Sri Lanka adopts the Unicode which is the globally accepted encoding system to use local languages in computers. Here we bring you some of the sites you can use to enable your computer to type Unicode fonts, and sites to download fonts and font converters.
Preview and select fonts
How to Install Fonts – Unicode Kit from Local Languages Portal
Install Sinhala Unicode Kit from locallanguages.lk site (for XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux etc)
Install Tamil Unicode Kit from locallanguages.lk site (for XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux etc)
Fonts and Font Converters from locallanguages.lk site:
- LKLUG Font for Linux
- Bhashitha Unicode Fonts for Apple Mac
- Bhashitha Unicode Fonts for Windows
- Bhashitha Unicode Fonts for Linux
- Dinamina Uni Web Font
- Malithi Web Font
- Potha Unicode Font
- Iskola Potha Unicode Font
- Kaputa Unicode Font
- Kandy Unicode Font
- UCSC Font Converter/Fonts
- UCSC Online Font Converters
Download FM Abhaya Unicode font
At present FM Abhaya is the most widely used Sinhala Font in desktop publishing industry in Sri Lanka. This font has been now published as FM Abhaya Libre: the unicode compliant version of FM Abhaya font
Sinhala Fonts from Siyabas web site:
| Iskoola Potha | Microsoft Corporation | iskoolapotha.ttf |
| Malithi Web | Mr. Pushpananda Ekanayaka Rules By :- Prof. Gihan Dias ICT Agency of Sri Lanka |
malithiweb.ttf |
| Dinamina Uni Web | Govt. Press / ANCL Sri Lanka | DinaminaUniWeb.ttf |
| Sarasavi Unicode | University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) | Sarasavi.ttf |
| Bhashitha for Windows | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | Bhashitha_Windows.zip |
| Potha Unicode | Microsoft Corporation | potha.ttf |
| Kaputa Unicode | Mr. Thusitha Randunuge eFusion |
kandyunicode.ttf |
| Kandy Unicode | eFusion | kaputaunicode.ttf |
| Arial Unicode | Agfa Monotype Corporation | ARIALUNI.TTF |
| Bhashitha for Linux | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | Bhashitha_Linux.zip |
| LK-LUG for Linux | Anuradha Ratnaweera Harshani Devadithya Harshula Jayasuriya |
lklug.ttf |
| Bhashitha for Mac | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | macbashitha.ttf |
Tamil Fonts from Siyabas Website
| Font | Made By | Link |
| Latha | Microsoft Corporation | latha.ttf |
| Chemmozhi Comic | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | ChemmozhiComic.ttf |
| Chemmozhi Paranar | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | ChemmozhiParanar.ttf |
| Chemmozhi Thendral | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | ChemmozhiThendral.ttf |
| Chemmozhi Thenee | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | ChemmozhiThenee.ttf |
| Chemmozhi Times | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | ChemmozhiTimes.ttf |
| Chemmozhi Vaigai | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | ChemmozhiVaigai.ttf |
| Sri Tami | ICT Agency of Sri Lanka | Sri_Tamil.zip |
| Arial Unicode | Agfa Monotype Corporation | ARIALUNI.TTF |
Sinhala Unicode fonts from Kaputa.com site:
 කපුටා Sinhala Unicode Font |
| Kandy Sinhala Unicode Font |
| Kaputa~UniWriter |
| Kaputa~UniLearn |
| Kaputa~kDriver |
| Sinhala Unicode Download |
Fonts developed under the ICTA Font Development program.
https://www.icta.lk/fonts/
1090_NYH
1090_Puskola Potha 2010
1090_SS-SuLakna
1090_WARNA
1090_winnie
1090_winnie1
If you like to create your own unicode fonts then you must download and read Guide to creating Sinhala and Tamil Unicode fonts by ICTA.
Fonts developed by others
Sinhala Typing software
Pencil-පැන්සල Sinhala Typing software
“පැන්සල“ is a program that allows you to easily type Sinhala words in your computer in real time. You can now type Sinhala in anywhere easily with this . – See more at: https://studentlanka.com/2013/01/22/software-developed-by-sri-lankans-download-free/
Type Sinhala and Tamil Fonts Online
These websites enable you to easily type Sinhala or Tamil online without installing a software. You can use your computer keyboard or mouse to type Sinhala/ Tamil letters with these virtual keyboards.
Type Sinhala fonts with Google Sinhahla Transliteration
English to Tamil Live Online Typewriter Keyboard Converter
http://english-to-tamil-keyboard.appspot.com/
University of Colombo School of Computing Unicode Converter and Singlish Transliteration
http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/services/feconverter/
Lexilogos online Sinhala/ Tamil Keyboard
Sinhala fonts: http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/sinhala.htm
Tamil fonts: http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/tamil.htm
Branah Virtual Keyboard
Sinhala: http://www.branah.com/sinhala
Tamil: http://www.branah.com/tamil
Download Download 500 popular Sinhala fonts free in zip file
At present FM Abhaya is the most widely used Sinhala Font in desktop publishing industry in Sri Lanka. This font has been now published as FM Abhaya Libre: the unicode compliant version of FM Abhaya font
https://studentlanka.com/2018/04/18/download-fm-abhaya-unicode-font-abhya-libare/
Sinhala Tamil Unicode will be very much helpful me for day today works