How to use it
- Open your Kruti Dev document, select the text and copy it.
- Keep “To Unicode” selected and paste the text into the first box.
- The Unicode Hindi version appears in the second box as you type or paste.
- Tap “Copy Unicode text” and paste it anywhere — WhatsApp, email, Google Docs or a website.
Why convert Kruti Dev to Unicode?
Text typed in Kruti Dev only looks like Hindi on computers that have the font installed. Send it on WhatsApp, paste it into a website or open it on a phone, and it turns into strings like “Hkkjr ,d ns'k gS”. Unicode Hindi works everywhere, can be searched and read aloud by screen readers, and is what modern government portals and apps expect.
How the conversion works
Kruti Dev stores Hindi in the order it is drawn on paper, not the order it is spoken. The short i matra is typed before the letter (fg = हि) and the reph is typed after it (deZ = कर्म). The converter first maps every key and conjunct glyph back to Unicode letters, then moves ि and र् to their correct places, so the result can be searched, sorted and read aloud properly.
Typical uses
- Moving old office letters, notices and court documents into Google Docs or a new system.
- Publishing Hindi content from a DTP or printing shop on a website or social media.
- Reading a Kruti Dev typing passage on a phone that doesn’t have the font.
- Counting words in a converted passage with the word counter, which counts Hindi correctly.
Examples
| Unicode (Mangal) | Kruti Dev 010 keys | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| भारत | Hkkjr | Plain letters and matras |
| हिन्दी | fgUnh | “ि” typed before the whole cluster “न्द” |
| कर्म | deZ | Reph “र्” typed after the letter, as Z |
| प्रधानमंत्री | iz/kkuea=h | “्र” as z, “त्र” as = |
| विद्यालय | fo|ky; | “द्य” has its own key |
| राष्ट्र | jk"Vª | Half “ष्” plus the “ट्र” glyph |
| पढ़ना | i<+uk | Nukta typed as + |
Getting the best result
- Copy text from the original Word or PageMaker file. Text copied out of a PDF is sometimes reordered by the PDF reader.
- This tool uses the Kruti Dev 010 key mapping. Other legacy Hindi fonts, such as Chanakya, use different keys.
- The converter also accepts common alternate spellings typists use, such as anusvara typed before the matra or “d`” for कृ, and puts the ि matra and reph (र्) in the correct Unicode order.
- Proof-read names and rare conjuncts in important documents before you publish or submit them.