Malayalam Fonts and Google Chrome

By dinu | Published: September 6, 2008

UPDATE : FIXED Manoramaonline.com issue. For manoramaonline.com on Google Chrome, you can install THIS FONT After you install this font, refresh the browser and it should work.

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When I tried Google Chrome browser for Malayalam websites, it worked fine. But, then I saw couple of comments about Malayalam font issues on Chrome.

Malayalam UTF fonts were working fine on Chrome, the issue was with manoramaonline.com. To be frank, I am clueless here. Because, I never bothered about how manoramaonline.com’s malayalam page looked like on firefox or IE, and it never worked for me. I was using mathrubhumi.com for news and blogspot, wordpress blogs using Malayalam utf fonts, and I never had any issues. Things were almost the same here with Chrome too.

So, I have two questions.

1. Do you have any issues with Google Chrome Malayalam fonts ? Is it manoramaonline.com only or, just anything written in Malayalam ?

2. Do you know how to fix this issue ?

If you have answer for any of these questions, or another question related to this, drop me a comment here or email me hello at offlineblog.net

As far as I know, if you were able to browse Malayalam websites using firefox, you should not have any problem with Chrome also.

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88 Comments

  1. pR@tz
    Posted September 7, 2008 at 12:24 am | Permalink

    Coming here after a looong time… and your template is SUPERB!!!!!!

    1. Manorama is still using ASCII fonts and that is why you weren’t able to view it normally. If a site is using ASCII font means, you will have to install that specific ASCII font, the site used.
    Mathrubhumi uses Unicode, so you can read it with ANY Unicode font. In Firefox, the problem of using different ASCII fonts for different sites can be installed by using an add-on called padma.

    2. I haven’t installed Chrome in my computer, as they haven’t released one for GNU/Linux yet. But I have seen it running in my friends computer and my Malayalam blog was rendered perfectly.

    3. As for ASCII font based sites, like Manorama, Keralakaumudi and Deshabhimani, I think you will have to install all the fonts manually when you are using Chrome else use Firefox with padma

    4. Google Chrome sucks big time, thank god (chumma! I don’t believe in it/him/her) that Google has this non-branded community supported Chromium browser.

  2. praveen
    Posted September 7, 2008 at 11:34 am | Permalink

    I have installed Chrome yesterday. It works well for Mathrubhumi and Madhyamam (i think it is better than firefox). But Manaoram didn;t load properly. I installed the Manorama font, that didnt make any difference. Manorama is using dynamic fonts as far as I know. So, I dont know why it is not rendered properly in Chrome

  3. JoE
    Posted September 7, 2008 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

    I installed the font and tried manoramaonline and it is working fine now thanks…

  4. Nikhil
    Posted September 7, 2008 at 5:57 pm | Permalink

    Dude, I’ve got Win XP and I downloaded Chrome, and when I tried installing, it says it doesn’t support this version of Windows!! Any clues?? :D
    Help, please!

  5. xylene
    Posted September 8, 2008 at 9:26 am | Permalink

    aargh, manorama with its stupid site. when the world moves on, they dont.

  6. dinu
    Posted September 8, 2008 at 5:07 pm | Permalink

    @ pR@tz

    thanks a lot for explaining it again here :) more informative than the post itself :) I am also waiting for the linux version to use it @ work .. but started using it on my laptop anyway ..

    @ praveen

    did you try clearing cache ?

    @ JoE

    cool buddy :)

    @ Nikhil

    will look for it .. :) not sure now..

    @ xylene

    yea yea, I know.. just in case of fonts man, otherwise, they are good, what you think ?

  7. xylene
    Posted September 9, 2008 at 3:03 pm | Permalink

    I had problems in accessing the site when I was using a dialup…. years back… since then no big issues but for the links… some doesnt work.. also have you noticed their link addresses????
    ABDOJOS/(@*(#?/JSDIOS/ and it goes on. why???????

  8. dinu
    Posted September 9, 2008 at 3:05 pm | Permalink

    @ xylene

    hi hi , I know.. they make it tough to save images from their website, but I found an alternative to steal images from their gallery ;)

  9. Chirag Chamoli
    Posted September 10, 2008 at 4:54 pm | Permalink

    Dinu, Why the silence?

  10. dinu
    Posted September 10, 2008 at 5:13 pm | Permalink

    @ Chirag Chamoli

    hi hi, will let you all know … :P
    but, not silent actually … 3 drafts, ( almost finished ) 3 more in .doc format on my laptop .. and one scheduled post.. am I silent ?

