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{{Infobox typeface<br />
| name = Kiran<br />
| image = <br />
| sample = <br />
| style = San-serif<br />
| classifications = Non-Latin<br />
| creator = Kiran Bhave<br />
| releasedate = 1999<br />
| based_on = Shivaji <ref name = MrTy/><br />
| license =<br />
| devanagari = yes<br />
| latin = <br />
| cyrillic = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Kiran''' ({{lang-mr|किरण}}) is a [[free software|free]] [[Devanagari]] [[typeface]] and a non-[[Unicode]] [[clip font]] created by Kiran Bhave first released in 1999.<ref name = "Kiranfont">{{Cite web|url = http://www.kiranfont.com/|title = Welcome to Kiranfont.com|date = 18 January 2012|accessdate = 30 November 2014|website = Kiran Fonts|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031154146/http://www.kiranfont.com/|archivedate=31 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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.<ref name = "Kiranfont"/><br />
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==Description==<br />
The [[keyboard layout]] is an enhanced version of the Shivaji typeface and have the same [[keyboard layout]].<ref name = MrTy>{{Cite web|url = http://marathi.indiatyping.com/index.php/marathi-keyboard|title = <nowiki>Marathi Typing Keyboard | Kiran | Inscript | Phonetic Keyboard.html</nowiki>|date = |accessdate = 2 December 2014|website = Marathi Typing|publisher = |last = |first = |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626192201/http://marathi.indiatyping.com/index.php/marathi-keyboard|archivedate=26 June 2014}}</ref> The typeface is used create websites using the Devanagari script.<ref name = "Kiranfont"/><br />
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==Creator==<br />
Kiran Bhave ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: किरण भावे) is from [[Sanpada]] (East), [[Navi Mumbai]].<ref name = "Kiranfont"/><br />
==Timeline==<br />
* 1999: kiran.ttf was created<br />
* 2000: The amruta.ttf and aarti.ttf fonts were created<br />
* 2001: Website KiranFont.com was registered and made operational<br />
* 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<br />
* 2006: The ability to pay using PayPal was added<br />
* 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<br />
* 2010: A free tool to convert text from Unicode to the Kiran font was made available<br />
* 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<br />
* 2012: KF-Prachi.ttf, KF-Jui.ttf were released as free fonts<br />
* 2012: KF-Bhaskar.ttf was released for a fee<br />
* 2013: An offline version of Unicode to KF conversion tool was released<br />
* 2013: The enhanced conversion tool to convert TO and FRO KF - UNICODE was made available <br />
*2018: 30 July: Created multiple packages including FREE version for different users need.<br />
*2018: 30 July: Released 11th font KF-Laxman in the JUMBO pack<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Indic computing]]<br />
* [[Kruti Dev]]<br />
* [[Clip font]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Devanagari typefaces]]<br />
[[Category:Indic computing]]<br />
[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1999]]<br />
[[Category:Clip fonts]]<br />
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