I want to publish a site in Malayalam, site is implemented in word press. In standard web publishing method all Malayalam characters are not properly shown in iPhone , iPod, Android . Now-a-days most of them are using some specific font (MLM-Panini) in Malayalam Unicode method. If we use this specific font in Unicode convert method there will not be any character issue in android and iPhone.
Like mathrubhumi website,they have published in normal Malayalam embedded method and there is some character issue on iPhone and iPad.
But in britishmalayali.co.uk they have converted Malayalam in some other format (Unicode conversion) and there is no character issue all devices.
So I have to do some thing like the above format. Please let me know if you can help me on this
Currently not all android devices & iOS device support malayalam unicode font. To display malayalam font in this devices using HTML follow two steps,
1. Convert unicode font to corresponding ascii fonts as mathrubhumi done for there website for handheld devices(iOS & android),(My suggestion is use ML_TTKARTHIKA font, becoz its unicode to ascii converter code is available here)
Refer this link for more information:
2.Use fontface tag to display ascii encoded text in HTML page, which will render all characters almost in malayalam.
Example fontface tag in HTML page:
Hopes This may help you.. Happy Coding.. 🙂