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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: [[Tibetan Unicode]]== | ==Fonts compatible with the ISO 10646 / Unicode Standard for encoding Tibetan characters: [[Tibetan Unicode]]== | ||
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===OpenType Tibetan Fonts at THDL=== | ===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=uva10928423419921 Tibetan Machine Uni] - based on TCC / Tony Duff's ''Tibetan Machine'' font. <br> | ||
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=== TCRC Youtso Unicode Free Tibetan Font === | === TCRC Youtso Unicode Free Tibetan Font === | ||
* [http://www.popdict.com/dict_tibetan.htm#fonts TCRC Youtso Unicode] – 442 characters (1017 glyphs) in version 1.0 offered for free download from [http://www.popdict.com/dict_tibetan.htm Poppdict.Com] by the Tibetan Computer Resource Centre (TCRC), Dharamsala. | * [http://www.popdict.com/dict_tibetan.htm#fonts TCRC Youtso Unicode] – 442 characters (1017 glyphs) in version 1.0 offered for free download from [http://www.popdict.com/dict_tibetan.htm Poppdict.Com] by the Tibetan Computer Resource Centre (TCRC), Dharamsala. | ||
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=== Platform Independent Fonts=== | === Platform Independent Fonts=== |
Revision as of 04:49, 26 July 2008
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: Tibetan Unicode[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. Suitable for printing texts.
Also available from: the Free Tibetan Fonts Project.
On Windows XP & 2000 these fonts currently work with Office 2003 sp1 - though you will also need to install the EWTS EWTS Unicode keyboard or a another Tibetan Input Method. For information on using the font with other applications please see: THDLs Instructions for using Tibetan Unicode Fonts in Windows.
Windows Vista fully supports both fonts without additional software.
TCRC Youtso Unicode Free Tibetan Font[edit]
- TCRC Youtso Unicode – 442 characters (1017 glyphs) in version 1.0 offered for free download from Poppdict.Com by the Tibetan Computer Resource Centre (TCRC), Dharamsala.
Unicode fonts for Mac OSX[edit]
Two Tibetan fonts Kokonor and Kailash come with Mac OSX 10.5 and above.
Platform Independent Fonts[edit]
See also how to create a Platform Independent Tibetan Unicode Font.
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 version much extended and re-encoded by THDL to support the Tibetan Unicode standard (see above).