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Chandas (typeface)
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<p>Chandas is a <a href="/facts/Unicode/DDu3MfPV">Unicode</a> compatible <a href="/facts/OpenType/u0BfkC5I">OpenType</a> font for the <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari</a> script. The font is notable for containing a particularly extensive set of conjunct ligatures for <a href="/facts/Sanskrit/ychfjhlx">Sanskrit</a> and also supporting Vedic accents, which were unavailable in other Devanagari fonts when it was released. Though the font was designed primarily for writing Sanskrit, it may be used for all languages written in the Devanagari script, including <a href="/facts/Hindi/n1QIEeCC">Hindi</a>, <a href="/facts/Konkani_language/mjEpS7Ly">Konkani</a>, <a href="/facts/Marathi_language/uIJuwlFW">Marathi</a>, and <a href="/facts/Nepali_language/TSC8VdAw">Nepali</a>. </p><p>The font was developed and is maintained by Mihail Bayaryn, and is released under the <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a>. </p>