Rakkas

Rakkas is a lively and decorative bilingual display typeface supporting Arabic and Latin scripts, designed by Zeynep Akay, a type designer based in London. The name meaning dancer in Arabic perfectly captures the font's energetic personality and fluid visual movement. The Arabic design draws inspiration from Ruqah lettering found on Egyptian movie posters from the 1950s and 1960s, utilizing contextual alternates to emulate authentic calligraphic style, while the Latin design infuses blackletter traditions with informality. Available on Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License, Rakkas bridges Middle Eastern and Western typographic traditions through a single cohesive design. The typeface excels in Arabic restaurant branding, cultural event promotions, bilingual editorial layouts, and cinema-themed design projects. Rakkas brings the vibrant visual energy of mid-century Egyptian cinema to contemporary multilingual typography.