Fustat

Name: Fustat
Author: Khaled Hosny

Fustat delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Khaled Hosny86% Accessible

Characters716

Glyphs859

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Best Ways to Use Fustat

Best Font Pairings for Fustat

TypeSmith curates 5 expert font pairings for Fustat, including combinations with Funky Foodie Doodie, Kalnia Glaze and 10 Pixel.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Fustat with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans serif characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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In Context

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Fustat Editorial Specimen

Fustat in Editorial Context

Fustat is a sans serif typeface by Khaled Hosny suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Khaled Hosny

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Fustat demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a sans serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Fustat supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Khaled Hosny, Fustat balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Fustat Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Fustat Specimen

Fustat

Fustat is a sans serif typeface by Khaled Hosny built for display contexts.

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Fustat— sans serif typeface

FustatBy Khaled Hosny

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Fustat Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Fustat for Paragraphs

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Fustat, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Fustat demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Fustat for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Fustat small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Fustat delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Fustat italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Fustat bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Fustat typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Fustat typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Fustat'; }

Quick Start

Fustat Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Fustat:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Fustat:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Fustat';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fustat:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Fustat CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Fustat', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Fustat', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'fustat': ['Fustat', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-fustat">Your text here</p>

About

Fustat Background & Features

Khaled Hosny

Sans Serif

Open Source

Fustat Typeface font is a corporate sans-serif featuring comprehensive Arabic and Latin language support for professional multilingual business communications. This reliable typeface delivers consistent utility across Western and Arabic markets, suitable for multinational corporations and government communications. Fustat works effectively for documents, interfaces, and official materials requiring bilingual professionalism. Particularly valuable for businesses operating in Egypt and the Middle East. Pairs with itself for unified multilingual systems.

Fustat was created by Khaled Hosny. Known for serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Fustat's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Fustat features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for wayfinding, signage, and information design.

Fustat is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 5 curated font pairings available. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Best Ways to Use Fustat

Best Font Pairings for Fustat

Test Fustat Font Pairings Live

In Context

Fustat Typography

Fustat

Character Set

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Fustat for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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