Where List 11 grouped loosely related "ghw" cuts, List 12 is a single, tightly numbered family — CHOTI, meaning small — designed around compact, easy-to-read letterforms rather than display flourish. Ten cuts split across a base pair and three lettered series: L, s, and sL.
choti_5 and choti_7 are the base pair. The L-series (L3, L5, L7) and the s-series (s3, s5, s7) each add three numbered variants of their own, and the sL-series (sL3, sL5) combines traits of both. Type once and compare all ten below.
CHOTI is the most systematically numbered family covered so far — every cut fits into one of four clear series rather than being grouped by loose naming similarity. Each name below renders in its own font.
The two unlettered cuts in the family — a starting point before moving into the L, s, or sL series.
Three numbered variants sharing the "L" marker, distinct from the base pair above.
A parallel three-cut series marked "s" — matching numbers to the L-series but a different letterform treatment.
The smallest series here, combining the "s" and "L" markers into a single pair of variants.
CHOTI's letterforms lean compact by design, which shapes where each of the four series tends to work best.
The base choti_5 / choti_7 pair holds up well across paragraphs, notes, and other longer passages of Punjabi text.
Because the family is built compact from the start, the L-series tends to stay legible even at smaller mobile sizes.
The s-series suits tightly packed layouts — captions, footnotes, or anywhere space is limited.
The sL-series is worth trying when you want both traits at once — compact and space-efficient in a single cut.
All ten CHOTI cuts on this page are legacy, non-Unicode fonts — each maps Gurmukhi characters onto its own set of ASCII key positions rather than following the Unicode standard.
Choti means small in Punjabi, and it describes the family's compact letterforms — they're built to stay clear at smaller sizes rather than for large display use.
Both are three-cut series numbered 3, 5 and 7, but they use different letterform treatments. The naming doesn't indicate which is "better" — it's worth comparing both against your own text.
The sL-series (sL3, sL5) is the smallest of the four groups on this page — it combines traits from both the s- and L-series into a shorter, two-cut set rather than a full numbered run.
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