Is it possible to change the awful new SF Arabic typeface?
Very disappointed with Apple’s new typeface for Arabic which has changed for the iOS 15 and OS Monterey updates. The new SF Arabic font looks hideous, effectively a Comic Sans version of the Naskh script. It is much harder to read than the previous font, and renders extremely small. This is not the quality I expect from Apple and I speak for myself as a student of Arabic and for many Arabs and others who use the Arabic script such as Persian speakers who have expressed this disappointment. The previous font used until iOS 14 was much better, more elegant and balanced the serif feel of the Naskh script without making it look too formal. Apple has not seemed to provide this font anywhere to download.
That being said, my questions now are:
- I would like to know whether it is possible to change this as a system font on iPhone and Mac?
- Can Apple provide the previous Arabic font to to download to at least use in Notes and documents? And what was the name of the original typeface?
Extremely disappointed with Apple.
