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Supports for Tai Tham Unicode font in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft office are still limited[1] causing the widespread use of non-Unicode fonts. Fonts published by the Royal Society of Thailand and Chiang Mai University are also non-Unicode due to this problem and to maximize the ability to display and transcribe the ancient Tai Tham text, which frequently contains various special ligature and symbols not supported by Unicode.[2][3] Non-Unicode fonts often uses a combination of Thai script and Latin Unicode range which resolves the incompatibility problem of Unicode Tai Tham in Microsoft office. However, these fonts may encounter a display problem when used on web browsers as the text can be encoded as an unintelligible Thai text instead. In recent years, many Tai Tham Unicode fonts have been developed for web display and communications via smart phones. Google's Noto Sans Tai Tham becomes the default font for Tai Tham on Mac OS and iOS.[4] however, the current version of this font still fails to display Tai Tham text correctly. The table below gives a list of publicly available Tai Tham fonts.

Font name Supports Script Style Font family Publisher

(with page link)

Unicode[a] Non-Unicode[b]
A Tai Tham KH New V3 Yes No Khün Sans-serif Arloka
A Tai Tham LN Yes No Lanna Serif Arloka
Chiangsaen Alif Yes No Lanna Sans-serif Alif Silapachai
CR Insom Lanna Yes Yes Lanna Serif Worawut Thanawatanawanich
Hariphunchai Yes No Lanna Serif TragerStudio, Richard Wordingham
Kotthabun Yes No Lao Tham Serif Theppitak Karoonboonyanan
Lanna Alif Yes No Lanna Sans-serif Alif Silapachai
Lamphun Yes No Lanna Serif Richard Wordingham
LN Mon Saen No Yes Khün Serif Chiang Mai University (page link), Pichai Saengboon
LN Tilok No Yes Lanna Serif Chiang Mai University (page link), Pichai Saengboon
LN Wat Inda No Yes Khün Serif Chiang Mai University (page link), Pichai Saengboon
Noto Sans Tai Tham Yes No Khün Sans-serif Google Fonts
Pali-Kotthabun Pali only Yes Lao Tham Serif Worawut Thanawatanawanich, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan
Pali-Tilok Pali only Yes Lanna Serif Worawut Thanawatanawanich, Pichai Saengboon
RST-ISAN No Yes Lao Tham Serif Royal Society of Thailand (page link)
RST-LANNA No Yes Lanna Serif Royal Society of Thailand (page link)
VS Tham Lanxang Yes Yes Lao Tham Serif Worawut Thanawatanawanich
Note
  1. ^ Not supported by Microsoft Office.
  2. ^ Using Thai Unicode block, suitable for Microsoft Office.
  • Alan Wood's Tai Tham test page[5]
  1. ^ "Creating and supporting OpenType fonts for the Universal Shaping Engine". https://docs.microsoft.com. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Lanna Fonts (ฟอนต์ล้านนา)". The Center for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, Chiang Mai University. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Six fonts for ancient scripts (ชุดแบบอักษรหรือฟอนต์อักษรโบราณ ๖ ชุด)". The Royal Society of Thailand. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "System Fonts". Apple Developer. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ Wood, Alan. "Test for Unicode support in Web browsers: Tai Tham". Alan Wood’s Unicode Resources. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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