This page outlines why an additional Unicode block is required to properly word process Thaana. Dhivehifonts Naadhu Release note: This font is 3 in 1 font, that can be used as both Faruma, bismillah and Galan.

Please look at the readme-files in the archives or check the indicated author's website for details, and contact him if in doubt. The licence mentioned above the download button is just an indication. The title of the paper which appears in the proceedings of the conference is entitled “ Gabulhi Thaana: A challenge for information technology.“ Download 349 views, 2 downloads, 0 comment (s) This fonts are authors' property, and are either shareware, demo versions or public domain. The article speaks about Apple GX Typography (now better known as Apple Advanced Typography, AAT) as the solution to the challenges of Thaana script. use Typist to create & share your messages. Note that Opentype, first proposed in 1996, was not well known then. Thaana Type is a Maldivian type foundry focused on experimenting, designing and developing Thaana fonts and Dhivehi typography.

The article was a paper presented in the Writers’ Conference organized by the National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research held in Dharubaaruge, Male’ from 19th July to 2oth July 2000. Here are some Thaana fonts I have designed since 1996 with explanatory notes and free downloads.

Read this document on Thaana chirography, which outlines the historical development of Thaana script and issues with Thaana typography in the context of typesetting within mixed scripts.

Certainly, the editors of “The World’s Writing Systems” have the following to say about Thaana script (page 567):Ī fair comparison can only be made by those who are familiar with all scripts of the world. Whether the “Olympians” are aware of Thaana script is unknown. Every now and again, a controversial World Alphabet Olympics is held by South Korea to celebrate its writing system as the World’s best.

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