Unicode to Narad Converter (Nepali)Beta
For documents that will be set in the Narad font.
Type or paste Nepali on the left and get Narad font code on the right, ready to paste into Word and set in Narad.
Some characters have no Narad equivalent and were left as-is.
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Convert a document
Upload a Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx, .csv) or text (.txt) file in Unicode / Nepali. Only its text is converted. Bold, colours, tables, numbers, formulas and the rest of the formatting stay exactly as they are.
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How to use
- Type or paste the Nepali that has to go into a Narad document.
- Press Copy Narad code.
- Paste into Word and set the font to Narad, or use Download .docx, which sets it for you.
Tip:Before you paste a whole page, check a line with हृदय in the preview. Narad types it as x[bo and Preeti as Åbo, so it shows at once that the right font was picked.
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.
A short phrase
- Unicode / Nepali
- नेपाल सरकार
- Narad
g]kfn ;/sf/
The short i sign is typed before its letter in the old font
- Unicode / Nepali
- शिक्षा मन्त्रालय
- Narad
lzIff dGqfno
A single word
- Unicode / Nepali
- काठमाडौं
- Narad
sf7df8f}+
Letters that join into one shape
- Unicode / Nepali
- विद्यार्थी र शिक्षक
- Narad
ljBfyL{ / lzIfs
A whole sentence with its full stop
- Unicode / Nepali
- म नेपाली हुँ।
- Narad
d g]kfnL x'F.
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
- This font has no key for these letters and signs: ऌ ऽ ॥ ़. They are left unchanged and flagged under the output box, and Word draws them in another font.
How Narad compares with Preeti
Narad types 162 of the 190 keys of Preeti the same way. Keys with a different letter: 3. Keys only Narad has: 0. 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 | Preeti | Narad |
|---|---|---|
Æ | ” | “ |
æ | “ | ” |
‰ | झ् | झ |
Keys of Preeti missing from the map of Narad: 25. They stay as they were typed.
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Frequently asked questions
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When you need Narad
Nepali typed on a phone or copied from a website is Unicode. Pasted into a document set in Narad, it shows the wrong letters. This page writes it out again as the keys Narad expects, in the order the font draws them: नेपाल becomes g]kfn.
The Narad keys it uses
- Preeti on every letter key, in a bold design.
- A full झ on
‰. Preeti draws half झ there. - Curly quotes swapped.
æandÆare ” and “, the other way round from Preeti.
To go back, use Narad to Unicode. For a document set in Preeti, use Unicode to Preeti instead.