I have seen in several places now, Arabic script, flowing not only from right to left, but also, simultaneously, from top to bottom, especially within the spelling of a single word, and especially when involving letters such as ج، ح، خ، and م.
Anyone know what the technical term for this type of "ligature" is called (both in Arabic, but also in other languages, if it does take place in the writing of scripts from other languages as well)?
Thanks.
These images for محمد are the closest to this stacking "design phenomenon" I am arresting in this post that I could find. (In particular, not how the م is stacked on top of the ح, which is in turn stacked ibn to of the م below).