Reader FAQ

Explore the reading engines for visual comics and text-based light novels in Wammy.

What reading modes are available for Manga and Webtoons?

Wammy provides specialized viewing modes tailored for every comic style:

Webtoon (Continuous Vertical): Continuous, gapless vertical strip designed for Korean Webtoons and modern scrolling manhwa.
Right-to-Left (Traditional Manga): Standard Japanese manga reading order with smooth horizontal page flips.
Left-to-Right: Reading order for Western comics and standard text flow.
Vertical (Paged): Vertical scrolling with page-by-page snapping.
Dual-Page Spread: Automatically splits wide double-page spreads on phones or joins single pages side-by-side on tablets and foldable devices.

Wammy includes a dedicated, native typography engine for light novels and web novels:

Custom Typography: Choose from system fonts or load your own custom .ttf / .otf fonts. Adjust font scale, line spacing, letter spacing, and paragraph indentation.
Reading Themes: Select from preset themes including Pure Black (OLED battery saver), Sepia (easy on the eyes in warm lighting), Slate, and Classic Light.
Chapter Navigation: Access the full chapter list from the side drawer without leaving your reading position.

Yes. Wammy includes a built-in Text-to-Speech engine for novels:

Tap the Headphones / Audio icon in the novel reader top bar to activate TTS narration.
Customize reading speed, pitch, and voice engine through your device's Text-to-Speech settings.
Features continuous playback across chapters, auto-scrolling synchronization, and background lockscreen audio controls.

Yes. You can enable hardware volume key navigation for hands-free reading:

Navigate to Settings > Reader > Navigation.
Toggle Volume keys to turn pages.
You can optionally invert the volume button direction (e.g. Volume Up for Next Page or Previous Page).

During reading, the screen is divided into configurable tap zones:

Tapping the Center toggles the toolbar, chapter drawer, and reader controls.
Tapping the Right or Left edges turns to the next or previous page.
You can customize tap zone layouts and sensitivity in Settings > Reader > Navigation > Tap zones.