Walkman-Chanakya to Unicode Converter
Convert Walkman-Chanakya 901/905 Hindi text (used in government documents) to Unicode Devanagari, and back. Runs in your browser.
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About Walkman-Chanakya to Unicode Converter
Walkman-Chanakya (the 901 and 905 fonts) is a legacy Hindi font used in government reports, printed books and InDesign or PageMaker layouts. The text is stored as Latin letters and symbols, so without the font "भारत" shows up as "Hkkjr". This converter turns Walkman-Chanakya text into Unicode Hindi that you can edit, search, email or publish online. It also converts Unicode Hindi into Walkman-Chanakya for layouts that still use the old font.
Walkman-Chanakya uses the same typewriter layout as Kruti Dev for most letters, but many symbols differ: brackets, the semicolon, digits, and conjuncts such as द्ध, प्र and क्र live on different keys. A Kruti Dev converter therefore garbles Walkman text. This tool uses its own Walkman table, checked against published character maps and real Walkman-Chanakya documents. It moves the short "i" matra and the reph into their proper places. The text is processed on your device, in your browser.
How to use
- Leave Legacy → Unicode selected to convert Walkman-Chanakya text, or pick Unicode → Legacy to produce Walkman-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 Walkman-Chanakya output, apply the Walkman-Chanakya 901 or 905 font in your layout or word processor so the text displays as Hindi.