LaserLaotian in Unicode
LaserLaotian Fonts — Now Available in a Unicode-Encoded Version! |
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Welcome to LaserLaotian in Unicode for Windows and Macintosh (hereafter LaserLaotianU). This exciting product provides two Unicode-encoded Laotian fonts, supporting Laotian, plus English and other west European Latin-1 languages, so you can type Laotian and English (etc.) without changing fonts.
LaotianLSU is a sans serif font, provided in plain (regular), bold, italic, and bold-italic typestyles.
LaoSukanyaLSU is a font with contrasting stroke thicknesses, provided in plain (regular), bold, italic, and bold-italic typestyles.
LaserLaotianU includes keyboard software allowing easy, logical input of Laotian. It automatically positions vowels and tone marks as you type. Both a phonetic layout (based on the US keyboard) and a standard Laotian layout are included. Keyboard support for English and other supported Latin languages is also provided.
LaserLaotianU for Windows and LaserLaotianU for Macintosh are fully compatible with each other. Documents typed with these fonts may be transferred back and forth between Windows and Macintosh with no conversion necessary as long the fonts are installed on both computers, and compatible software is used. (Please be sure you understand the System Requirements for Windows and Macintosh before you order.)
Cost: US$ 99.95 for either LaserLaotian LaotianLSU or LaserLaotian LaoSukanyaLSU, or $149.95 for LaserLaotian Professional in Unicode, which includes both fonts. Order
Please be sure you read the System Requirements for Windows or for Macintosh before ordering.

Languages supported by LaserLaotian in Unicode
Languages supported by LaserLaotian in Unicode for Windows and Macintosh
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plus additional languages |
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covered by code page 1252 |
Font Samples
Font Samples
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LaotianLSU Plain (regular)![]() LaotianLSU Bold ![]() LaotianLSU Italic ![]() LaotianLSU Bold-Italic ![]() |
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LaoSukanyaLSU plain (regular)![]() LaoSukanyaLSU Bold ![]() LaoSukanyaLSU Italic ![]() LaoSukanyaLSU Bold-Italic ![]() |
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Includes the complete contents of both LaserLaotian in Unicode product sets listed above, for one platform (Windows or Macintosh). |
Continue below for the Windows product, or scroll down for the Macintosh product.

LaserLaotian in Unicode for Windows
LaserLaotian in Unicode for Windows
LaserLaotian in Unicode for Windows provides high-quality, Unicode-encoded Laotian fonts (described above) in TrueType® format for typing Laotian, plus English and other Latin-1 languages. LaserLaotian in Unicode for Windows includes four keyboard layouts that provide four-characters-per-key input (instead of the normal two) in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP.
The LaotianLSU Translit keyboard layout is a transliterated keyboard arrangement, with the Laotian letters matched by sound as far as possible to the US keyboard.
The LaotianLSU Standard keyboard layout is a standard Laotian layout.
The EnglishLS OT keyboard layout allows the user to type English and other western Latin-based languages easily, in applications that support OpenType features for Latin. (This includes Microsoft Office 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003, LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, and InDesign CS4 or newer.) The user types a letter, then the accent, and the keyboard software adds the accent, perfectly positioned. This keyboard allows the user to toggle from either of the LaotianLS keyboards into the EnglishLS OT keyboard and type English, French, German, Spanish, etc., without changing fonts.
The EnglishLS keyboard layout allows the user to type English and other western Latin-based languages easily, using deadkey input, in applications that support Laotian, but which do not support OpenType features for Latin. (This includes Microsoft Word 2002 and Word 2000.) The user first presses a key representing the accent, and nothing appears to happen on screen. Then the user presses a letter, and the keyboard software places the combined letter with its accent in the document. This keyboard allows the user to toggle from either of the LaotianLS keyboards into the EnglishLS keyboard and type English, French, German, Spanish, etc., without changing fonts.
Windows System Requirements:
Operating Systems
Requires Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP
Requires installation into Windows XP of complex script supplemental language support. This requires your original Windows XP installation CD. Our Setup Instructions provide instructions for installing this Windows feature. (This feature is built into Windows 10, 8, 7 and Vista.)
Applications
Requires Microsoft Word 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, or 2000, or LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, InDesign CS4 or newer, or QuarkXPress 8.02 or newer, or another Unicode-compatible application that supports Laotian.
Other components of Microsoft Office (except PowerPoint 2003 and earlier) are also compatible.
Notes
The fonts will print to any Windows printer at the highest quality allowed by the printer.
All documentation, including a User's Manual, the Keyboard Layout Charts (showing placement of the characters on the keys), and a Troubleshooting Manual, is in Adobe® Acrobat™ PDF format. Users may view the documentation on screen or print it using Acrobat Reader, available free online if you do not already have it. (Some documentation is in Word format.)
Files created with these fonts are compatible with the Macintosh version of LaserLaotian in Unicode. No conversion of files is necessary when transferring files to the Macintosh if the system, font, and application requirements are met on both computers.
Cost: US$ 99.95 for either LaserLaotian LaotianLSU or LaserLaotian LaoSukanyaLSU, or $149.95 for LaserLaotian Professional in Unicode, which includes both fonts.
(Before you order please be sure you have read the System Requirements, above.)
Do you need to upgrade? Check the current version number and a Release History.

LaserLaotian in Unicode for Macintosh
LaserLaotian in Unicode for Macintosh
LaserLaotian in Unicode for Macintosh provides high-quality, Unicode-encoded Laotian fonts (described above) in TrueType® format for typing Laotian, plus English and other Latin-1 languages (in Mellel, sold separately). LaserLaotian in Unicode for Macintosh includes two Laotian keyboard layouts that provide four-characters-per-key input (instead of the normal two). The user can switch between Laotian and English just by pressing the caps lock key.
The LaotianLSU Translit keyboard layout is a transliterated keyboard arrangement, with the Laotian letters matched by sound as far as possible to the US keyboard.
The LaotianLSU Standard keyboard layout is a standard Laotian layout.
Macintosh System Requirements:
- Operating Systems
Requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.
Applications
Requires Mellel, sold separately, or another Unicode-compatible application that supports Laotian.
Notes
All documentation, including a User's Manual and Keyboard Layout Charts (showing placement of the characters on the keys) is in Adobe® Acrobat™ PDF format. Users may view the documentation on screen or print it, using Acrobat Reader, available free online if you do not already have it.
Files created with these fonts are compatible with the Windows version of LaserLaotian in Unicode. No conversion of files is necessary when transferring files to Windows if the system, font, and application requirements are met on both computers.
Cost: US$ 99.95 for either LaserLaotian LaotianLSU or LaserLaotian LaoSukanyaLSU, or $149.95 for LaserLaotian Professional in Unicode, which includes both fonts.
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Mellel $25 Order ($25 when ordered with this Macintosh product, $38 sold separately.) |
(Before you order please be sure you have read the System Requirements, above.)

Also Available: Non-Unicode Laotian Fonts
For non-Unicode versions of our Laotian fonts, available for both Windows and Macintosh, see:
LaserLaotian
The LaserLaotian non-Unicode fonts are not interchangeable with LaserLaotian in Unicode fonts. However, both Unicode and non-Unicode versions of LaserLaotian may be installed on your system (since they have different file and font names) and may even be used in the same documents.
