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A simple module to write tengwar in Typst.

Requirements

To use this module with the Typst web app, you need to upload the font files to your project.

Usage

The main functionality of this module is provided by functions taking content and converting all text in Tenwar:

  • quenya converts text using the mode of Quenya,
  • gondor converts text using the Sindarin mode of Gondor.

The original text is used as a phonetic transcription. (This module does not translate English into Quenya or Sindarin.) See the manual for more information.

The following line may be used to convert the whole document below to Tengwar in Quenya mode (other show rules might interfere with it):

#show: quetta.quenya

Example:

#import "@preview/quetta:0.2.0"

// Use the function `quenya` to write a small amount of text in Tengwar (Quenya mode)
#text(size: 16pt, 
      fill: gradient.linear(blue, green)
     )[#box(quetta.quenya[_tengwar_])]

#v(1em)

// A `show` rule may be more convenient for larger contents; beware that it may interfere with other ones, though
#show: quetta.quenya

Namárië!

#h(1em) _Namárië!_

#h(2em) *Namárië!*

Roadmap

  • Number conversion: done
  • Support for the Quenya mode: done
  • Support for the mode of Gondor: done
  • Support for the mode of Beleriand: backlog
  • Support for the Black Speech: backlog

Changelog

v0.2.0

  • Add support for Sindarin—Mode of Gondor
  • Breaking change: The symbol used to prevent combination was changed from : to |.
  • Small changes to the kerning between several tengwar and to tehtar positions.

v0.1.0

Initial release with Quenya support.

How can I contribute?

I (the original author) am definitely not en expert in either Typst nor Tengwar. I could thus use some help in all areas. I would especially welcome contributions or suggestions on the following:

  • Identify and resolve inefficiencies in the Typst code.
  • Identify cases where the result differs from the expected one. (In particular, there are probably rules for writing in Tengwar that I either am not aware of or have not properly understood. Any advice on that is warmly welcome!)
  • References on Tengar, Quenya, and Sindarin.
  • Support for other Tengwar fonts.