Krishna to Unicode ConverterBeta
For Hindi typed in the Krishna font.
Paste Krishna text on the left and get Unicode Hindi on the right, ready for any website, portal, email or phone.
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Please review the output. Matra order and the common conjuncts (क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ, श्र) are handled, but rare characters in very old documents may still differ. Nothing you type is uploaded. This page converts entirely inside your browser.
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Convert a document
Upload a Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx, .csv) or text (.txt) file typed in Krishna. Only the Krishna text is converted. Bold, colours, tables, numbers, formulas and the rest of the formatting stay exactly as they are.
Your file never leaves your computer.
How to use
- Copy the text out of your Krishna document. It may show as English letters, which is fine.
- Paste it into the Krishna box. Unicode Hindi appears on the right. For a whole Word file with its bold, italic and tables, use Upload Word file instead.
- Press Copy text and paste the converted Krishna text where it is needed. In Word, set it in a Unicode font such as Mangal or Nirmala UI.
Tip:Lines with शक्ति are the quickest check: Krishna types it as 'kfŸ, and the right-hand box should show शक्ति.
Worked examples
Real phrases run through this converter, so you can compare them with your own text and see what the page does before you paste anything.
The short i sign is typed before its letter in the old font
- Krishna
fgUnh Hkk"kk- Unicode / Hindi
- हिन्दी भाषा
The reph (र्) is typed after its syllable in the old font
- Krishna
dk;kZy; esa deZpkjh- Unicode / Hindi
- कार्यालय में कर्मचारी
A letter with र (ra) joined underneath
- Krishna
iz'u dk mRrj- Unicode / Hindi
- प्रश्न का उत्तर
Letters that join into one shape
- Krishna
{ks=h; Kku- Unicode / Hindi
- क्षेत्रीय ज्ञान
A whole sentence with its full stop
- Krishna
Hkkjr dh jkt/kkuh ubZ fnYyh gSA- Unicode / Hindi
- भारत की राजधानी नई दिल्ली है।
Each example comes from this converter's own rules and is checked in both directions every time the site is built. A phrase that fails the check is left out.
Good to know
- In this font the colon in a heading such as विषय: is typed with the visarga key. It converts to the visarga ः, which looks like a colon but is a different character. If a portal or a search needs a real colon, replace it.
How Krishna compares with Kruti Dev
Krishna types 151 of the 152 keys of Kruti Dev the same way. Keys with a different letter: 1. Keys only Krishna has: 44. That is why many documents convert alike in both, and why the keys below are worth knowing. All of it is read from the same key maps the converter uses.
Keys that type something different
| Key | Kruti Dev | Krishna |
|---|---|---|
Û | • | ऋ |
Keys only Krishna has
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Frequently asked questions
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What Krishna text is
Krishna is a Hindi font typed on the Kruti Dev keyboard. Like Kruti Dev, it stores Hindi as keyboard characters, so on a computer without the font भारत shows up as Hkkjr. This page turns those characters into real Unicode Hindi, which works everywhere.
How Krishna differs from Kruti Dev
- Vowels on one key. आ, ओ, औ and ऋ each have a single key in the upper range (
Á Î Ï Û). - Hindi digits on the Alt-code keys. The number keys stay 0 to 9.
- Ready-made conjuncts of its own. श्च, श्व, ह्व and दृ each have one key in the upper range (
õ ý à å).
Krishna, Krishna Condensed, Krishna Wide and Krishna Bold Italic were each drawn and checked. Krishna Italic is a different layout and is not covered. For the other direction use Unicode to Krishna. For text typed in Kruti Dev itself, use Kruti Dev to Unicode.