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Please Note: These files have been zipped, you will need Win-Zip or something similar to open them.
These are TYPE I Fonts and are the preferred fonts.
This collection of modified Pali Type 1 fonts have been made available after other Pali modified Type 1 fonts were found to be unusable or unsuitable. The fonts follow the CSX convention – there is more about this in the readme.txt in each font family zip file.
You are welcome to E-mail Phil Thompson with questions on Pali fonts – PC platform only. PDFs on this page will explain how to make MS Word Macros for Pali characters
Pali Font Resources:
Download File | File Size | CHANDRA’S Type 1 PALI FONTS in PC and MACINTOSH FORMAT. |
|---|---|---|
737KB | Information about Pali Type 1 Fonts, Character Sets and Issues. | |
04kb | Word Pali Macro Guide, by Phil Thompson. | |
2.6mb | Chandra’s Modified Pali Type 1 fonts for PC OS. | |
250kb | Information on Standardization of Sanskrit / Pali fonts. (PDF document) | |
02kb | Text file for Installing Fonts on the Macintosh. | |
40kb | Understanding Font Formats for the Macintosh (PDF document). | |
2,547kb | Zipped file of Chandra’s Macintosh Pali Fonts for Mac OS. | |
1,105kb | Extra Pali Type 1 fonts – which has six new Pali font subdirectories inside with six new Pali font families. There are explanations of how usually these Pali fonts have been resurrected/repaired so that they now work in Windows. |
Pali Type 1 Fonts Converted to TrueType Fonts:
This collection of fonts below originally made by Chandra Yenco as Type 1 fonts have been converted to True Type Fonts. It is recommended that for paper print and PDF making that the better performing Type 1 font format be used. These True Type fonts can now be embedded.
Download File | File Size | PALI True Type Fonts converted from the above Pali Type 1 Fonts |
|---|---|---|
400kb | Pali Bookman (10 TTF) | |
359kb | Pali Charter (10 TTF) | |
308kb | Pali Helvetica (10 TTF) | |
410kb | Pali Palatino (10 TTF) | |
412kb | Pali Times (10 TTF) | |
48kb | Pali Chancery (1 TTF only) | |
1,930kb | Complete Collection of 51 Pali TTFs in 5 families + Pali Chancery – decorative. |
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