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Kruti Dev 010 Font: Install It, Check It, Read It Without It

Kruti Dev 010 is the Hindi typewriter font many government offices, courts and typing exams still use. If a file shows English letters like Hkkjr instead of Hindi, paste them below and read them now - then install the font so the file shows properly in Word.

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Works with text in Kruti Dev 010, 011, 012, 014, 016 and 055, which share one keyboard. From a Word file, Word’s curly quotes and dashes and the Hindi digits of Kruti Dev 055 are read too. Kruti Dev 020 has another layout: use DevLys 020 to Unicode.

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.

How to use

  1. Paste the text that looks like Hkkjr into the Kruti Dev box. The Hindi appears in the other box at once, with no font installed.
  2. Check names and figures against the paper copy or the PDF, if you have one - they are the words where a mistake would matter.
  3. Copy the Unicode to use it anywhere, or install the font (steps below) and keep working in Kruti Dev.

Tip:To check whether the font is installed, type Hkkjr in Word and pick Kruti Dev 010 from the font list. If it turns into भारत, it works.

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.

  1. The short i sign is typed before its letter in the old font

    Kruti Dev
    fgUnh Hkk"kk
    Unicode / Hindi
    हिन्दी भाषा

  2. The reph (र्) is typed after its syllable in the old font

    Kruti Dev
    dk;kZy; esa deZpkjh
    Unicode / Hindi
    कार्यालय में कर्मचारी

  3. A letter with र (ra) joined underneath

    Kruti Dev
    iz'u dk mRrj
    Unicode / Hindi
    प्रश्न का उत्तर

  4. Letters that join into one shape

    Kruti Dev
    {ks=h; Kku
    Unicode / Hindi
    क्षेत्रीय ज्ञान

  5. A whole sentence with its full stop

    Kruti Dev
    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.

Common problems & fixes

Kruti Dev 010 is not in Word's font list
Word reads its font list when it starts. Close every Word window and open it again. If it is still missing, the install did not finish: right-click the .ttf and choose Install for all users.
The file shows English letters on another computer
The font lives on your computer, not inside the .docx. The other machine needs Kruti Dev 010 as well - or send a PDF, or convert the text to Unicode so it reads anywhere.
A few letters come out wrong
You probably have another member of the family (011, 016, 055) rather than 010. They share most keys but not all. Install Kruti Dev 010 itself.
It will not work on a phone or in Google Docs
Neither lets you add a font, so Kruti Dev shows as English letters there. Convert to Unicode on this page. Unicode Hindi displays on every phone.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kruti Dev 010 a Unicode font?
No. It is a legacy font: it draws Hindi letters on the codes of English keys. The file stores Hkkjr and only the font turns it into भारत, which is why the text breaks the moment the font is missing.
Can I download Kruti Dev 010 from this site?
No. We do not hand out font files whose licence we cannot confirm. Your office IT section, your typing institute or a reputable font library are the usual sources. You do not need the font to use this site: the converters work without it.
How is Kruti Dev 010 different from 011, 016 or 055?
They are different designs in the same family. Most keys are shared, but some characters sit on different keys, so text typed in one can come out slightly wrong in another. Exams and most offices specify 010, and the converters here are built and tested for 010.
Should new documents be in Kruti Dev 010 or Unicode?
Unicode, unless an exam, a court or an office template requires Kruti Dev. Unicode opens correctly everywhere and can be searched. The Kruti Dev vs Unicode guide goes through the trade-offs.

What Kruti Dev 010 is

Kruti Dev 010 is a Hindi font from before Unicode. Instead of storing Devanagari letters, it reuses the codes of the English keyboard: press d and the file stores the letter d, but the font draws क. Its layout is the Remington typewriter keyboard, which is why typists, offices, courts and typing exams across the Hindi-speaking states still ask for it.

The catch is that the Hindi exists only while the font is present. Open the same file where Kruti Dev 010 is not installed and you see the raw keys - Hkkjr instead of भारत. The text is not damaged. It is being drawn by a font that treats it as English.

How to install it on Windows

  1. Get the font file, usually Kruti_Dev_010.ttf or K010.TTF, from a source you trust. If it came as a .zip, extract it first - Windows cannot install a font from inside a zip.
  2. Right-click the .ttf and choose Install for all users, or Install if you do not have administrator rights.
  3. Close Word completely, open it again, and pick Kruti Dev 010 from the font list.

On a Mac, double-click the file and choose Install Font in Font Book. The installation guide covers the errors people run into most.

Reading Kruti Dev without installing anything

To read, check or reuse a Kruti Dev document you do not need the font. The converter at the top of this page turns Kruti Dev into Unicode Hindi in your browser and moves the ि sign and the reph to where Unicode expects them. For a whole Word file, use Kruti Dev to Unicode, which converts .docx files and keeps the layout.