Editing Sinhala script (section)

==Computer encoding==
[[File:Sinhala language support in Linux.png|thumb|Sinhala language support in [[Linux]]. [[Firefox]] is shown in the background, with [[mlterm]] in the foreground with text having been entered into it by [[Intelligent Input Bus#ibus-m17n|ibus-m17n]].]]
Generally speaking, Sinhala support is less developed than support for Devanāgarī, for instance. A recurring problem is the rendering of diacritics which precede the consonant and diacritic signs which come in different shapes, like the one for {{angle bracket|u}}.

Sinhala support did not come built in with [[Microsoft]] [[Windows XP]], unlike [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi]], but was supported by third-party means such as Keyman by [[SIL International]]. Thereafter, all versions of [[Windows Vista]] and above, including [[Windows 10]] come with Sinhala support by default, and do not require external [[font]]s to be installed to read Sinhala script. ''[[Nirmala UI]]'' is the default Sinhala font in Windows 10. The latest versions of Windows 10 have added support for [[Sinhala Archaic Numbers]] that were not supported by default in previous versions.

For [[macOS]], [[Apple Inc.]] has provided Sinhala font support for versions of macOS that are Catalina and above through [[Unicode]] integration. Keyboard support is available by third-party means such as [[Helakuru]] and [https://www.keyman.com/ Keyman]. In [[Mac OS X]], Sinhala font and keyboard support were provided by [https://web.archive.org/web/20150419024227/http://web.nickshanks.com/typography/ Nickshanks] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20151121062316/http://www.xenotypetech.com/osxSinhala.html Xenotypetech].

For [[Linux]], the [[Intelligent Input Bus|IBus]], and [[Smart Common Input Method|SCIM]] input methods allow the use Sinhala script in applications with support for a number of key maps and techniques such as traditional, phonetic and assisted techniques.<ref>[http://imgur.com/owFIn4z A screenshot showing some of the options]</ref> In addition, newer versions of the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile operating system also support both rendering and input of Sinhala script by default and applications like [[Helakuru]] serve as dedicated keyboard integrators.

===Unicode===
{{Main|Sinhala (Unicode block)}}

Sinhala script was added to the [[Unicode]] Standard in September 1999 with the release of version 3.0.
This character allocation has been adopted in Sri Lanka as the [[Technical standard|Standard]] SLS1134.

The main Unicode block for Sinhala is U+0D80–U+0DFF. Another block, [[Sinhala Archaic Numbers]], was added to Unicode in version 7.0.0 in June 2014. Its range is U+111E0–U+111FF.
{{Unicode chart Sinhala}}
{{Unicode chart Sinhala Archaic Numbers}}