Muhaqqaq is one of the main six types of calligraphic script in Arabic. The Arabic word mu?aqqaq means 'consummate' or 'clear'; and originally was used to denote any accomplished piece of calligraphy.

Often used to copy ma?a?if (singular mu??af; i.e. loose sheets of Quran texts); this majestic type of script was considered one of the most beautiful; as well as one of the most difficult to execute well. The script saw its greatest use in the Mameluk era (1250-1516/1517). In the Ottoman Empire; it was gradually displaced by Thuluth and Naskh; from the 18th century onward; its use was largely restricted to the Basmala in Hilyas.

It is believed that the style was invented in the Abbasid era by Ibn Muqla; and later developed by Ibn al-Bawwab.