font-chilanka ☆

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Type: Cask | Latest Version: :latest@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Fonts

Tags: font malayalam typography cask unicode

Install: brew install --cask font-chilanka

About:
Chilanka is a distinctive handwriting-style script font designed to support Malayalam, a language spoken in Kerala, India. It provides clear, rounded glyphs that mimic natural pen strokes, making it ideal for user interfaces and display text. This package installs the font system-wide on macOS via Homebrew Cask.

Key Features:

Handwriting aesthetic with rounded, friendly forms
Optimized for Malayalam script rendering
OpenType features for proper text shaping
System-wide installation for all applications

Use Cases:

Displaying Malayalam text in UI elements and documents
Creating user interfaces with a friendly, informal tone
Enhancing accessibility for Malayalam-speaking users

Alternatives:

font-noto – Noto offers broader language coverage but with a more formal, sans-serif design
font-roboto – Roboto provides a neutral sans-serif style without the handwriting character

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 31, 2026 9:59am	:latest	0	VERSION_BUMP	c371eede