The reed pen in iPadOS 26 is not just a stylistic choice, but a tool for the Apple Pencil that opens it up to write Arabic scripts. And, it works great.

Apple is working on an advanced bi-directional keyboard for switching between Arabic and English and a virtual reed calligraphy pen for Apple Pencil users.

An Arabic reed pen, or qalam, is a traditional writing tool used in Islamic calligraphy, known for its ability to create elegant, flowing strokes with varying thickness.

He grabbed a calligraphy pen…and painted over Japan. As soon as he did, Japan started getting hurricanes and storms.… [We believed he was] some sort of God." Ryu's time in China was short-lived.

Washington: Apple will introduce a new calligraphy pen for Apple Pencil users that will allow them to digitally write in Arabic script. According to Bloomberg, Apple plans to offer a "highly ...

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is working on a bi-directional Arabic-English keyboard and a virtual reed calligraphy pen for the Apple Pencil.

In his recent Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is looking to offer a new capability with the Apple Pencil: support for a “virtual reed calligraphy pen” that ...

The new reed pen would help users use the virtual stylus to digitally write in complicated Arabic script, recreating works of artistic calligraphy.

Apple will introduce a new calligraphy pen for Apple Pencil users that will allow them to digitally write in Arabic script, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest Power On ...

What's the story Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a broad-tipped instrument, brush, or other writing instrument. It can be defined ...

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