic that survive contain non-Qur’anic content.

Kufi script emerged during the early Islamic epoch, specifically after the establishment of the cities of Basrah and Kufah in the 8th century A.D. It quickly rose to prominence as the major priestly script of that era, earning the name “al-Khat al-Kufi” or Kufi script.

Muhammad written in the Kufic script. The Kufic script is a way of writing Arabic that became popular for writing copies of the Quran with and for decorating various holy buildings. The script is written in a arc style with a horizontal orientation. [1] There many different versions of the script such as square Kufic and floriated Kufic.

Feb 26, 2020 · Developed between the seventh and 10th centuries, the Kufic script is considered one of the oldest forms of Arabic calligraphy. The Kufic script was notably used for writing Qur’anic...

Jul 27, 2022 · Kufic script is one of the oldest forms of Arabic calligraphy, developed between the 7th & 10th centuries. Derived from the Iraqi town of Al-Kufa, it was a preferred script for writing the Qur’an & is still used by artists today.

Kufic script is characterized by its angular, rectilinear letterforms and its horizontal orientation. There are many different versions, such as square Kufic, floriated Kufic, and knotted Kufic. “Kufic script was the first Arabic script to consciously be made beautiful,” says Joumana.

“Kufic” refers to the city of Kufa in southern Iraq. Although this style did not necessarily originate in Kufa, the name Kufic is commonly (if mistakenly) applied to the early scripts used to write the Qur’an. Kufic is mostly obsolete today because it is difficult to write any text of length.