Are SIL Fonts Really Free?
Hi~! I’m new to the SIL community and really glad to find such a wonderful community!! I found some fonts under SIL and since it is my first time actually using them, I wanted to make sure that what I...
View ArticleDigital Scrapbooking
I know you have tried to clarify all uses, but I have limited computer knowledge and want to be sure of my understanding. I want to clarify permission for use of your fonts in word art (words created...
View ArticleI need help with a Toolbox user created dictionary
In the past Martin Hosken did this for me, perhaps he still can or someone else. In the language I’m working in, Tai Lue (khb), there are vowels that need to appear before the consonant in a given...
View ArticleHow to restore SIL OFL granted to me if it has become null and void?
Hi, I’m not sure but I’m afraid that I might have broken the terms of SIL Open Font License because I’m afraid that have given other people some font softwares which must be distributed under SIL OFL...
View ArticleAndika 6: controlling linespacing height
I have been controlling linespacing in LibreOffice and PTX Print directly in the styles dialog. Now I need to print a spreadsheet (LO Calc) to accompany a document created in Writer. I can’t find a...
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Scheherzade Arabic issue going from 3.0 to 3.1 وَلَا
Using Scheherzade in web/css/html using .woff Upto v3.0 the arabic word “وَلَا” renders OK. but starting v3.1 the rendering is off. Pictures attached. Do I have to configure any font settings to...
View ArticleOFL license text
Hello, Does the full OFL license text always need to accompany the font if I use it in logos, videos making or in any kind of design work to post it on social media? I already read the answer for...
View ArticlePhoenician/Paleo-Hebrew/Canaanite Fonts
I’ve seen mention here on the forum of someone who developed a Paleo-Hebrew font, but I can’t find it anywhere to download it. It would essentially be the same as other Canaanite scripts (eg, Moabite)...
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Unusual behavior of SIL fonts in MS Word
Hello! I am new here. I have noticed something very interesting happening when using SIL fonts (Charis, Andika, Gentium) in MS Word on Mac OS. When using diacritics like accents, linguistic symbols...
View ArticleNormalizing Hebrew - character order issues
We have various Hebrew texts for which we would like to ensure a consistent order. We know that Unicode normalization messes up some sequences involving Meteg and Patah, and that one solution is to...
View ArticleAndika Opentype enabled?
Hi, I would like to know if there is an opentype version of Andika. It is described as “opentype enabled” but the extension of the font is .ttf. Can you clarify for me? My organization has asked me to...
View ArticleLicense and web site-logo
I created my website logo with “bitter” font. When creating my logo, I changed the color of the bitter font and the spacing of its letters. In addition, there is a visual in the logo along with the...
View ArticleThere are SIL Open Font Licensed (OFL) fonts on my website. What had I better...
The fonts that I use in commercial or non-commercial services on my website have an SIL Open Font License (OFL) OFL license. What are the things I need to do according to this license? Should I open a...
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Gentium Cyrillic acute and grave angle
The angle of the acute and grave seems inconsistent over some upper-case Cyrillic letters in Gentium (top right in the picture). The lower case looks better, as well as Charis (middle) and Andika...
View ArticleQuestions on Height Dimensions
Greetings, I’m trying to get up to speed with design principles and best practices for setting vertical dimensions in fonts. There are often discrepancies between what I read in OpenType documentation...
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SIL License applicability for linguistic "font"
Hello all. I am writing to seek clarifications on the SIL License 1.1. I am working with Cantonese linguistics, and have generated a comprehensive set of colored SVGs to show pronunciation. It makes...
View ArticleLateef Honorifics
Hello! Is it possible to add honorific ligatures to the Lateef font? I imagine this has already been discussed, and I have heard that a key question is whether or not the Scheherazade honorifics would...
View ArticleMust I include the font author's name on my website?
Hello! I would like to know if I must to include the font author’s name or license information on my website (online store) if I only use an OFL licensed font for the heading or paragraphs of my...
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Lam-Alef with high hamza
I noticed that Scheherazade New is missing a very important and common ligature, one that occurs very frequently in the Quranic text. It is Lam-Alef, but with a high hamza located in the center, and...
View ArticleCan i use the fonts for broadcasting (TV) for free
Hello, i work in an advertising company and we designed a logo with the font “IBM Plex Sans” can the client use it for broadcasting (TV commercials) for free? Thanks for your help. 3 posts - 2...
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