Jaini is a Devanagari typeface based on the calligraphic style of the Jain Kalpasutra manuscripts. The design of this typeface is based on the 1503 Kalpasutra manuscript. Jaini has several unique features not seen in Balabodha, these include disconnected shirorekha with triangular wedges, short upper matra, squarish letters with large kana-height, heavy knots, and lower matra integrated within the kana height. Since the original manuscript uses letter-shapes which are not familiar to contemporary readers, these have been redesigned along with Latin numbers and punctuations.
Two separate fonts offering two different conjunct styles are available.
Jaini: With horizontal conjuncts
Jaini Purva: With vertical conjuncts
Jaini Purva: With vertical conjuncts
I designed Jaini, under constant guidance from Girish Dalvi. This project is led by Ek Type, and is licensed under the SIL Open Font License v1.1.
