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Kruti Dev to Unicode:
Hindi font converter

Paste text typed in the Kruti Dev font and get Hindi Unicode you can use anywhere.

Unicode to Kruti Dev ⇄

How to use Kruti Dev to Unicode

  1. 01Paste Kruti Dev textStraight from your document.
  2. 02Check the resultHindi in Unicode.
  3. 03Copy or downloadUse it anywhere.
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“Hkkjr” → “भारत”.

Text typed in Kruti Dev 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.

Kruti Dev 010 is still common in government offices, courts, typing-test practice and old DTP files across North India, because it follows the Remington typewriter layout many typists learned on. Text typed in Kruti Dev looks like random English letters on any device without the font. This converter turns it into Unicode Hindi, which shows correctly everywhere: in Word, on phones, in emails and on websites.

How to convert

  1. Open your document and copy the Kruti Dev text. Don’t change its font first.
  2. Paste it in the box on the left, or open a .txt file. The Unicode text appears on the right as you paste.
  3. Copy the result or download it as a .txt file, then use a Unicode font such as Mangal, Nirmala UI, Kokila or Noto Sans Devanagari.

Why Kruti Dev text needs converting

Kruti Dev draws Devanagari letters over the codes of English keys, so “Hkkjr” in the file shows as भारत only when the Kruti Dev font is selected. Unicode gives every Devanagari letter its own code, which is why Unicode Hindi works on phones, in Google search and on every website.

Example: “Hkkjr ,d fo'kky ns'k gS” becomes “भारत एक विशाल देश है”.

What the converter takes care of

  • The short i (ि) is typed before the consonant in Kruti Dev and moved after it in Unicode, including for conjuncts such as स्थिति.
  • The reph (the र् above a letter, typed as Z after the syllable) is placed before its consonant cluster, as in धर्म and कार्य.
  • English words inside Kruti Dev text can’t be told apart from Hindi codes, so they come out as Hindi letters. Retype them after converting.
  • A colon straight after a Hindi word (नोट:) shares a code with the visarga and comes out as ः.

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 Mangal 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 Kruti Dev text look like English letters?

Kruti Dev stores Hindi 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 Kruti Dev for print, use the Kruti Dev-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 Kruti Dev?

Yes. Use the Unicode to Kruti Dev converter, linked under the result.