Vice Magazine website, Arabic edition

Published November 9, 2026

VICE Media produced an Arabic edition of Vice Magazine in cooperation with the Saudi Arabia-backed media company MBC Group to create youth-focused content in food, fashion, music, and video games. This edition of the magazine used Adelle Sans Arabic throughout its website and social media until the magazine changed to TWK VICE Grotesk in 2022 (with a yet unidentified typeface used for Arabic).

Rooted in the belief that broad language support is crucial to modern type design, Adelle Sans Arabic is yet another push in TypeTogether’s ongoing multilingual efforts. Adding language support is not a simple act of matching geometry stroke for stroke; each script must harmonise with the others while still maintaining its own identity. Arabic script is inherently more organic than Latin, with a mix of round and straight shapes that are built with connected, flowing strokes. The rigidity of Adelle Sans Arabic is therefore softer than its Latin counterpart. The Adelle family’s naturally clean and spirited shapes lend themselves to a graceful Arabic translation of the colour and feel of the Latin, matching the overall functionality, purpose, and cultural awareness.

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