Chanakya to Unicode Converter
Convert Chanakya font Hindi text to Unicode and back. Runs in your browser.
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About Chanakya to Unicode Converter
Chanakya is a legacy Hindi font family used in newspaper layouts, press releases, printed advertisements and older office files. Chanakya text is stored as accented Latin characters, so without the font "भारत" shows up as "ÖæÚUÌ". This converter turns Chanakya text into Unicode Hindi that you can edit, search, email or publish online. It also converts Unicode Hindi into Chanakya for layouts that still need the old font.
The converter moves the short "i" matra (typed before its letter) and the reph (typed after its syllable) into their proper places. It drops the invisible spacing glyphs Chanakya inserts after letters such as क and र, and it handles conjuncts, nukta and both of Chanakya's digit styles. The text is processed on your device, in your browser.
How to use
- Leave Legacy → Unicode selected to convert Chanakya text, or pick Unicode → Legacy to produce Chanakya text.
- Paste the text copied from your document, PDF or layout file into the left box.
- Read the Unicode Hindi on the right. If a notice says the input already looks like Unicode, switch the direction.
- Copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
- For Chanakya output, apply the Chanakya font in your layout or word processor so the text displays as Hindi.