TreeetHow to use FM Abhaya to Unicode
- 01Paste FM Abhaya textStraight from your document.
- 02Check the resultSinhala in Unicode.
- 03Copy or downloadUse it anywhere.
“isxy, ” → “සිංහල”.
Text typed in FM Abhaya only looks right when that font is installed. Converted to Unicode, it shows correctly on every phone, in Word and on websites, and search engines can read it.
FM Abhaya and the other FM fonts (FM Malithi, FM Bindumathi and more) are still used by Sri Lankan newspapers, printers, schools and government offices, and many older documents were typed in them with the Wijesekara layout. Text typed in FM Abhaya looks like random English letters on any device without the font. This converter turns it into Unicode Sinhala, which shows correctly everywhere: in Word, on phones, in emails and on websites.
How to convert
- Open your document and copy the FM Abhaya text. Don’t change its font first.
- Paste it in the box on the left, or open a .txt file. The Unicode text appears on the right as you paste.
- Copy the result or download it as a .txt file, then use a Unicode font such as Iskoola Pota, Nirmala UI, Noto Sans Sinhala or Abhaya Libre.
Why FM Abhaya text needs converting
FM fonts store Sinhala letters in the codes of English keys, so “isxy,” shows as සිංහල only when an FM font is selected. Unicode Sinhala works on every phone and website and can be searched on Google.
Example: “› ,xldj ,iaik rgls'” becomes “ශ්රී ලංකාව ලස්සන රටකි”.
What the converter takes care of
- The kombuva (ෙ), typed before the consonant, is moved after it and joined with other signs into ො, ෝ and ෞ.
- Yansaya (්ය), rakaransaya (්ර) and repaya (ර්) are written with the joiners Unicode expects, so ශ්රී and ප්රශ්නය come out right.
- English words inside FM text come out as Sinhala letters, because FM uses those keys. Retype them after converting.
Converting a Word file
Select all the text in Word (Ctrl + A), copy it and paste it here. Copy the result back into Word and set the font to Iskoola Pota or another Unicode font. Formatting such as bold and tables isn’t carried over, so paste paragraph by paragraph if you need to keep the layout.
At a glance
- Price
- Free. No sign-up, no watermark.
- Privacy
- Your text stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
- Works in
- Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on phones and computers
Questions
Why does my FM Abhaya text look like English letters?
FM Abhaya stores Sinhala letters as English keyboard characters. Without the font they show as those characters. Converting to Unicode fixes that for good.
What if my text is already in Unicode?
Then it doesn’t need converting: pasting it here would scramble it. If you need it in FM Abhaya for print, use the FM Abhaya-from-Unicode converter instead.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The conversion runs in your browser.
Will it work on my phone?
Yes. Paste the text, then copy the result. Phones show Unicode text with their built-in fonts.
Can I convert back to FM Abhaya?
Yes. Use the Unicode to FM Abhaya converter, linked under the result.