Kruti Dev to Unicode Converter
Paste Kruti Dev 010 text and get clean Unicode Hindi instantly. Convert back the other way too — free, no sign-up.
कृतिदेव (Kruti Dev) टेक्स्ट को यूनिकोड में बदलें — मुफ़्त, सीधे आपके ब्राउज़र में।
How to convert Kruti Dev to Unicode
Three steps, no installation. तीन आसान स्टेप।
Paste your text
Copy the Kruti Dev text from Word, PageMaker or any old document and paste it into the left box.
अपना Kruti Dev टेक्स्ट बाईं ओर वाले बॉक्स में पेस्ट करें।
Convert
Output updates as you type. You can also press the Convert button to run it again.
टाइप करते ही अनुवाद होता है — या «Convert» बटन दबाएँ।
Copy or download
Use Copy result, or download a .txt file. Paste the Unicode text anywhere: WhatsApp, email, Google Docs, Excel.
«Copy result» दबाएँ और यूनिकोड टेक्स्ट कहीं भी पेस्ट करें।
Converting the other way? Use the Unicode → Kruti Dev converter.
What the converter handles
Legacy Kruti Dev is not a simple letter-by-letter mapping — order matters. These are the cases covered.
| Case | Example | Why it is tricky |
|---|---|---|
| Half forms | क्, त्, द्, व् | Each half consonant has its own glyph code in the legacy font. |
| Conjuncts | क्र, त्र, क्ष, ज्ञ, श्र, प्र | One combined shape in Kruti Dev, several code points in Unicode. |
| i-matra re-ordering | हिंदी, कृति, निजी | ि is typed before its consonant in Kruti Dev but stored after it in Unicode. |
| Reph | कर्म, धर्म, पूर्ण | The ् over the cluster sits in a different order in the legacy string. |
| Nukta letters | क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, ड़, ढ़, फ़, य़ | Dotted letters use separate legacy codes. |
| Devanagari digits | ० १ २ ३ ४ ५ ६ ७ ८ ९ | Legacy digits live on punctuation code positions. |
| Danda & quotes | । “ ” ‘ ’ | Punctuation is remapped to the correct Unicode characters. |
Typing new text in Kruti Dev is a different skill from converting an old file — the Kruti Dev typing guide has the full key map, input order and practice lines.
Kruti Dev 010, 011, 016 and 055
This converter uses the Kruti Dev 010 (Kruti Dev 10) table. That is the version used by most government offices, typing tests and Hindi newspapers.
Kruti Dev 011 and 016 are almost identical, but a handful of glyphs sit on different code positions. If your document was typed in 011 or 016, the output will usually be correct with a few characters to fix by hand. The version comparison shows how to tell which one your document uses.
Kruti Dev 055 (Marathi) and Chanakya/DevLys use different tables and are not supported here — converting them will give wrong output.
यह कन्वर्टर Kruti Dev 010 के लिए बना है। 016 या 011 में कुछ अक्षर अलग आ सकते हैं; 055 (मराठी) सपोर्ट नहीं है।
Opening an old file on a new machine? Where to get the Kruti Dev font and how to install it.
Why people still need this
Kruti Dev is everywhere in Indian offices — and nowhere once you need the text on the web.
| Government forms & letters | Filed in Kruti Dev, but online portals and email only accept Unicode. |
| Old newspapers & books | Archived text cannot be searched, translated or read on phones until converted. |
| Typing tests & exam papers | Typed in Kruti Dev, submitted as Unicode. |
| Website & app content | Search engines, Google Translate and WhatsApp render Unicode, not legacy fonts. |
Frequently asked questions
Short answers. अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल।
Is this converter free?
Yes. No sign-up, no payment, no daily limit. There is no premium tier.
Is my text sent to a server?
No. Everything runs locally with JavaScript. Your text is never transmitted, which also means it works with sensitive documents.
Which Kruti Dev version does this support?
Kruti Dev 010, also called Kruti Dev 10. Versions 011 and 016 are close but not identical; 055 (Marathi) uses a different table. See the versions section above.
Why does my Kruti Dev text look like random English letters?
Kruti Dev is a legacy 8-bit font: it paints Devanagari shapes onto Latin code positions. On a device without the font installed, those code positions fall back to Latin letters — that is the garbled text you paste here. After conversion the text is real Unicode, so it looks right on every device.
Can I convert Unicode back to Kruti Dev?
Yes. Switch the direction to “Unicode → Kruti Dev”, paste Unicode Hindi, and copy the result into your Kruti Dev document. With the Kruti Dev 010 font installed it will render as proper Hindi.
Are Devanagari digits, nukta and punctuation handled?
Yes — digits ०–९, nukta letters such as क़ ख़ ग़ ज़ ड़ ढ़ फ़, the danda (।), and curly quotes are all converted.
Is there a limit on text length?
No fixed limit. Very long documents (tens of thousands of characters) may take a moment, since the whole text is processed in your browser.