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This is an overview of the currently available Tibetan computer fonts | This is an overview of the currently available Tibetan computer fonts | ||
==Fonts compatible with the ISO 10646 / Unicode Standard for encoding Tibetan characters== | ==Fonts compatible with the ISO 10646 / Unicode Standard for encoding Tibetan characters== | ||
+ | ===OpenType Tibetan Fonts at THDL=== | ||
+ | * [http://www.thdl.org/xml/show.php?xml=/tools/tibfonts.xml&l=uva10928423419921 Tibetan Machine Uni] - based on TCC / Tony Duff's ''Tibetan Machine'' font. <br> | ||
+ | * [http://www.thdl.org/xml/show.php?xml=/tools/tibfonts.xml&l=uva200607171100 Jomolhari font] - designed by [[Christopher Fynn]] based on Bhutanese manuscript examples. Primarily intended for printing texts. | ||
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+ | On Windows XP & 2000 these fonts currently work with Office 2003 sp1 - though you will also need to install the THDL EWTS Unicode keyboard or a another method of entering Tibetan Unicode characters. For information on using the font with other applications please see: THDLs [http://www.thdl.org/xml/showEssay.php?xml=/tools/tibfontuse.xml Instructions for using Tibetan Unicode Fonts in Windows]. | ||
=== TCRC unicode Free Tibetan Font === | === TCRC unicode Free Tibetan Font === |
Revision as of 09:50, 5 November 2006
See also Tibetan Unicode
This is an overview of the currently available Tibetan computer fonts
Fonts compatible with the ISO 10646 / Unicode Standard for encoding Tibetan characters[edit]
OpenType Tibetan Fonts at THDL[edit]
- Tibetan Machine Uni - based on TCC / Tony Duff's Tibetan Machine font.
- Jomolhari font - designed by Christopher Fynn based on Bhutanese manuscript examples. Primarily intended for printing texts.
On Windows XP & 2000 these fonts currently work with Office 2003 sp1 - though you will also need to install the THDL EWTS Unicode keyboard or a another method of entering Tibetan Unicode characters. For information on using the font with other applications please see: THDLs Instructions for using Tibetan Unicode Fonts in Windows.
TCRC unicode Free Tibetan Font[edit]
- download. Instructions on how to download and install the tibetan Unicode fonts to access the library's database in tibetan are found on [1].
Fonts using legacy encodings[edit]
Nithartha-Sambhota[edit]
See their main web site for more information how to purchase this font set. Just now this font set does not support the Tibetan Unicode standard.
Tibetan Computer Company (TCC)[edit]
See their main web site for more information how to purchase their font sets. Just now these font sets do not support the Tibetan Unicode standard.
THDL Free Tibetan Fonts[edit]
See: their main web site for how to download various free fonts provided by THDL and Trace Foundation.
- The Tibetan Machine font is an original font by Tony Duff, licenced and placed in to the public domain by the Trace Foundation.
- The Tibetan Machine Web font is a version of the same font re-encoded to support display of Tibetan text on legacy browsers.
- The Tibetan Machine Uni font is a much extended version supporting the Tibetan Unicode standard (see above).