Dubai has become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font, the media reported. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai`s Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council, launched the Dubai Font , the Khaleej Times reported.
He directed government institutions all across the city to adopt the font, saying it is considered a positive shift that will boost the emirate`s competitiveness in smart technology.
“This should be a commitment from the Dubai government to guarantee the dissemination and success of this initiative on a local and global level,” Sheikh Hamdan said, noting that the font is the new tool for a more tolerant and happy world.
The font, now available to more than 100 million users of Microsoft Office 365 around the world, is the first font to be created by a city and named after it.
Designed for more than 180 countries and 23 languages integrating Arabic and Latin typefaces, the Dubai Font, which will expand over the next phase to include more languages, is aimed to reflect the city`s symbols of tolerance, happiness and respect, enabling people to express, communicate and connect, reports the Khaleej Times.
