Design characteristics of a "Qasmi Soft" Urdu font
Nastaliq influence: diagonal cascading of words and a graceful baseline slope, producing the characteristic flowing look.
Softening of strokes: slightly rounded terminals and gentler contrasts compared with harsher, rigid metal-type revivals—hence “Soft.”
Extensive ligature support: precomposed multi-glyph combinations for common letter clusters (essential for natural nastaliq joining).
Careful kerning and contextual shaping: automatic adjustments so characters connect seamlessly across word forms.
Readability optimizations: slightly increased x-height and controlled stroke contrast to improve legibility on screens and in small sizes.
Unicode or InPage-encoded variants: modern Qasmi Soft fonts may come as OpenType/Unicode with GSUB/GPOS features for contextual substitutions, while legacy versions rely on InPage’s internal encoding and ligature mapping.
Solution: InPage treats numbers as English (left-to-right). This is a known engine limitation. Type numbers in a separate text box.