Font 130 Better | Mcl Kannamai Tamil

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Let us move past marketing hype. Why is MCL Kannamai 130 objectively superior? mcl kannamai tamil font 130 better

MCL Kannamai often has weak pulli (dot that kills inherent vowel). At 130pt, make it explicit:

/* Force better conjunct formation */
.tamil-large 
  font-feature-settings: "pstf" on, "abvm" on, "blwm" on, "calt" on, "clig" on;
  font-variant-ligatures: contextual;
/* Alternative: Insert zero-width joiner for explicit conjuncts /
/ Use த + ௌ + ு becomes து - manually add ZWJ if needed */
 Let us move past marketing hype

Modern Tamil frequently needs Grantha letters for Sanskrit loanwords (like Sree or Jnana). Version 130 includes full support for: mcl kannamai tamil font 130 better

Older versions rendered these as blank boxes or ugly approximations. Version 130 renders them seamlessly.