TirazKashida at the word's joint, like a calligrapher
Kashida is the calligrapher's oldest tool for justifying a line and making a word stand out. Most apps drop a straight line in anywhere and break the letter. Tiraz knows where to stretch.
دعوة زواج
ShortStretched
Four Kashida Styles
- Automatic — the app picks the best joint in the word for that font
- Start of word — a stretch after the first letter
- End of word — a stretch before the last letter, the calligraphers' favorite
- Spread — the stretch is spread across the words to fill the line
And every stretch is tested: we checked each Tiraz font on every letter pair and length and saved the results in a table, so a word never breaks and its dots never land in the wrong place.
Questions About Kashida
What is kashida?
Kashida (tatweel) is the horizontal stroke a calligrapher uses to lengthen a word between two joined letters, to justify a line or to make a word stand out. In proper Arabic calligraphy it belongs in specific places, not after just any letter.
Does kashida work with every font?
With every Arabic font in Tiraz. We tested each font on every letter pair and length and saved the results in a table, so the app only stretches where the stroke comes out clean in that font.
Why is the Divine Name never stretched?
Out of respect for calligraphic tradition, Tiraz never stretches the Divine Name, even with automatic or spread kashida.
Try kashida on your name
Type the name, choose a font and drag to stretch it.