Krutidev ↔ Unicode Converter
Convert Hindi text between Krutidev font encoding and standard Unicode Devanagari — 100% in your browser.
What is Krutidev?
Krutidev is a legacy Hindi font that uses ASCII encoding to display Devanagari glyphs. Because it maps English keyboard keys to Devanagari shapes rather than standard Unicode code points, Krutidev text looks like random Latin characters on computers or websites where the font is not installed. This tool allows you to convert between Krutidev-encoded text and standard Unicode Devanagari (Mangal, Kokila, Nirmala UI) seamlessly.
How to Display Kruti Dev Output on Your Computer
- Click Copy Result to copy the converted Krutidev text.
- Open your desktop word processor (such as Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer, InDesign, or PageMaker).
- Paste the text into your document.
- Select the pasted text and choose Kruti Dev 010 from your font dropdown. The text will immediately render as Devanagari Hindi.
Font Licensing Notice
Kruti Dev is a proprietary font owned by its respective creators and copyright holders. This website does not host, distribute, or provide downloads for any proprietary font files. If you need to view or print Kruti Dev text in desktop publishing software, please ensure you have legally acquired and installed the font directly on your operating system.
Privacy & Security Notice
Your privacy is strictly safeguarded. All conversion processing is performed 100% on the client side inside your web browser using JavaScript. No text is ever sent over the network, logged, or stored on our servers, making this tool completely safe for sensitive legal documents, government circulars, and private correspondence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Kruti Dev maps Hindi glyphs to standard ASCII Latin characters. Without the proprietary font installed and applied, your browser displays the raw ASCII encoding. When pasted into desktop software with Kruti Dev 010 applied, it renders as proper Hindi.
Yes. The tool operates completely client-side in your browser. You can even disconnect your internet after loading the page and the converter will continue working normally.
Yes. The converter implements the complete Remington-Gail layout specification for Krutidev 010, including halants, matra repositioning, and conjuncts.