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Analysis Status
License analyzed
Updated Apr 3, 2026, 1:24 PM
Embedding
Installable embedding allowed
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Pricing
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Commercial Use Guidance
Free. Review license terms before commercial use.
Use for Indic language documents and publications.
Avoid using for non-Indic languages unless for decorative purposes.
Pairs well with other Indic fonts or Latin fonts with similar weight.
Ensure proper rendering of Indic characters.
Use for body text and headings in Indic scripts.
Categories
Indic
Styles
1
Source Format
ZIP archive
Font Family
Chandas
Font Subfamily
Regular
Full Name
Chandas
PostScript Name
Chandas
Typographic Family
Chandas
Typographic Subfamily
Regular
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Attribution & Foundry
This metadata points to Mihail Bayaryn as the main credited source for the font.
Commercial Use Guidance
Free. Review license terms before commercial use.
Description
Chandas is Devanagari Unicode Open Type font (ttf) with large ligature set. It is designed especially for Vedic and Classical Sanskrit but can also be used for Hindi, Nepali and other modern Indian languages. The font includes Vedic accents and many additional signs (private use area) and provides maximal support for Devanagari script. In version 1.1 were added Latin and Cyrillic characters and corresponding Open Type tables for Sanskrit transliteration.
License Notes
Copyright (c) Mihail Bayaryn, 2005. All rights reserved. Chandas font is released under GNU General Public License. Latin and Cyrillic glyphs were added from DejaVu font and modified according to GPL. Dharmo rakSati rakSitaH.
Copyright
Copyright (c) Mihail Bayaryn, 2005. All rights reserved. Chandas font is released under GNU General Public License. Full license text is available at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. Latin and Cyrillic glyphs were added from DejaVu font and modified according to GPL. Dharmo rakSati rakSitaH.
Consider the specific Indic script it supports.
Ensure font is compatible with the target platform.