Unicode to Preeti Converter
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Convert Unicode Nepali text into Preeti legacy font encoding for old forms and documents.
Convert Unicode Nepali into Preeti-encoded text for legacy documents, forms and printers that still require the Preeti font. The converter reverses the short-i and reph ordering so the result is correct when pasted into a Preeti document.
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Conversion examples
| Unicode | Preeti |
|---|---|
| नेपाल | g]kfn |
| निर्माण | lgdf{0f |
| क्षेत्र | If]q |
| स्वास्थ्य | :jf:Yo |
| काठमाडौं | sf7df8f}+ |
| नेपाल सरकारका प्रधानमन्त्रीले आर्थिक सुधारको घोषणा गर्नुभयो । | g]kfn ;/sf/sf k|wfgdGqLn] cfly{s ;'wf/sf] 3f]if0ff ug'{eof] . |
About the Unicode to Preeti converter
Unicode is the modern, standard way to store Nepali text, and it is what this website, your phone and almost every current system expects. Some older tools still do not understand it, though: a handful of legacy printers, government templates, DTP files and institutions insist on the Preeti font. This converter turns standard Unicode Devanagari into Preeti-encoded text so it can be pasted into those Preeti-based documents.
Important: the Preeti output is only plain Latin letters. It will look like gibberish — g]kfn — until it is displayed in a document, form or field that is set to the Preeti font. That is expected and not an error. You must have the Preeti font installed and selected where you paste the result.
How to use it
- Type or paste Unicode Nepali into the Unicode (Devanagari) text box.
- The Preeti output updates instantly in the box below.
- Click Copy converted text, open your document, set the font to Preeti, and paste. The text will render as Nepali there.
Why the output looks strange
Preeti does not store real Nepali characters. It maps Latin keys to Devanagari shapes, so the file always contains ASCII. On a phone or a web page that assumes Unicode, that ASCII shows as letters such as g]kfn. Only a system with the Preeti font and that font selected will draw it as नेपाल. If you are publishing, emailing or entering data on the web, prefer the Unicode form instead.
Reordering for Preeti
Generating correct Preeti is not a straight substitution. The converter has to reverse the Unicode ordering rules:
- Short i (इकार): Unicode stores ि after its consonant, but Preeti expects the
lkey before it — निर्माण becomeslgdf{0f. - Reph: Unicode stores र् before the syllable, while Preeti places the
{key after it. - Conjuncts and half letters such as क्ष, त्र and द्य are emitted as their Preeti keys.
A worked example
The sentence नेपाल सरकारका प्रधानमन्त्रीले आर्थिक सुधारको घोषणा गर्नुभयो । converts to g]kfn ;/sf/sf k|wfgdGqLn] cfly{s ;'wf/sf] 3f]if0ff ug'{eof] .. Paste that into a Preeti-formatted document and it displays as the original sentence.
Going the other way? Use the Preeti to Unicode converter to turn legacy text back into Unicode.