Ali in Arabic

Ali is written علي in Arabic. Arabic reads from right to left, so the name starts with ع on the right.

علي

Naskh The everyday script of books

علي

Kufi Angular, the oldest style

علي

Ruqʿah Quick handwriting

علي

Maghrebi The script of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, where ف has its dot below

علي

Maghrebi Mabsout Everyday Moroccan Maghrebi

علي

Nastaʿlīq Flowing and slanted, the Persian style

علي

Kufi in ink Kufi in red and black ink

علي

El Messiri Elegant modern lettering

علي

Cairo Clean modern lettering

علي

Changa Squared modern lettering

علي

Jomhuria Heavy poster lettering

علي

Marhey Friendly marker handwriting

علي

Alkalami Reed-pen style from West Africa

علي

Blaka A gothic, blackletter look

About the name

An Arabic name meaning “high” or “exalted”.

The letters, from right to left

Most Arabic letters join the next one, so their shape in the name differs a little from the letters shown here.

  1. عʿayna squeezed sound from the throat
  2. لlāml
  3. يyāʾy, or a long ee or i

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