Alyamama
Type with Purpose
Good typography guides attention, improves understanding, and makes communication effortless.
The Anatomy of a Typeface
By FontSide · June 2026
Every typeface is a system of decisions — about stroke contrast, x-height, spacing, and rhythm. The best ones feel invisible: you stop seeing the letters and start hearing the voice behind them. That transparency is the hardest thing to design.
A high x-height opens up the counters and makes small text breathe. Tight tracking pulls a headline together; loose tracking gives a caption room to exhale. None of these choices are accidents — they are arguments about how reading should feel.
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Package Manager
The recommended way to use fonts in modern web projects.
1. Install Package
pnpm add @fontsource-variable/alyamama 2. Import in App
import '@fontsource-variable/alyamama/wght.css'; 3. CSS Usage
body {
font-family: "Alyamama Variable", serif;
} Google Fonts CDN
Use Google's CDN to embed the fonts directly via HTML.
HTML <head>
<!-- Please select at least one weight and style --> Fontsource CDN
Skip the build step by adding this directly to your global CSS file.
Global CSS
/* alyamama-latin-wght-normal */
@font-face {
font-family: "Alyamama Variable";
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
font-weight: 100 900;
src: url(https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/fontsource/fonts/alyamama:vf@latest/latin-wght-normal.woff2)
format("woff2-variations");
} Background & Story
Alyamama, is a variable Arabic typeface with a classic Naskh design with sharp, simple strokes that provide clarity and refined contrast, making it suitable for advertising, signage, and for both headlines and body text.
The Latin glyphs are based on the open-source typeface UNAL Ancízar.
Alyamama project is led by Mestara Type a type foundry specialized in creating and designing Arabic typefaces. Founded by a professional calligrapher and designer, Mestara aims to reflect the beauty, and modernity while respecting traditional calligraphic principles.
To contribute, see github.com/MestaraType/AlYamama.
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Install
pnpm add @fontsource-variable/alyamama Designed by
Yazeed Omar
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License
OFL-1.1