| Feature | DV-TTSurekh | Kruti Dev (non-unicode) | Mangal (Microsoft) | |---------|-------------|-------------------------|--------------------| | | Yes | No | Yes | | Shirorekha | Full | Full | Full | | Monolinear | Yes | No (modulated) | No (slight contrast) | | Conjunct support | Good | Partial | Full | | Screen readability | Excellent | Poor (low-res) | Good | | TTS optimized | Yes | No | No |
A: Canva does not allow uploading custom fonts on the free plan. On Canva Pro, you can upload the .ttf file, but rendering of complex conjuncts may fail. Test first. marathi dv-ttsurekh font
| Feature | Detail | |---------|--------| | | DV-TTSurekh | | Script | Devanagari (Marathi language) | | Type | Unicode OpenType (TTF/OTF) | | Encoding | ISCII-compliant, Unicode (0900–097F) | | Developer | DV Type / Marathi Typography Group | | Style | Sans-serif, Monolinear | | Primary Use | Text-to-Speech (TTS) alignment, screen rendering, subtitles | | Feature | DV-TTSurekh | Kruti Dev (non-unicode)
The application does not support Unicode Devanagari, or the font is not installed properly. Solution: Use a Unicode-aware application (MS Word 2016+, LibreOffice, Google Docs). Avoid Notepad (old version) or old PDF forms. | Feature | Detail | |---------|--------| | |
Thus, while new projects may use modern variable fonts, DV-TTsurekh will remain in active use at least until 2030.
| Font Name | Best For | Similarity to DV-TTsurekh | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Default Windows Devanagari | Similar stroke but slightly wider | | Nirmala UI | Modern UI / Mobile apps | Cleaner, more rounded | | Kokila | Calligraphic / Poetry books | Decorative, not for body text | | Shusha | Open Source / Web safe | Very similar, free for commercial use | | Gargi | Compact text (Magazines) | Narrower, more characters per line |