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.
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)
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
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 |
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 |
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.
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/
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.
http://english-to-tamil-keyboard.appspot.com/
http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/services/feconverter/
Sinhala fonts: http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/sinhala.htm
Tamil fonts: http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/tamil.htm
Sinhala: http://www.branah.com/sinhala
Tamil: http://www.branah.com/tamil
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