Google Docs & Word: A Javanese Unicode Guide to Fixing Broken Text

Hanacaraka

For anyone working with the Javanese script Hanacaraka in everyday applications like Google Docs or Microsoft Word, there’s a familiar but frustrating scenario: you select a Javanese font, start typing, and the Hanacaraka text collapses. Vowels appear on the wrong side of consonants, diacritics float without alignment, and the elegant flow of Hanacaraka turns into… Baca selengkapnya: Google Docs & Word: A Javanese Unicode Guide to Fixing Broken Text

Unicode & Fonts: Make Javanese Text Render Correctly Everywhere

Perbandingan teks Aksara Jawa rusak dan rapi di layar digital.

By Ky Tutur, Javanese Culturalist • Published on September 27, 2025 If you’ve ever tried to read or write Javanese script online, you’ve probably seen it: a frustrating string of empty boxes (☐☐☐), or a jumbled mess of characters that look nothing like the elegant script you expected. In many cases, the issue comes from… Baca selengkapnya: Unicode & Fonts: Make Javanese Text Render Correctly Everywhere