SIL Language Technology

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Recent Posts

Scripture Forge
21 April 2026

Onboarding form improvements

Improvements: The language code field in the onboarding form is now pre-filled to reduce user confusion and submission errors. Localization has also been improved for the form. Project admins can now … read more

Idiqlat
17 April 2026

Idiqlat Release 2.100

We are very pleased to announce a new release of Idiqlat, a font for the East Syriac style of the Syriac script. Changes This release includes the following changes for this version: Moved the lookup … read more

Scheherazade New
15 April 2026

Scheherazade New Release 4.500

We are very pleased to announce a new release of Scheherazade New, an Arabic script font designed in the traditional Naskh style. Changes This release includes the following changes for this version: … read more