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Parastoo Font

Designed by Saber Rastikerdar

On Google Fonts since 2025 • Popularity #1634

Quick Summary

4

Styles

400-700

Weight Range

1

Variable axis

4

Languages / Subsets

Category
serif
Best for
text
Variable axes
Weight
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Vietnamese
Origin
United States
License
SIL Open Font License
Last updated
Oct 29, 2025

© 2016 The Parastoo Project Authors

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About Parastoo Fonts

Parastoo is a refined Persian typeface designed by Saber Rastikerdar, developed with modern Farsi usage in both print and digital contexts in mind. Rooted in a traditional Naskh-inspired structure, Parastoo features clean lines, subtle serifs, and balanced proportions that give it a formal yet approachable appearance. It offers high readability and smooth visual flow, with moderate stroke contrast and thoughtful spacing that support long-form reading and dense text layouts.

Designed primarily for Farsi, Parastoo ensures accurate rendering and typographic integrity in contemporary environments, addressing many of the localization and display issues found in older, legacy Farsi fonts. While it draws stylistic influence from classic typefaces such as B Nazanin, Parastoo modernizes the aesthetic and technical foundations to better suit today’s multilingual publishing needs. It retains compatibility with other Perso-Arabic script languages, making it a versatile choice for professional and editorial use.

Please note that this is a Persian-first font and requires explicitly setting the Arabic language in your application to achieve standard Arabic text shaping.

To contribute, please see github.com/googlefonts/parastoo-font.

Who Designed Parastoo?

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Saber Rastikerdar (1986–2023) was a dedicated programmer and type designer who significantly contributed to Persian digital typography. He was known for creating several open-source fonts, including Vazir/Vazirmatn, Sahel, Samim, Tanha, Shabnam, Gandom, and Parastoo. His work aimed to improve the readability and aesthetic appeal of Persian script in digital media.

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