{"id":474,"date":"2018-01-24T17:52:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T17:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/annapurna\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:41:39","slug":"webfont-features-demo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/annapurna\/smart-font-features\/webfont-features-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Webfont Features Demo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annapurna SIL is an OpenType-enabled font family that supports the Devanagari script. It includes a number of optional user-selected features that may be useful or required for particular uses or languages. These OpenType features are primarily specified using four-letter tags (e.g. ‘cv04’ or ‘ss04’) to display variant characters or specific behavior. Certain apps, such as web browsers, can also use language tags to display all the language-specific variants and behaviors.<\/p>\n

This page lists all the language and user-selected features in Annapurna SIL. For more information on how to access these features in specific environments and applications, see Using Font Features<\/a>. <\/p>\n

This page uses web fonts (WOFF) to demonstrate font features and should display correctly in all modern browsers. For detailed information see Using SIL Fonts on Web Pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Language-specific features<\/h2>\n

Affects: U+091D U+096B U+096E U+096F<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Language<\/th>\nTest sequences<\/th>\nOpenType lang tag<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Default<\/td>\n\u091d \u091d\u094d \u091d\u093c \u091d\u093c\u094d \u091d\u094d\u0930 \u091d\u093c\u094d\u0930 \u00a0\u00a0 \u096b \u096e \u096f<\/span><\/td>\nnone<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali<\/td>\n\u091d \u091d\u094d \u091d\u093c \u091d\u093c\u094d \u091d\u094d\u0930 \u091d\u093c\u094d\u0930 \u00a0\u00a0 \u096b \u096e \u096f<\/span><\/td>\nNEP or ne<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newari<\/td>\n\u091d \u091d\u094d \u091d\u093c \u091d\u093c\u094d \u091d\u094d\u0930 \u091d\u093c\u094d\u0930 \u00a0\u00a0 \u096b \u096e \u096f<\/span><\/td>\nNEW or new<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

User-selected feature list<\/h2>\n

Stylistic Sets and Character Variants<\/h3>\n

Jha alternates<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+091D<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u091d \u091d\u094d \u091d\u093c \u091d\u093c\u094d \u091d\u094d\u0930 \u091d\u093c\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss01=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali style<\/td>\n\u091d \u091d\u094d \u091d\u093c \u091d\u093c\u094d \u091d\u094d\u0930 \u091d\u093c\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss01=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newari style<\/td>\n\u091d \u091d\u094d \u091d\u093c \u091d\u093c\u094d \u091d\u094d\u0930 \u091d\u093c\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss02=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Kra alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0915 U+0930<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0915\u094d\u0930 \u0958\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss03=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open style<\/td>\n\u0915\u094d\u0930 \u0958\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss03=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Tra alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0924 U+0930<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0924\u093c\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss04=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Closed style<\/td>\n\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0924\u093c\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss04=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shra alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0936 U+0930<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0936\u094d\u0930 \u0936\u093c\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss05=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sha style<\/td>\n\u0936\u094d\u0930 \u0936\u093c\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss05=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ukar nukta position<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0941 U+0942 U+093C<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0915\u0941\u093c \u0915\u0942\u093c \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0941\u093c \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0942\u093c<\/span><\/td>\nss06=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outside<\/td>\n\u0915\u0941\u093c \u0915\u0942\u093c \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0941\u093c \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0942\u093c<\/span><\/td>\nss06=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ekar nukta position<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0947 U+093C<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0915\u0947\u093c<\/span><\/td>\nss07=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Above bar<\/td>\n\u0915\u0947\u093c<\/span><\/td>\nss07=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Digit five alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+096B<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u096b<\/span><\/td>\nss08=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali style<\/td>\n\u096b<\/span><\/td>\nss08=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Digit eight alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+096E<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u096e<\/span><\/td>\nss09=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali style<\/td>\n\u096e<\/span><\/td>\nss09=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Digit nine alternates<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+096F<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u096f<\/span><\/td>\nss10=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nepali style<\/td>\n\u096f<\/span><\/td>\nss10=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newari style<\/td>\n\u096f<\/span><\/td>\nss11=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Visarga with connecting bar<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0903<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u00a0\u0903<\/span><\/td>\nss12=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
With bar<\/td>\n\u00a0\u0903<\/span><\/td>\nss12=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Glottal stop – no connecting bar<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+097D<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u097d<\/span><\/td>\nss13=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No bar<\/td>\n\u097d<\/span><\/td>\nss13=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Dya and Hya alternates<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0926 U+0939 U+094D U+092F<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0926\u094d\u092f \u0926\u094d\u092f\u094d\u200d \u0926\u094d\u092f\u093c \u0926\u094d\u092f\u093c\u094d\u200d \u0926\u094d\u092f\u094d\u0930 \u0926\u094d\u092f\u093c\u094d\u0930 \u00a0\u00a0 \u0939\u094d\u092f \u0939\u094d\u092f\u094d\u200d \u0939\u094d\u095f \u0939\u094d\u095f\u094d\u200d \u0939\u094d\u092f\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u094d\u095f\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss14=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Open Ya<\/td>\n\u0926\u094d\u092f \u0926\u094d\u092f\u094d\u200d \u0926\u094d\u092f\u093c \u0926\u094d\u092f\u093c\u094d\u200d \u0926\u094d\u092f\u094d\u0930 \u0926\u094d\u092f\u093c\u094d\u0930 \u00a0\u00a0 \u0939\u094d\u092f \u0939\u094d\u092f\u094d\u200d \u0939\u094d\u095f \u0939\u094d\u095f\u094d\u200d \u0939\u094d\u092f\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u094d\u095f\u094d\u0930<\/span><\/td>\nss14=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Archaic forms<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0905 U+0906 U+0913 U+0914 U+0923 (U+0915 U+0937)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0905 \u0906 \u0913 \u0914 \u0923 \u0923\u094d\u200d \u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u200d<\/span><\/td>\nss15=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archaic form<\/td>\n\u0905 \u0906 \u0913 \u0914 \u0923 \u0923\u094d\u200d \u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0915\u094d\u0937\u094d\u200d<\/span><\/td>\nss15=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ra Ukar with Nukta ligatures<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0930 U+0931 U+0941 U+093C<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0930\u0941\u093c \u0931\u0941\u093c \u00a0\u00a0 \u0930\u0942\u093c \u0931\u0942\u093c<\/span><\/td>\nss16=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ligature form<\/td>\n\u0930\u0941\u093c \u0931\u0941\u093c \u00a0\u00a0 \u0930\u0942\u093c \u0931\u0942\u093c<\/span><\/td>\nss16=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Cha alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+091B U+094D<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u091b \u091b\u094d \u091b\u094d\u0915<\/span><\/td>\nss17=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
With tail or no stem<\/td>\n\u091b \u091b\u094d \u091b\u094d\u0915<\/span><\/td>\nss17=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sha alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+0936<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\u0936 \u0936\u0943\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nss18=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
As a loop<\/td>\n\u0936 \u0936\u0943\u0902<\/span><\/td>\nss18=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Headstroke alternates<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+A8FB<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\ua8fb \u00a0\u00a0 \u0915\ua8fb\u092e<\/span><\/td>\ncv21=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Discrete<\/td>\n\ua8fb \u00a0\u00a0 \u0915\ua8fb\u092e<\/span><\/td>\ncv21=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Narrow<\/td>\n\ua8fb \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0915\ua8fb\u092e <\/span><\/td>\ncv21=2<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filler (zero advance width)<\/td>\n\ua8fb \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0915\ua8fb\u092e <\/span><\/td>\ncv21=3<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

