About this project

Kanchenjunga is a font family for the Kirat Rai script of South Asia. It is named after the third highest mountain in the world.

Future plans

Please send us your requests using the form on the font website. If you are interested in helping us make the font better see the Developer page.

Announcement list

If you wish to receive announcements about updates to any of our SIL fonts, please subscribe to our SIL Font News Announcement List. This is an announcement-only list with messages approximately once a month. It does not allow any discussion.

You can subscribe using either of the two following options.

  • If you use a Google profile and join the group, you will be able to access the group and control your subscription and notification options with a web browser. Make sure you are logged in to your Google profile and go to the SIL Font News Google Group. Click on Join group.

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Supporting the project

These fonts are provided at no cost; however, they are expensive to produce and maintain. Please consider donating to SIL’s font development efforts to support future development. Go to SIL’s Give Direct page. Thank you!

About SIL Global

SIL Global is a global, faith-based nonprofit that works with local communities around the world to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life.

We are involved in approximately 1,350 active language projects in 104 countries. These projects impact more than 1.1 billion people within 1,600 local communities. SIL’s work brings together more than 4,300 staff from 89 countries who work alongside thousands more local partners and community volunteers worldwide. Our services are available without regard to religious belief, political ideology, gender, race or ethnic background.

Our Vision: We long to see people flourishing in community using the languages they value most.

Our Mission: Inspired by God’s love, we advocate, build capacity, and work with local communities to apply language expertise that advances meaningful development, education, and engagement with Scripture.

SIL Language Technology supports these activities by developing software, fonts, and keyboard technologies.