README
Lateef
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Thank you for your interest in the Lateef font.
We hope you find it useful!

Lateef is named after Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai, the famous Sindhi 
mystic and poet. It is intended to be an appropriate style for use 
in Sindhi and other languages of the South Asian region.

Font smarts are implemented using the OpenType smart font technology. 
A number of glyph variations are accessible through font features
available. 

Lateef is released under the SIL Open Font License.
Lateef is a trademark of SIL Global.
	
See the OFL and OFL-FAQ for details of the SIL Open Font License.
See the FONTLOG for information on this and previous releases.

For further information about this font, including Unicode ranges
supported, OpenType font features and how to use them, 
and licensing, please see the documentation on the website 
(https://software.sil.org/lateef) or in the documentation 
subfolder of this font package.

TYPETUNER
2026-08-18
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This package contains a TypeTuned version of the Lateef font.

The TypeTuner settings file used to generate the enclosed font
is included in the package as feat_set_tuned.xml.
By inspecting this file with a text editor you can determine 
which alternate behaviors have been enabled.

TIPS
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As this font is distributed at no cost, we are unable to provide a 
commercial level of personal technical support. The font has, however, 
been through some testing on various platforms to be sure it works in most
situations. In particular, it has been tested and shown to work on Windows 10/11. 

If you do find a problem, please do report it through the website: 
https://software.sil.org/lateef/support.
We can't guarantee any direct response, but will try to fix reported bugs in
future versions. 

Many problems can be solved, or at least explained, through an understanding
of the encoding and use of the fonts. Here are some basic hints:

Encoding: 
The fonts are encoded according to Unicode, so your application must support
Unicode text in order to access letters. Most Windows applications provide 
basic Unicode support. For Arabic text, your application must be able to
handle Right to Left text as well as the initial, medial, final forms of each
Arabic letter. You will also need some way of entering Unicode text into your 
document.

Keyboarding:
This font does not include any keyboarding helps or utilities. You may use the
built-in keyboards of the operating system. You may also need to install an
appropriate keyboard and input method for the characters of the language you
wish to use. If you want to enter characters that are not supported by any
system keyboard, the Keyman program (https://keyman.com) can be helpful
on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. 

If you want to enter characters that are not supported by any system
keyboard, and to access the full Unicode range, you might try charmap.exe
on Windows or, on Ubuntu or similar software, gucharmap or kcharselect.

In Microsoft Word, you can type the USV (e.g., 0627), then select "0627",
then type Alt-X. It will convert it to the character.

Another method of entering some symbols is provided by a few applications such
as Adobe InDesign or LibreOffice.org. They can display a glyph palette or input
dialog that shows all the glyphs (symbols) in a font and allow you to enter
them by clicking on the glyph you want.

Rendering:
This font is designed to work with the OpenType advanced font technology. 
To take advantage of the advanced typographic capabilities of this font, 
you must be using applications that provide an adequate level of support for 
OpenType. 


CONTACT
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For more information please visit the Lateef page on SIL Global's
Computers and Writing systems website: https://software.sil.org/lateef

Support through the website: https://software.sil.org/lateef/support

