Digitising Kannada: A work in progress
From electronic typesetting to ASCII-based proprietary fonts to Unicode to AI-enabled translation, Kannada has come a long way in its digital journey. But Indian languages face unique challenges in today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, writes Shilpa Elizabeth
· 8/21/2026, 4:33:54 AM· 2 min read
From electronic typesetting to ASCII-based proprietary fonts to Unicode to AI-enabled translation, Kannada has come a long way in its digital journey. But Indian languages face unique challenges in today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, writes Shilpa Elizabeth
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