A stylistic set is a feature in digital font files that allows the user to chose between a set of specific characters or letterforms within a font. Stylistic sets are particularly useful when a font has multiple design options for certain characters, such as historic styles of Byaṇjana, Sara or even entirely distinct script variations such as Moul style.

Most of Anantākkhara typefaces have one or more stylistic set which is explained on the specimen page. Read below on how to activate them in your application of choice.

The activation of a stylistic set varies from application to application. Below you can find a short guide on how to activate a stylistic set in the most common applications.

① Open your Word document: Launch Microsoft Word and open the document in which you want to use the stylistic sets.

② Select the Text: Highlight or select the text to which you want to apply the stylistic set.

③ Go to the 'Font' Dialog Box: Right-click on the selected text or go to the "Home" tab in the ribbon and locate the "Font" group. Click on the small arrow in the lower-right corner of the "Font" group to open the "Font" dialog box.

④ Access the Stylistic Sets: In the "Font" dialog box, navigate to the "Advanced" tab. Here, you should find a section called "OpenType Features." This section allows you to access various advanced typographic features, including stylistic sets.

⑤ Select the Stylistic Set: In the "OpenType Features" section, you should see a dropdown menu labeled "Stylistic sets." Click on the dropdown menu to see the available stylistic sets for the selected font. Depending on the font you're using, you may see different options for stylistic sets. Look for the specific set that corresponds to the Moul style or Kham style that you mentioned.

⑥ Apply the Stylistic Set: Choose the desired stylistic set option from the dropdown menu. Once you select a set, you should see a preview of how the text will look with the chosen stylistic set applied.

⑦ Click 'OK': After selecting the stylistic set, click the "OK" button in the "Font" dialog box to apply the changes to your selected text.

⑧ The selected text will now display in the chosen stylistic set, giving you the desired typography effect. Keep in mind that the availability of stylistic sets may vary depending on the font you're using. If the font you have chosen does not have stylistic sets, this option may not be available in the "Font" dialog box.

① Check the font documentation/specimen which stylistic set you want to activate.

② Include the Font in Your Web Project: If you haven't already, include the font in your web project by linking it in your CSS file, using either the @font-face rule or a link to a web font service like Google Fonts.

③ Use the font-feature-settings Property: To activate a stylistic set, use the font-feature-settings CSS property along with the ssXX value, where XX is the number of the stylistic set you want to use. For example, to activate stylistic set 1, you would use ss01.

Adobe Illustrator

① Select the text you want to apply the stylistic set to.

② Open the Character panel (Window > Type > Character).

③ Click on the Options menu in the top-right corner of the Character panel.

④ Choose OpenType and then select the desired stylistic set from the list.

Adobe Photoshop

① Select the text using the Text Tool.

② In the Character panel (Window > Character), look for the OpenType options (usually represented with an "O").

③ Click on the OpenType options, and you will see a dropdown list where you can choose the desired stylistic set.

Adobe InDesign

① Highlight the text where you want to apply the stylistic set.

② Open the Character panel (Window > Type & Tables > Character).

③ Click on the OpenType dropdown menu (represented by an "O").

④ Select the stylistic set that you want to use from the list.

① Type }. You will have a normal waved bracket.

② Type }} for a Rath that spans 2 lines.

③ Type }}} for one that spans 3 lines and so on. It is possible for up to 10 lines.

Note: It matches the lines perfectly with a line height of factor 3.

For ៙៉, type Kākapāda (កាកបាទ), then Mūsikadanta (៉): ៙៉.

For ៙៙, type two Kākapāda (កាកបាទ): ៙៙.

For ៕្ង, type ៕្ង.

For ៙៕៚, type ៙៕៚.

① Type Khaṇḍa (ខ័ណ្ឌ) ។ or Phnaek Moan (ភ្នែក​មាន់) ៙.

② Type Kākapāda (កាកបាទ) ៎.

③ Type a number from ១ to ២០

Type the Akhosa/Khosa shifters directly after the first consonsonant of the syllable to correctly render the syllable.

Dates of the waxing moon (កើត)

① Type Khaṇḍa (ខ័ណ្ឌ) ។

② Type Kākapāda (កាកបាទ) ៎. (This will make the following numbers to appear superscript.)

