How are two names written together in Arabic?

With the conjunction «و» attached to the second name — محمد وفاطمة — which is how a calligrapher sets a couple’s piece, rather than as two separate lines.

Which script suits a wedding piece?

Diwani is the ceremonial hand and knots two names together beautifully. Thuluth suits a large piece. Farsi Nastaliq is the lighter, sloped hand.

Two names, one piece · اسمان في لوحة واحدة

A wedding, an anniversary, a new home. Type both names and they are set together — free, in the browser — then made as a calligraphy paint from AED 60 in our Dubai workshop.

عرس أو ذكرى أو بيت جديد. اكتب الاسمين فيُكتبان معًا — مجانًا في المتصفح — ثم تُنفَّذ لوحة خط من 60 درهمًا في ورشتنا بدبي.

How two names are joined

In Arabic the conjunction «و» is written attached to the second name — محمد وفاطمة, not محمد + فاطمة and not two stacked lines. That is how a calligrapher sets a couple’s piece, and it is why the form above builds one line rather than two: the letters of both names knot into a single composition.

If the two names are very different in length, say so when you send it — the balance is set by hand, and a long name beside a short one is composed, not centred.

Which script

Diwani for a wedding: it is the ceremonial hand and two names knot together in it beautifully. Thuluth if the piece is large — it needs the space. Farsi Nastaliq for a lighter, sloped line. Each script has a page saying what it suits and what it does not.

Names already written

محمد · فاطمة — أحمد · ليلى

All 296 names, by Latin and by Arabic letter — each opens already set, with its meaning and the spellings people search for.

Before you order

A piece made with two people’s names cannot be returned, because it cannot be resold — so we send you the layout and the exact spelling of both names, and nothing is printed until you say yes. Five to seven working days after that.