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Kruti Dev to Unicode (Mangal) Converter, Both Ways

Convert Kruti Dev 010 Hindi text to Unicode (Mangal) and back, with matras, half letters, reph and the short i in the right place. Free, nothing uploaded.

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Kruti Dev 010 text

Paste text copied from a Kruti Dev document. It looks like Latin letters ("Hkkjr") unless the font is installed.

Unicode (Mangal) result

From Kruti Dev to text that works everywhere

Years of Hindi letters, orders and notices were typed in Kruti Dev 010. Paste that text into an email, a web form or WhatsApp and it turns into a string of English letters, because the Hindi only ever existed in the font. Converting it to Unicode makes it real Hindi text: it displays on any device, can be searched and copied, and is accepted by portals that need Mangal or Unicode text.

What a correct conversion has to handle

  • Half letters: Kruti Dev builds many letters from a half form and a stem ("'k" is श), and conjuncts like क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ and श्र have their own keys.
  • The short i: typed before the letter it belongs to, so it must move after the whole cluster: "fLFkfr" is स्थिति.
  • Reph: the र् above a letter is typed last in Kruti Dev and first in Unicode: "dk;ZØe" is कार्यक्रम.
  • Nukta letters such as ड़ and ढ़, the danda (।) and Hindi digits.

The converter is checked against a set of real sentences in both directions, so text converted to Kruti Dev and back comes out exactly as it went in.

Going the other way

Some offices and exam typing tests still use Kruti Dev. Paste Unicode Hindi, switch the direction, and paste the result into a document set in Kruti Dev 010. To type Hindi in the first place, use Hindi typing; to practise Kruti Dev typing, use the typing test. Scanned Hindi pages can be read with image to text.

Frequently asked questions

Why does Kruti Dev text turn into gibberish like "Hkkjr" on another computer?

Kruti Dev is a legacy font: the document stores English keyboard letters, and only the Kruti Dev font draws them as Hindi. On a computer, phone or website without that font you see the letters themselves. Unicode stores the Hindi letters, so it reads correctly everywhere and can be searched, which is why government sites and forms now ask for Unicode (Mangal) text.

Does it get the short i (ि) and the reph (र्) right?

Yes. In Kruti Dev the ि is typed before its consonant ("fd" for कि) and the reph after the letter and its signs ("dk;Z" for कार्य). Unicode stores both the other way round. The converter moves them around whole conjuncts, so स्थिति and मूर्ति come out right, not just simple letters.

Can I convert a whole Word file?

Load a .docx or .txt file and its text is converted. The result is plain text: copy it into your document, or download it as a .txt file. Formatting such as bold and tables is not carried across.

How do I use the Unicode to Kruti Dev result?

Copy it into Word or another editor and set the font to Kruti Dev 010. Until you do, it shows as English letters, which is how Kruti Dev text always looks without its font.

Is it exactly the same as other converters?

Kruti Dev has a few shapes with more than one spelling (for example प्र can be typed as "iz" or a single special character). Both are read correctly. When converting to Kruti Dev, the tool writes the forms typists use most, so the result may use a different but equivalent keystroke from another converter.

Is my text uploaded?

No. The conversion runs in your browser, so confidential letters and orders never leave your device.