How to create Urdu text in a stylish font
- Type or paste your Urdu text in the box. Switch on phonetic typing if you want to type Urdu with English keys.
- Set the text size with the slider, from 20 to 80 px.
- Choose a background: white, transparent or dark, and pick a text colour.
- Compare the five fonts in the previews below. Each one updates as you type.
- Press Download PNG on the font you like, or Copy text to paste the plain letters elsewhere.
The five Urdu fonts
- Noto Nastaliq Urdu – the flowing, sloping style of Urdu books, newspapers and poetry. It's what most readers think of as "real" Urdu script.
- Gulzar – a newer Nastaliq with a cleaner, more open look. Good for headings and social posts.
- Noto Naskh Arabic – upright and very readable, with letters sitting on a straight line. Ideal for longer text and for learners.
- Lateef – a softer, rounded Naskh that feels friendly and informal.
- Noto Sans Arabic – a simple, modern style with even strokes, suited to logos, apps and signs.
Nastaliq takes more vertical space than Naskh, so the previews give it more line height automatically.
Features
- Five free Urdu fonts side by side, all under the SIL Open Font License.
- Size slider from 20 to 80 px.
- White, dark or transparent background, and any text colour.
- High-resolution PNG download, drawn at double size for sharp results.
- Multi-line text, centred and right to left.
- Built-in phonetic typing for anyone without an Urdu keyboard.
- Fonts load only on this page, so the rest of the site stays fast.
Why use Fileora's Urdu font generator
Most "font generators" only change English letters. Urdu needs real Urdu fonts that join letters correctly, and Nastaliq in particular is hard to find in everyday apps. Here you get proper Nastaliq and Naskh without installing anything or opening a design program.
It's free, needs no sign-up and works on your phone. Your text is drawn in your browser and never uploaded.
For a full couplet on a background sized for Instagram or WhatsApp status, use the Urdu poetry image maker. To type long passages comfortably, start on the Urdu keyboard, and for stylish English letters, try the Instagram font generator.
Ideas for your Urdu text images
Use a transparent PNG for a name in Nastaliq on a wedding card, a shop banner or a YouTube thumbnail. Add a dark version of an Eid or Ramzan greeting to a family group. Teachers can make clear Naskh flashcards of new words, and small businesses can try their brand name in several styles before choosing one.