Tiro Tamil by Tiro Typeworks, Fernando Mello, Fiona Ross, Kaja Słojewska

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அனைத்து மனிதர்களும் சுதந்திரமாக பிறக்கின்றனர்.

Tiro Tamil
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Name
Tiro Tamil
Designer
Tiro Typeworks, Fernando Mello, Fiona Ross, Kaja Słojewska
Year
2022
Category
Serif
License
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Source
Google Fonts
Files
Provider package; formats vary
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From Google Fonts

Tiro Tamil has its origins in a typeface designed for the Murty Classical Library of India book series, so is especially suited to traditional literary publishing but also made with the needs of today’s multiple print and screen media in mind. The design takes inspiration from Tamil metal types developed in Madras (Chennai) in the 19th and early 20th Century, which were influenced by both traditional palm leaf manuscripts and contemporary writing. The stroke modulation makes for a dynamic design for modern typography, while traditional forms of ligatures are accessible via OpenType Layout features. For the Open Font License release, Tiro Tamil has been extended to support additional characters, and features a new italic companion suitable for traditional slanted Tamil typography. Each font also includes a Latin subset including diacritics for transcription of Indian languages.

Tiro Tamil was designed by Fernando Mello and Fiona Ross. The italic was adapted by Kaja Słojewska.

To contribute, see github.com/TiroTypeworks/Indigo.

To learn more, read Modern Tiro Indic collection for classical South Asian texts.

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Glyphs

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789
.,;:!?&@#$%*()[]{}"'/\

Weights and styles

400 Italic
அனைத்து மனிதர்களும் சுதந்திரமாக பிறக்கின்றனர்.
400 Roman
அனைத்து மனிதர்களும் சுதந்திரமாக பிறக்கின்றனர்.

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