Hindi · Kruti Dev 010
Convert Kruti Dev to Unicode Hindi
Hindi typed in the old Kruti Dev font looks like English letters when you copy it ("fgUnh" instead of "हिन्दी"). Paste that text here to turn it into real Hindi Unicode that Word, Google Docs, search and AI tools can read. Nothing leaves your device.
● Runs in your browser. Your text is never uploaded.What you get
Pasted Kruti Dev text and the Unicode Hindi it becomes, ready to use in any app. Real result for a sample with made-up data.
Good for
- Government notices, circulars and old Hindi documents typed in Kruti Dev
- PDFs where copied Hindi text comes out as English-looking letters
- Making old Hindi text searchable and editable in Word or Google Docs
- Getting Hindi text into AI tools, which cannot read Kruti Dev letters
Worth knowing
- Only Kruti Dev 010 is covered. Other legacy Hindi fonts (Chanakya, DevLys, Shusha, Agra, APS and others) use different codes and will come out wrong.
- English words typed in the same Kruti Dev document are converted too, because their letters are also codes. Fix those by hand after converting.
- Rare joined letters and old typing habits are not all covered. Read the result against the original before you rely on it.
- If the PDF is a scan, or the text will not copy at all, use OCR instead: it reads the printed letters and needs no font knowledge.
Questions
What is Kruti Dev?
Kruti Dev 010 is an old Hindi font made for typewriter-style keyboards, from before Unicode was common. It stores each Hindi letter as an English letter or symbol and relies on the font to draw it as Devanagari. Without the font, the text shows as English-looking letters.
How do I know my text is Kruti Dev?
Pasted into Word or a browser it looks like gibberish with letters such as "Hkkjr ljdkj dk;kZy;", and many words contain "k", "s", "Z", "h" and symbols such as ¼ ½ ³. Copying Hindi text from some Indian-government PDFs gives exactly this.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The conversion is a small script that runs in your browser tab. The text is not sent to our servers or anywhere else.
Why is my result wrong for some words?
Usually because the font is not Kruti Dev 010, because English words were mixed in, or because the PDF has other symbols. Try a short sample and compare it with the original document.
Can I convert a whole PDF at once?
This page converts text you paste. For a scanned PDF, use the PDF to text converter with the Hindi OCR language, which reads the printed page directly.
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