Khallas brand: logo, colours, and how to write the name

Description, ready to copy

Take the length that fits your space and paste it as it stands. We wrote all three so that nobody has to compose a description out of the home page, and because a description we write ourselves states the technical limits plainly instead of promising what a browser cannot do.

The name, and how to write it

In Arabic the name is written خلّص, with a shadda over the lam. The shadda is not decoration: without it the word reads as something else, and we have seen the name written خلص in more than one place where it looked like a different word entirely. Always write it with the shadda, as four letters, with no space and no hyphen.

In Latin script it is Khallas, with two l letters and one capital at the front. Not Khalas with one l, not Khallass, not KHALLAS in full capitals, and not Khallās with transliteration marks. The Latin form is the one that appears in URLs and in English directories, so its consistency is what makes searches for the name land on one result instead of four.

Pronunciation: khal-LAS, with a doubled l, stress on the first syllable. The word is an imperative meaning finish it, be done with it, and it is what somebody actually says when a piece of paperwork that had been hanging over them is finally over. That is exactly the meaning the name is reaching for.

The name is a proper noun, so it is neither translated nor explained inside a sentence. Write Khallas or خلّص, and do not write the Khallas file tool as though that were the formal name. If you need a description, put it after the name rather than in place of it.

Clear space and minimum size

Leave clear space around the logo on every side, at least the height of the folded sheet itself. That space is part of the logo and not an optional margin: the mark is built on emptiness, and wedging it between a paragraph and a black rule takes away the calm it was drawn for.

The minimum width for the full wordmark is 120 pixels on screen and 25 millimetres in print. Below that the shadda collides with the lam and the word Khallas stops being legible. The mark alone goes down to 16 pixels, because it is a shape rather than text.

Put the logo on a quiet ground: white, paper, or one flat colour. If you have to place it over a photograph, choose an area free of detail and do not add a semi-transparent box behind it.

What not to do with the logo

• Do not recolour it. The green is Khallas green and the ink is Khallas ink; there is no blue version and no grey one.
• Do not stretch or squash it. Always scale both axes together.
• Do not rotate it, mirror it, or set it on an angle.
• Do not add a shadow, a gradient, an outline, a glow, or any effect.
• Do not translate the Arabic word or swap it for another word inside the shape.
• Do not lock it up with another logo into a single block that reads as a joint mark.
• Do not use it as an icon for your own product or account, or as part of a logo you are making.
• Do not use it in a way that suggests Khallas is your partner, your sponsor, or an endorser of your work.

Typefaces

The only interface typeface is IBM Plex Sans Arabic, for Arabic and Latin alike, at weights 400, 500 and 700. It was chosen because it gives both scripts real harmony inside a single line, which is what most pairings of an Arabic face beside a different Latin face fail at.

Digits, file sizes and page counts are set in IBM Plex Mono, so that figures line up under one another and a row does not jump every time a number changes.

Both typefaces are open source under the SIL Open Font License, so you can use them in your article or your deck without buying a licence. The site serves them from its own servers rather than from an external font service.

The badge

If you use Khallas in your work and want to say so on your site or in a README, there is a small ready-made badge in four variants, with an HTML line and a Markdown line that copy in one press. The badge page explains where to put it and the rules for using it.

Badge page

Facts any listing or article needs

These figures are read out of the site's own code rather than typed by hand, so they are correct at the moment you read this page.

• Number of tools: 36, all of them running inside the browser.
• Cost: completely free. No paid plan, no subscription, no trial, no ads.
• Account: none. No sign-up, no email, no phone number.
• Where processing happens: the visitor's own device. No file is uploaded to a server by any tool.
• Two languages: Arabic at the root and English under /en, with every page present in both.
• Offline: once one copy is saved to the device every tool runs with no connection, and the site can be installed as an app.
• The only two technical ceilings: 3 files per batch run, and 20 pages per OCR run. They exist because the work happens on the visitor's own device, and no payment lifts them.
• Encryption in the protect tool: AES-128. It is not AES-256 and must not be described as such.
• The sign tool places an image of a signature on the page. It is not a certificate-backed digital signature.

Common questions

How is the name Khallas written in English?

It is written Khallas, with two l letters and a single capital at the front. Not Khalas with one l, not KHALLAS in full capitals, and not a transliteration carrying marks above the letters. In Arabic it is always written خلّص, with the shadda over the lam.

Do I need permission to use the Khallas logo in my article?

No. Download the files from this page and use them in an article, a review, a directory or a deck, as long as the use refers to Khallas and does not imply a partnership, a sponsorship or an endorsement. The only requirement is that you do not alter the logo itself.

What are the official Khallas colours?

Deep green 0A5C3C is the single accent, with paper FAF9F6 and ink 171512. The whole palette is eight colours, listed on this page with their values. If you need one colour to stand for Khallas, it is the green.

What typeface does Khallas use?

IBM Plex Sans Arabic for both Arabic and Latin, and IBM Plex Mono for digits and file sizes. Both are open source under the SIL Open Font License, so you can use them without buying a licence.

Where do I get high-resolution screenshots of Khallas?

Open the tool you are writing about and shoot it yourself: the site has no ads and no pop-ups, so any screenshot of it is publishable. If you would rather have ready-made shots or a vector logo, ask and we will send them.

What does the word khallas mean?

It is an imperative meaning finish it, be done with it, and it is what somebody says when a piece of paperwork that had been hanging over them is finally over. The name is a proper noun, so it is not translated inside a sentence: write Khallas or خلّص as it stands.

Is Khallas really free, and what should I write about its price?

It is completely free: no paid plan, no subscription, no trial, no ads and no account. The only two ceilings are technical, because the work happens inside the visitor's own browser, and no payment lifts them. Write completely free without qualification.