  11. Arun
    Posted September 11, 2008 at 8:11 am | Permalink

    How to make it work for http://www.deshabhimani.com….

  12. dinu
    Posted September 11, 2008 at 8:22 am | Permalink

    @ Arun

    will need to check that, will let you know if I find it..

  13. renji
    Posted September 17, 2008 at 9:37 am | Permalink

    thanku vry mch

  14. dinu
    Posted September 17, 2008 at 9:40 am | Permalink

    @ renji

    you are welcome :)

  15. baburaj
    Posted October 2, 2008 at 10:30 am | Permalink

    nannnaaaayi…..malayalam valaratte….sahyanum,,”unsahyanum kadannu…………

  16. tintu
    Posted October 5, 2008 at 7:59 am | Permalink

    hi what an idea

  17. sreeraj
    Posted October 19, 2008 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

    yes me also feel the problem but not for manoramaonline or other malayalam web cyte i cannot type in malayalam font in blogger and orkut ..do u know how to fix it for manorama online you can get the font format from manorama cyte it self and ur system should be xp/vista

  18. Hari
    Posted October 26, 2008 at 11:41 am | Permalink

    Even malayalam fonts in orkut is not working.

    @Nikhil

    XP with service pack2 is required to install chrome

  19. sajid
    Posted November 1, 2008 at 10:34 pm | Permalink

    good edaaa good 9847728567

  20. Sunny
    Posted November 17, 2008 at 7:10 pm | Permalink

    After installing the “Manorama.ttf”, i can read Manoramaonline.com in the Google Chrome.

    Thanks

    Sunny Delhi

  21. anesh
    Posted February 3, 2009 at 1:14 pm | Permalink

    good

  22. siddiq
    Posted February 11, 2009 at 8:39 pm | Permalink

    open

  23. karimbil
    Posted March 10, 2009 at 2:05 pm | Permalink

    madhyamam font not support my system, manorama no problem
    madhyama paper on online malayalam and some other language mixinng , every title to read go view menu and encoding select user defined its working malayalam font , but next news select it will come back old shape can you pls help me

    • dinu
      Posted March 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm | Permalink

      Thanks for the comment.

      Did you restart your computer after installing the font ? Try that, and it should work fine :)
      let me know if you need help

      for more details about google chrome, visit chromestory.com

  24. britto
    Posted April 22, 2009 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

    I need malayalam fonts for my nokia E71 mobile

  25. Biju
    Posted May 14, 2009 at 1:45 pm | Permalink

    I cant write in malayalam using chrome in orkut

  26. arjun
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:14 pm | Permalink

    hey,malayalam is not displaying for me.all other indian languages are but not malayalam

  27. dinu
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:18 pm | Permalink

    @ arjun

    please post your question at chromestory.com/forum

  28. anjali
    Posted July 10, 2009 at 2:13 pm | Permalink

    mizhiyoram.com access this font ?
    How to make it work for http://www.mizhiyoram.com

  29. dinu
    Posted July 10, 2009 at 2:18 pm | Permalink

    @ anjali

    I couldn’t find anything written on Malayalam script on mizhiyoram.com, its all images with malayalam letters… where exactly is the problem ?

    please post your questions on chromestory.com/forum for help from the community

  30. anoop
    Posted July 21, 2009 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

    I installed the font and tried manoramaonline and it is working fine

  31. dinu
    Posted July 21, 2009 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

    @ anoop

    glad to know that buddy !

  32. jaseelahemad
    Posted August 9, 2009 at 7:10 pm | Permalink

    news red

  33. walker
    Posted August 11, 2009 at 7:31 am | Permalink

    Thanks Boss .. i installed the manorama.ttf and it works properly with Chrome… Thanx buddy!

    • dinu
      Posted August 11, 2009 at 12:56 pm | Permalink

      you are welcome :)

  34. Jerry Kuriakose
    Posted October 21, 2009 at 6:40 am | Permalink

    Thanks man. Its working fine now

  35. shameer
    Posted November 3, 2009 at 3:31 am | Permalink

    pls help anyone i want to read malayam in my nokia E71 so pls help me

    how an i install that

  36. Sivakumar B
    Posted December 8, 2009 at 7:31 pm | Permalink

    I wish to know how to instal Manorama (ttf) font into my Nokia 5800 Xpress mobile phone. At present, I am able to access the site but the Malayalam font is not displayed and in place of that, only junk characters and sqares are appearing. How to rectify this? I have searched manormaonline.com for the steps to instal their font but to no avail. I also tried messaging MM to 55555 but I have’nt got any response yet. I tried many times. If anyone has any idea as to how to instal this font into the Nokia handset? I have downloaded this font and this Manorama.ttf font file is with me. I wish to know how to instal the same into the Nokia mobile phone.
    Thanks in advance to the valuable suggestion.

