Even with a "fixed" font, users make mistakes that break the rendering. Here is how to avoid them:
Error 1: Using the wrong keyboard layout. ihsan pashto fonts fixed
Error 2: Copying text from a PDF.
Error 3: Saving as a web font incorrectly. Even with a "fixed" font, users make mistakes
The ideal outcome is that the "fixed" versions become the standard, and the broken originals are retired. Some steps include: Error 2: Copying text from a PDF
Pashto uses diacritics like Zwarakay (◌ِ), Pesh (◌ُ), and Jazm (◌ْ). Original Ihsan fonts often rendered them hovering over wrong letters, disappearing at larger sizes, or colliding with adjacent characters.
| Application | Support Level | Notes |
|-------------|--------------|-------|
| MS Word (Windows) | Good | Requires enabling "Complex Script Layout" |
| LibreOffice | Excellent | Best cross-platform support for fixed Nastaleeq |
| InDesign (ME edition) | Very good | Needs Middle Eastern version for proper shaping |
| Web (CSS) | Limited | Use as webfont with font-feature-settings; works on Firefox, Safari, not older Chrome |
| Android/iOS | Poor without engine | Use dedicated Pashto keyboard apps that bundle fixed fonts |