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Tanseek Traditional™

by Monotype
Individual Styles from $187.99 USD
Complete family of 4 fonts: $677.99 USD
The Tanseek Traditional Font Family was designed by Richard Dawson, Dave Farey, Arlette Boutros, Mourad Boutros and published by Monotype. Tanseek Traditional contains 4 styles and family package options.

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Tanseek Traditional, designed by Richard Dawson, Dave Farey, Arlette Boutros, and Mourad Boutros, bridges classical Arabic calligraphic elegance with the precision of contemporary type design. Rooted in Naskh calligraphy, the family was developed to provide designers with a versatile Arabic type system that preserves heritage while supporting modern branding and multilingual publishing needs. Its flowing strokes, subtle contrast, and balanced proportions evoke the refinement of manuscript traditions while remaining fully optimized for digital and print environments.

This balance has made Tanseek Traditional a leading choice for Arabic luxury packaging, particularly in perfume and cosmetics branding across Gulf markets, where cultural authenticity and premium aesthetics must align. With support for gold foil Arabic treatments, halal beauty typography, and bilingual identity systems, the typeface brings both gravitas and adaptability to high-end packaging. Its calligraphic resonance communicates tradition and artistry, while its typographic precision ensures legibility on small product labels, embossed cartons, and foil-stamped details.

As the MENA luxury sector continues to grow—driven by heritage brands and regional entrepreneurs alike—demand for Arabic calligraphy fonts that merge prestige with functionality has increased. Market analyses highlight rising investment in Gulf-region beauty and fragrance packaging, with designers consistently seeking typefaces that balance cultural reverence with contemporary luxury appeal. Tanseek Traditional answers this demand, offering brands an authentic yet forward-looking typographic voice.

For creative directors and packaging specialists, Tanseek Traditional is more than a typeface: it is a bridge between Arabic calligraphy and modern luxury design, equally at home on perfume bottles, cosmetics campaigns, and premium promotional collateral. By uniting heritage and innovation, it empowers brands to express authenticity, exclusivity, and trust in a single typographic system.

Designers: Richard Dawson, Dave Farey, Arlette Boutros, Mourad Boutros

Publisher: Monotype

Foundry: Monotype

Design Owner: Monotype

MyFonts debut: Mar 19, 2012

Tanseek Traditional™ is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

About Monotype

The Monotype Library is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of typefaces, featuring original designs of historical importance and a fresh range of contemporary and fashionable fonts. The Monotype Library includes thousands of timeless classics, hand-crafted revivals and original designs from many of the most innovative type designers and foundries in history. This distinctive, award-winning library of premium fonts provides brands and designers with a broad and reliable selection of typefaces for expressive typography in print and on screen. The Premium Foundry page can be viewed Here.

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