It is a relatively simple and plain style, used for everyday writing and often used for signs.
[1] The Ottoman calligraphers Mumtaz Efendi[2] (1810–1872) and Mustafa Izzet Efendi (1801–1876) are credited with standardizing the writing style which has existed in slightly different styles as everyday handwriting.
[3] Ruqʿah is the most common type of handwriting in the Arabic script.
Unlike other types of calligraphy, ruqʿah is not considered as an art form.
[4][5] The demonstration below is not typical since it uses full vowels, which are rarely used in handwriting: If one of the ruqʿah style fonts is installed, the following text should appear as the above image sample: Examples of a modern digital typeface rendering Arabic text in this style, are: