The new font comes in both Arabic and Latin script and is available as part of Microsoft Office 365. On Sunday, Prince Hamdan shared a video on Twitter that presented it as a powerful tool for self-expression.

“Expression knows no boundaries or limits,” the video said. “Expression is strength and freedom. It defines who you are.”

As it turns out, though, there are quite a few boundaries and limits on expression in Dubai and across the United Arab Emirates, where the news media is censored to remove criticism of the government or the coalition of royal families that controls it. Last week, the U.A.E. blocked access to the Arabic-language website of HuffPost, the latest in a series of moves to tighten access to the internet.