When you install Microsoft Office 365 or Office 2021 for Mac, you receive a font called . This single font file actually contains two separate typographic systems:

So Layla did what any broke, desperate academic would do at 2:00 AM. She fell down the rabbit hole.

Many scholars and students face a common challenge when writing in Microsoft Word: standard fonts don't provide ready access to the specialized characters (such as letters with dots above or below) required for proper Arabic-to-Latin transliteration in academic papers, theses, and research. This font solves that problem by re-mapping combining accents (like the macron or dot below) to keys readily available on the English-US keyboard layout.

What are you using to type your document? (e.g., Word, Pages, Adobe Photoshop)

Install and validate fonts in Font Book on Mac - Apple Support

While macOS comes with excellent built-in Arabic support, installing specific fonts like ensures compatibility with documents created elsewhere and offers a refined, serif aesthetic. This guide covers everything you need to know about using this font on a Mac. What is Times New Arabic?

If you are looking for a high-quality Arabic font already on your MacBook that matches the professional look of Times New Roman, Apple provides several:

Sometimes a new font won't show up in an application's font list immediately after installation.

Apple’s native word processor handles Arabic beautifully but handles settings slightly differently.