  37. Jeffin
    Posted February 16, 2010 at 10:29 pm | Permalink

    The font download given at the top really works.Thanx a Lot

    • dinu
      Posted February 16, 2010 at 10:31 pm | Permalink

      you are welcome Jeffin :)

  38. jimmyjerry
    Posted February 19, 2010 at 12:12 pm | Permalink

    thank you for giving malyalam fonds

  39. Rajeesh
    Posted April 27, 2010 at 1:35 pm | Permalink

    I have reading problem in Malayalam Wikipedia. there is some letters not showing correctly

  40. Nabeel
    Posted May 5, 2010 at 7:50 am | Permalink

    malayalam font is not supporting on chroma while changing language to malayalam

  41. Sain Raj P
    Posted May 11, 2010 at 8:07 am | Permalink

    Hai,
    Here iam telling about manorama reading problems. now some guy have problem to read malayalam after installing the manorama.ttf font, after installing this font please try to zoom the window by pressing ctrl++. then your problem while be solved

  42. philip
    Posted May 15, 2010 at 12:59 am | Permalink

    I am using chrome on my lap top windows 7. Office 2007

    And on Desk top Windows XP home Sp 3 -Office 2003

    Anjali old lipi on Desk top only – font nothing installed specially for lap top. I am unable to see chillaksharangal on Desk top .

    But on Lap top nothing wrong all can be read fine

    why is it

  43. Karthik.K.N
    Posted May 31, 2010 at 10:43 am | Permalink

    I am using Google Chrome and not able to read the Malayalam fonts. Is there any common font with whose installation I can view any Malayalam sites properly? Or which font should I use to read the Malayalam written in blogs and stuffs like that??

    Thanks..

  44. dinu
    Posted June 2, 2010 at 8:18 pm | Permalink

    try downloading the font from mathrubhumi.com ( you will see a link called ” FONT ISSUE”

  45. sonu
    Posted June 17, 2010 at 9:01 am | Permalink

    @philip

    In Xp u need to install support for complex script and East asian languges from control panel->regional & language options->languages . (insert xp boot cd )

    sonu(www.malayalamtyping.page.tl)

  46. rashid
    Posted June 22, 2010 at 10:57 pm | Permalink

    i want malayalam font for nokia e71 my email id . rashikariyat@gmail.com

  47. shijo
    Posted June 28, 2010 at 8:58 am | Permalink

    Thanks for the font.Now I can read the manorama paper.Thank you very much.

    • dinu
      Posted June 29, 2010 at 11:25 pm | Permalink

      you are welcome

  48. shafeer
    Posted June 30, 2010 at 12:27 am | Permalink

    I have reading problem in Malayalam Wikipedia. there is some letters not showing correctly

  49. shafeer
    Posted June 30, 2010 at 12:30 am | Permalink

    i can’t read malayalam properly ..can u plesase help me …how i can download malayalam fonts

  50. joseph
    Posted July 2, 2010 at 10:16 pm | Permalink

    how can i read the malayalam news paper. provide me with the correct fonts

  51. anurag
    Posted July 16, 2010 at 12:52 pm | Permalink

    i want malayalam font for nokia e71 please help me

  52. shameer
    Posted July 25, 2010 at 2:34 pm | Permalink

    i went malayalam font for laptop

  53. I am failed to downloding malayalam font
    Posted August 3, 2010 at 7:05 pm | Permalink

    Http://www.google.com

  54. Metrox
    Posted August 20, 2010 at 8:59 am | Permalink

    I want 2 download site in malayalam from google . what can i do ? pls help me .

