Editing Naskh (script) (section)

== Description ==
The ''[[Aleph|alif]]'' is written as a straight stroke, bending to the lower left.<ref name=":0" /> Naskh differentiates various sounds through the use of diacritical points, in the form of 1–3 dots above or below the letter, which makes the script more easily legible.<ref name="MuslimCalligraphy"/> Naskh uses a horizontal base line; in situations where one character starts within the tail of the preceding letter, the base line is broken and raised.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ory|first=Solange|date=2000-11-30|title=Calligraphy|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX2686400107/GVRL?sid=GVRL&xid=bda4e644|journal=Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān|language=English|volume=1}}</ref> In sixteenth-century [[Istanbul|Constantinople]], [[Sheikh Hamdullah|Şeyh Hamdullah]] (1429–1520) redesigned the structure of naskh, along with the other "Six Pens", in order to make the script appear more precise and less heavy.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zakariya|first=Muhammad|date=2003-11-30|title=Calligraphy|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3424600634/GVRL?sid=GVRL&xid=c1da65f5|journal=Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa|language=English|volume=1}}</ref>