I’ve spent far too much time over the last couple of weeks switching over to fonts that properly support the use of macrons. One piece of software which, among other things, distributes emails to contact lists, simply doesn’t publish macrons at all.

Along the way i’ve learnt about Google Fonts. Useful tool, but just because the word (like rātou) appears nicely there desn’t mean it’ll show up nicely in your website or document.

I have two questions:

I’d love to know if web developers and designers in New Zealand consider whether the typeface they’re selecting for a client can handle macrons .
Surely it isn’t to difficult to include a few lines in a typeface as a default?

I‘d love to hear from anyone with expertise in this area.

The Reo Project | Day 104

Welcome to my little corner of the internet.

I believe that place matters.

Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

You’re welcome to follow along.