  55. rafeek
    Posted September 1, 2010 at 4:26 pm | Permalink

    googlemalayalam

  56. rafeek
    Posted September 1, 2010 at 4:26 pm | Permalink

    d

  57. dipu
    Posted September 20, 2010 at 11:08 pm | Permalink

    thank u for giving malayalam font

  58. Geejo George
    Posted September 22, 2010 at 10:17 am | Permalink

    while developing a site using malayalam fonts (Aswathi, karthika,) spaces appears in the matter when displaying in browsers. How can solve this problem. Also, some letter (eg.NDA) is not displayed in internet exploer and mozilla . is there any solutions for these 2 problems

  59. deepa
    Posted December 2, 2010 at 7:50 pm | Permalink

    please help me to read Malayalam fonts whle browsing

  60. saju
    Posted December 10, 2010 at 4:56 pm | Permalink

    Anybody please send me the good malayalam fonts link for my Nokia N73 mobile. Also give me instructions, how to install it in my mobile. Thanks & regards…..

  61. saju
    Posted December 10, 2010 at 4:58 pm | Permalink

    Anybody please send me the good malayalam fonts link for my Nokia N73 mobile. Also give me instructions, how to install it in my mobile. Thanks & regards…..
    my e-mail ID : sajupaily1973@gmail.com

  62. jap
    Posted January 1, 2011 at 4:32 pm | Permalink

    u got to install ‘anjali old lipi ‘ to read manorama in google chrome.

    kai kodu machane

  63. p.satheesababu. Fanjas
    Posted January 2, 2011 at 8:30 pm | Permalink

    i canot get google malayalm please help me

  64. satheesh
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 8:45 pm | Permalink

    good

  65. Tom
    Posted January 15, 2011 at 8:53 pm | Permalink

    Unfortunately anjali old lipi uses the old orthography.

  66. sarath
    Posted January 22, 2011 at 4:14 am | Permalink

    please help me to read malayalam font and send to my id

  67. rajeesh
    Posted February 15, 2011 at 5:57 pm | Permalink

    please help me to read malayalam font and send to id

  68. shan
    Posted March 11, 2011 at 1:22 am | Permalink

    please helpp me to how to install malayalam font in e71 mobile

  69. sagrok
    Posted March 12, 2011 at 4:23 pm | Permalink

    hello any one there to help me

    i have a system with windows 64 bit and i could not be able to instale google language malayalam version

    pls help me yaaarrrrrr

  70. muhammed
    Posted March 17, 2011 at 7:47 pm | Permalink

    hiiiii
    i want to read http://www.udumbunthalaonline.com in chrome plz help me….

  71. jabir
    Posted April 2, 2011 at 10:12 pm | Permalink

    its working…………………very very Thankzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  72. devan
    Posted April 16, 2011 at 9:00 pm | Permalink

    I am facing a problem while reading the Manorama Online. When we enter the site , we can see and read the TOP HEADINGS…but am not able to read the news clearly. The rest fonts are appeared like COLUMS…I had download JAVA.But still the problem is exsisting. Kindly give me a solution for the same. I am using GOOGLE CROME.

  73. moidu
    Posted April 22, 2011 at 8:34 pm | Permalink

    I want to read http ://www.vartha.com

  74. Mariam
    Posted April 28, 2011 at 9:05 am | Permalink

    please help me in downloading malayalam font

  75. anu
    Posted June 30, 2011 at 1:17 pm | Permalink

    good

  76. thahir
    Posted July 14, 2011 at 1:03 am | Permalink

    i cant read malayalam news on my opera browzer frm my mobile. Wat
    wil i do?

  77. shali
    Posted July 15, 2011 at 4:28 pm | Permalink

    please help me in malayalam fond

  78. shali
    Posted July 15, 2011 at 4:35 pm | Permalink

    I HAVE READING PROBLEM IN MALAYALAM FOR NOKIA E71 PLEASE HELP ME.

  79. shali
    Posted July 15, 2011 at 4:43 pm | Permalink

    I CAN’T READ READ MALAYALAM NEWS PAPER PLEASE HELP ME.

  80. fahad
    Posted July 16, 2011 at 8:45 am | Permalink

    in my google chrome, i cant read malayalam fonts in manoramaonline.com as well as face book.

  81. kasim irumbuzhi
    Posted August 23, 2011 at 10:13 am | Permalink

    would u pls tell me the tip to get malayalam in my mobile E71

  82. anilchulliyil
    Posted August 29, 2011 at 6:27 pm | Permalink

    how to write malayalam langugge in gmail

  83. Rashvin
    Posted November 2, 2011 at 10:15 am | Permalink

    what about malayalam + mac + chrome dude !!!???