Mingzat is a Unicode font based on Jason Glavy's JG Lepcha custom-encoded font. With his generous permission, SIL International used his design and released the font under the SIL Open Font License (OFL). The name "Mingzat" means "treasure of letters" in the Lepcha language. Learn more at software.sil.org/mingzat. To contribute, see github.com/silnrsi/font-mingzat. SIL International recently released three typefaces for lesser-served writing systems (Tai Viet, Yi, Lepcha) used in Asia. SIL has also created Andika, which is specially designed to maximize legibility for new readers. SIL and lesser-served languageslink Link copied! SIL International has a team of type designers who specialize in creating typefaces for lesser-served or non-dominant language communities. These are communities that exist alongside larger, more prominent language communities such as Chinese, English, or Arabic. These relatively smaller communities may have their own script, or they may have sounds in their language that are not represented in the script used by the majority language. Some non-dominant languages are endangered. According to UNESCO, about 40% of the estimated 7,000 languages are at risk of extinction. Without typefaces, these language communities can't survive online. To learn more, read New SIL Typefaces: Expanding type for legibility and lesser-served languages
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