====== Quran Text Types ======

Quran texts are usually represented in two general formats:

  * **Uthmani Script**: \\ An old-fashion script used by the third Caliph, Uthman, to produce the first standard quran manuscript. 

  * **Simple Script**: \\ Also known as //Imla'ei// script, is the modern Arabic writing style which is currently in use.

===== Tanzil Quran Texts =====

Tanzil provides several quran texts in two major categories described below:

  * **Uthmani Script**
    * [[Uthmani]]: Uthmani quran text similar to [[Medina Mushaf]].
    * [[Uthmani Minimal]]: Uthmani text with a minimal number of diacritics and symbols.

  * **Simple Script**
    * **Simple**: Quran text in Imlaei script. 
    * **Simple Plain**: Simple text without special demonstration of Ikhfas and Idghams. 
    * **Simple Minimal**: Simple text with a minimal number of diacritics and symbols. Suitable for embedding in other texts.
    * **Simple Clean**: Simple text without any diacritics or symbols. Suitable for easy search.

You can check the differences in our [[http://tanzil.net/|Quran Navigator]].