How do I convert Unicode Hindi to Krutidev?
Paste your Unicode Hindi text into FixDoks's Unicode to Krutidev converter. It maps each letter, matra and conjunct to the Kruti Dev 010 character, moves the short i matra before its letter and the reph after it, and gives you text to paste into Word with the Kruti Dev 010 font selected.
Unicode to Krutidev at a glance
| Input | Unicode Devanagari (Mangal, Nirmala UI, Google input, phone typing) |
|---|---|
| Output | Kruti Dev 010 encoded text |
| Processing | In your browser; your files are not uploaded |
| Price | Free |
| Works on | Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone |
How to use Unicode to Krutidev Converter
- Type or paste Unicode Hindi in the Unicode Hindi text box, for example text from Google, a website or your phone.
- The Kruti Dev 010 version appears on the right. Tick the font option to preview it as Hindi letters.
- Click Copy, paste into Word or Excel, and set the font to Kruti Dev 010.
When you need Krutidev text
Most new Hindi text is Unicode: it is what you get from phones, Google, websites and Hindi keyboards on Windows. But many offices, printers and old document templates still use the Kruti Dev 010 font, and some forms and typing tests ask for Kruti Dev. This converter turns Unicode Hindi into the character sequence that Kruti Dev expects.
The output looks like a jumble of English letters and symbols, for example "Hkkjr" for भारत. That is correct. Paste it into Word, select it and choose the Kruti Dev 010 font, and it shows as Hindi. Tick the font option above the result to preview it here in a Krutidev compatible font.
What the converter takes care of
- Short i matra: moved in front of its letter or conjunct, so स्थिति becomes fLFkfr.
- Reph: र् above a letter is written as Z after the letter and its vowel signs, so पर्यावरण becomes i;kZoj.k.
- Half letters: क्, स्, त् and others use their Kruti Dev half forms (D, L, R). Letters without a half form use the halant (~).
- Conjuncts: क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, श्र, द्ध, द्य, क्र, प्र, ट्र and others use their dedicated Kruti Dev characters.
- Nukta letters: क़, ख़, ज़, ड़, ढ़ and फ़ get the + nukta in the right place, whether your text uses the single character or letter plus nukta.
- Punctuation and numbers: the danda becomes A, the full stop becomes -, the comma becomes ] and Hindi digits become their Kruti Dev characters.
Examples
| Unicode | Krutidev 010 |
|---|---|
| कार्य | dk;Z |
| राष्ट्र | jk"Vª |
| क्रिकेट | fØdsV |
| प्रधानमंत्री | iz/kkuea=h |
| हम सब मिलकर काम करेंगे। | ge lc feydj dke djsaxsA |
Things to keep in mind
Kruti Dev only covers Hindi letters, so English words and some symbols in your text have nothing to map to. They are left as they are and will look wrong in the Kruti Dev font; type those parts separately in an English font. A colon becomes the visarga character, because Kruti Dev uses the same shape for both. Some characters, such as Ø (क्र) and ¡ (chandrabindu), are not on the keyboard; they copy and paste normally, and in Word they show correctly once the font is set to Kruti Dev 010.
To turn Kruti Dev text back into Unicode, use the Krutidev to Unicode converter. To practise typing on the Remington Gail layout, try the Hindi typing test in Krutidev mode.