Idiqlat - Font Features
Idiqlat is an OpenType-enabled font family that supports the East Syriac style of the Syriac script. It includes a number of optional features that may be useful or required for particular uses or languages. This document lists all the available features.
These OpenType features are primarily specified using four-letter tags (e.g. 'ss01' or 'cv38'). For more information on how to access OpenType features in specific environments and applications, see Using Font Features.
This page uses web fonts (WOFF2) to demonstrate font features and should display correctly in all modern browsers. For a more concise example of how to use Idiqlat as a web font see Idiqlat Webfont Example. For detailed information see Using SIL Fonts on Web Pages.
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Stylistic sets
Some of the Stylistic sets are also implemented as character variants.
Taw Alaph triangle ligature
Affects: U+072C U+0710
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܬܐ ܬܐ | ss01=0 |
| Triangle | ܬܐ ܬܐ | ss01=1 |
Taw Alaph intertwined ligature
Affects: U+072C U+0710
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܬܐ ܬܐ | ss02=0 |
| Intertwined | ܬܐ ܬܐ | ss02=1 |
He Yudh ligature
Affects: U+0717 U+071D
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܗܝ ܗܝ | ss03=0 |
| Ligature | ܗܝ ܗܝ | ss03=1 |
Sadhe Nun ligature
Affects: U+0728 U+0722
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܨܢ ܨܢ | ss04=0 |
| Ligature | ܨܢ ܨܢ | ss04=1 |
Taw Yudh ligature
Affects: U+072C U+071D
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܬܝ ܬܝ | ss05=0 |
| Ligature | ܬܝ ܬܝ | ss05=1 |
Affects: U+071F U+0721 U+0722 (this feature is primarily for outlines and only affects the isolate form)
Since isolate forms for kaph, mim, and nun do not exist in modern typefaces, a variety of different designs have been created for the isolate forms. The default forms in this font are the most prevalent, but the original forms from East Syriac Marcus are still available through this Stylistic Set.
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܟ ܡ ܢ | ss16=0 |
| Alternate | ܟ ܡ ܢ | ss16=1 |
Character variants
Digit alternates
Affects: U+0030..U+0039 (this feature is provided for those who prefer sans-serif digits with Syriac script)
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 0123456789 | cv02=0 |
| Sans-serif | 0123456789 | cv02=1 |
Kaph alternate
Affects: U+071F (this feature is primarily for outlines and only affects the isolate form)
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܟ | cv15=0 |
| Historic | ܟ | cv15=1 |
Mim alternate
Affects: U+0721 (this feature is primarily for outlines and only affects the isolate form)
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܡ | cv17=0 |
| Historic | ܡ | cv17=1 |
Nun alternate
Affects: U+0722 (this feature is primarily for outlines and only affects the isolate form)
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܢ | cv18=0 |
| Historic | ܢ | cv18=1 |
He Yudh ligature
Affects: U+0717 U+071D
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܗܝ ܗܝ | cv38=0 |
| Ligature | ܗܝ ܗܝ | cv38=1 |
Sadhe Nun ligature
Affects: U+0728 U+0722
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܨܢ ܨܢ | cv55=0 |
| Ligature | ܨܢ ܨܢ | cv55=1 |
Taw Alaph ligature
Affects: U+072C U+0710
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܬܐ ܬܐ | cv59=0 |
| Triangle | ܬܐ ܬܐ | cv59=1 |
| Intertwined | ܬܐ ܬܐ | cv59=2 |
Taw Yudh ligature
Affects: U+072C U+071D
| Feature | Sample | Feature setting |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | ܬܝ ܬܝ | cv60=0 |
| Ligature | ܬܝ ܬܝ | cv60=1 |