③ Type a number from ១ to ១៥.

④ Type SPACE before typing the number of the lunar month.

Dates of the waning moon (រោច)

① Type Khaṇḍa (ខ័ណ្ឌ) ។

② Type the Chœng key (ជើង) ្

③ Type a number from ១ to ១៥.

④ Type a SPACE before typing the number of the lunar month.

Typing Small and Big Āsādha (បឋមាសាឍ/ទុតយាសាឍ)

① Type the number Aṭṭha/Aṣṭá ៨ for the eighth month/Āsādha (អាសាឍ).

② For ៨៎០, first type the Kākapāda (កាកបាទ) ៎ then type the Śūnyá (សូន្យ) ០.

③ For ៨្០, first type the Chœng key (ជើង) ្ then type the Śūnyá (សូន្យ) ០.

Days of the week ថ្ងៃនៃសប្តាហ៍

១ – Sunday – Thngai Āditya (ថ្ងៃអទិត្យ)
២ – Moonday – Thngai Canda (ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ)
៣ – Marsday – Thngai Aṅgāra (ថ្ងៃអង្គារ)
៤ – Mercuryday – Thngai Budha (ថ្ងៃពុធ)
៥ – Jupiterday – Thngai Bṛhaspati (ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ)
៦ – Venus day – Thngai Śukra (ថ្ងៃសុក្រ)
៧ – Saturn day – Thngai Saura (ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍)

Day within a moon phase (ដំណាក់កាលព្រះច័ន្ទ)

᧡ → ។៎១៥ 1st to 15th day of the waxing moon (កើត)
᧱ → ។្១៤ 1st to 15th day of the waning moon (រោត)

Months (ខែចន្ទគតិ)

១ – Māgasira/Mārgaśīrṣa (មិគសិរ)
២ – Phussa/Pauṣa (បុស្ស)
៣ – Māgha (មាឃ)
៤ – Phālgūna (ផល្គុន)
៥ – Caitra (ចេត្រ)
៦ – Vaiśākha (ពិសាខ)
៧ – Jyeṣṭha (ជេស្ឋ)
៨ – Āsādha (អាសាឍ)
→ ៨៎០ Pathamāsādha
→ ៨្០ Dutiyāsādha
៩ – Śrāvaṇa (ស្រាពណ៍)
១០ – Bhādrapada (ភទ្របទ)
១១ – Assayuja/Āśvayuja (អស្សុជ)
១២ – Kattika/Kārtika (កត្តិក)

Signs of the zodiac (រាសីចក្រ)

ជូត 🐀 (子)
ឆ្លូវ 🐃 (丑)
ខាល 🐅 (寅)
ថោះ 🐇 (卯)
រោង 🐉 (辰)
ម្សាញ់ 🐍 (巳)
មមិ 🐎 (午)
មមែ 🐐 (末)
វក 🐒 (申)
រការ 🐓 (酉)
ច 🐕 (戌)
កុរ 🐖 (亥)

Year in the 10-year-cycle (ស័ក)

ឯកស័ក First year
ទោស័ក Second year
ត្រីស័ក Third year
ចត្វាស័ក Fourth year
បញ្ចស័ក Fifth year
ឆស័ក Sixth year
សប្តស័ក Seventh year
អដ្ឋស័ក Eighth year
នព្វស័ក Ninth year
សំឫទ្ធស័ក Tenth year

Epoch – Sakkarāja (សករាជ)

ព.ស. – Buddhist epoch (ពុទ្ធសករាជ) – ព.ស. ១ = 544 AD
គ.ស. – Christian epoch (គ្រិស្តសករាជ) – គ.ស. ១ = 1 AD
ម.ស. – Great epoch (មហាសករាជ) – ម.ស. ១ = 78 AD
ច.ស. – Small epoch (ចុល្លសករាជ) – ច.ស. ១ = ព.ស. ១១៨១

A variable font is a single font file that allows for the dynamic adjustment of multiple typographic attributes (such as weight, width, and slant) within a range, providing design flexibility and file size efficiency.

To use variable fonts, select the desired font, specify variations in CSS for web or use design software controls for print, and adjust attributes within the font's range to achieve your desired typographic style.

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