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iBM Plex Sans Arabic #724

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@charbelabousawan

I noticed an Incorrect Arabic contextual-alternate (calt) substitution of zain before dual-joining letters, when these two letters are shaped
زج زح زخ زع زغ
Words tested:
التَّمَازُج

bandicam.2026-09-15.19-27-36-311.mp4

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  1. BoldMonday commented on Sep 16, 2026

    @BoldMonday
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    Thank you for reporting!

    Is this related to #545 per chance?

  2. charbelabousawan commented on Sep 16, 2026

    @charbelabousawan
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    Thank you for reporting!

    Is this related to #545 per chance?

    Yes, exactly. A simple fix can be implemented by removing them from Contextual alternate rules, then readjusting the spacing to prevent collision between the descender parts.
    They should match the same distance implemented between رع رخ رج since they share the same skeleton

  3. charbelabousawan commented on Oct 6, 2026

    @charbelabousawan
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    IBM Plex Sans Arabic 1.6 isn't released on this repository.
    If yes where I can access it?

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  4. BoldMonday commented on Oct 7, 2026

    @BoldMonday
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    I checked and IBM Plex Sans Arabic 1.6 is not available on this repository. Will be fixed soon.

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