[INDOLOGY] Fonts

[Philipp Maas]

Depending on the word processor you use, kerning (the automated changing of
the space between two specific letters) is problematic in Gandhari
Unicode. This applies specifically to the Classical Text Editor (CTE). I
thus recommend switching to "Times New Roman" or one of the alternatives
that Dominik mentioned.

Best,

Philipp

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PD Dr. Philipp A. Maas
Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies
University of Leipzig
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https://spp1448.academia.edu/PhilippMaas


On Wed, 5 Aug 2026 at 17:40, Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> There are lots of great, richly-populated Unicode fonts around nowadays,
> and one is spoiled for choice.  I like Libertinus
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertinus> Sans and Serif (whose
> characters are width-for-with identical with Times New Roman) for workaday
> applications, and TeX Gyre Pagella (and the whole Gyre family) for a bit
> more sophistication.  Pagella is used for the HSSA journal
> <http://hssa-journal.org>.  But I think a special shout-out is deserved
> for Junicode <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junicode>, which is actively
> maintained and goes from strength to strength.  It's squarely aimed at
> medievalists, but it handles almost all our needs too, and looks great.  I
> like the historical sensitivity that's gone into its design.  Gandhari is
> good too, of course.
>
> Best,
> Dominik
>
>
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