JainOm alternate<\/h4>\n

Affects: U+A8FD<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Standard<\/td>\n\ua8fd<\/span><\/td>\ncv22=0<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extended headstroke<\/td>\n\ua8fd<\/span><\/td>\ncv22=1<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Default behavior<\/h2>\n

Many font features in Annapurna SIL work behind the scenes to display the proper shaping of Devanagari characters, such as half forms and conjuncts, and to correctly position diacritics or marks. Other features (listed below) are used to create a more pleasing look. These features are always \u201con\u201d.<\/p>\n

Stacking conjunct compression<\/h3>\n

If there is a matra below a stacking conjunct, this feature compresses the conjunct which raises the matra above the descender height line. Otherwise, they could clash with matras or signs above the bar on the following line. In the test sequence below, note the first conjunct (without a matra) is normal height.<\/em><\/p>\n

Affects: U+0915 U+0916 U+0917 U+0918 U+0919 U+091A U+091F U+0920 U+0921 U+092E U+0932 U+0939 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Conjunct compression<\/td>\n\u0915\u094d\u0915 \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0941 \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0942 \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0941\u093c \u0915\u094d\u0915\u0942\u093c<\/span><\/td>\nContextual Alternate ‘calt’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Fractions<\/h3>\n

Note: The Ligature feature is included in the font since some OpenType applications use it instead of the Fractions feature setting.<\/p>\n

Affects: U+0967 U+0968 U+0969 U+096A U+2044 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
No ligature (using ZWNJ)<\/td>\n\u0967\u2044\u200c\u0968 \u0967\u2044\u200c\u096a \u0969\u2044\u200c\u096a<\/span><\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fractions<\/td>\n\u0967\u2044\u0968 \u0967\u2044\u096a \u0969\u2044\u096a<\/span><\/td>\nFractions ‘frac’ or Ligature ‘liga’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Latin punctuation<\/h3>\n

The Latin characters in Annapurna SIL are derived from the Charis SIL font. However, the exclamation and question marks were redrawn to fit the style of the Annapurna Devanagari glyphs and are used by default. But they will switch to the Charis style punctuation when preceded by a Latin character. This is accomplished by use of the Contextual Alternates OpenType feature.<\/p>\n

Affects: U+0021 U+003F <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature<\/th>\nSample<\/th>\nFeature setting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Devanagari style<\/td>\ntest \u0915\u094d\u0930! test \u0915\u094d\u0930?<\/span><\/td>\nDefault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latin style<\/td>\ntest kra! test kra?<\/span><\/td>\nContextual Alternate ‘calt’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mixed styles<\/td>\n\u0928\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947! Namaste!<\/span><\/td>\nContextual Alternate ‘calt’<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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