The following terms are useful for understanding the layout features and script rules discussed in this document.īase Glyph - Any glyph that can have a diacritic mark above or below it.
In addition to being a primer and specification for the creation and support of Syriac script fonts, this document is intended to more broadly illustrate the OpenType Layout architecture, feature schemes, and operating system support for shaping and positioning text. This document also presents information about the Syriac OpenType shaping engine of Uniscribe, an operating system component responsible for text layout. Registered features of Syriac scripts are defined and illustrated, encodings are listed, and templates are included for compiling layout tables for OpenType fonts. The three styles of Syriac in use today - Estrangelo, Serto and East Syriac - all use the same Syriac encoding.įont developers will learn how to encode script features in their fonts, choose character sets, organize font information, and use existing tools to produce Syriac script fonts. This document presents information that will help font developers create or support OpenType fonts for all Syriac script languages covered by the Unicode Standard.
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