Kiran (typeface)

Kiran (किरण) is a free Devanagari typeface and a non-Unicode clip font created by Kiran Bhave first released in 1999.

History
In 1999 Kiran Bhave could not find a suitable font for typing Marathi that was free after considerable searching. Thus, he was inspired to create a new typeface.

Description
The keyboard layout is an enhanced version of the Shivaji typeface and have the same keyboard layout. The typeface is used create websites using the Devanagari script.

Creator
Kiran Bhave (Marathi: किरण भावे) is from Sanpada (East), Navi Mumbai.

Timeline

 * 1999: kiran.ttf was created
 * 2000: The amruta.ttf and aarti.ttf fonts were created
 * 2001: Website KiranFont.com was registered and made operational
 * 2004: KF-Kiran.ttf, KF-Amruta.ttf, KF-Aarti.ttf, KF-Aditya.ttf, KF-Arun.ttf, KF-Mitra, KF-Ravi were made available for a fee
 * 2006: The ability to pay using PayPal was added
 * 2008: KF-Kiran.ttf, KF-Amruta.ttf, KF-Aarti.ttf became free. Support for kiran.ttf, amruta.ttf, and aarti.ttf was discontinued to provide a consistent keyboard layout for free and paid users
 * 2010: A free tool to convert text from Unicode to the Kiran font was made available
 * 2012: The Indian Rupee Currency Symbol was added in all the fonts. The character is mapped at ASCII 0226 (Alt+0226) and its official Unicode code point U+20b9
 * 2012: KF-Prachi.ttf, KF-Jui.ttf were released as free fonts
 * 2012: KF-Bhaskar.ttf was released for a fee
 * 2013: An offline version of Unicode to KF conversion tool was released
 * 2013: The enhanced conversion tool to convert TO and FRO KF - UNICODE was made available
 * 2018: 30 July: Created multiple packages including FREE version for different users need.
 * 2018: 30 July: Released 11th font KF-Laxman in the JUMBO pack
 * 2024: 27 February: Released economical version of Unicode conversion utilities