Tanzil project is MaashaAllah a good effort to standardize the online disseminated text of the Majestic Qur'an. The source of the following Page "Quran Text Types" is available at Tanzil.info's Wiki http://tanzil.info/wiki/Quran_Text_Types All Links will take you to the website of Tanzil Project http://www.tanzil.info
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 Madina Mushaf.
Uthmani Minimal: Uthmani text with a minimal number of diacritics and symbols.
Simple Script
Simple: Quran text in plain Imlaei script. Recommended for both display and search.
Simple Enhanced: Simple text with better demonstration of Ikhfas and Idghams. Simpler for reading.
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.
Here are the sample from some txt styles that were downloaded from the Tanzil.info Al-Qur'an text download site. The corresponding text file can be downloaded after selecting various options like:
Include sajdah signs (۩)
Include rub-el-hizb signs (۞)
Include superscript alefs (like in إِلىٰ)
Different tanween shapes (only for me_quran font)
Some sample text styles of Chapter 1 Al-Fatiha in Simple Script
PLEASE NOTE: The difference in the various styles may not be differentiable in this webpage using the sample text above due to the limitation of the basic font that this page uses. To see the the difference, you can check the tanzil.info website and select the styles. To get a better view of the nuances of the styles you can download the Fonts specially designed for displaying the Quran text.