Quick answer:
Use the Unicode to Krutidev converter. Nirmala UI = Unicode = same conversion as Mangal.
What is Nirmala UI?
Nirmala UI is Microsoft's modern Indic script font, introduced in Windows 8 as a replacement for the older Mangal font. It covers Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Tamil, and Telugu scripts in a single font family. For Hindi users, it is functionally identical to Mangal - both use Unicode encoding.
Government workers on Windows 10 and 11 often encounter Nirmala UI as their default Hindi font. When they try to open older Krutidev documents, the text appears garbled because Nirmala UI cannot display the ASCII-based Krutidev encoding. The solution is either to install the Krutidev font or to convert the text to Unicode.
Conversion Steps
Copy text from Nirmala UI document
Select the Hindi text in your Word/Notepad file and press Ctrl+C.
Paste into our converter
Open Unicode to Krutidev converter and paste (Ctrl+V) in the input box.
Copy the Krutidev output
Click "Copy" or press Ctrl+C on the output. Paste it into a document with Krutidev 010 font selected.
Font Comparison
| Feature | Nirmala UI | Krutidev 010 |
|---|---|---|
| Encoding | Unicode | ASCII (non-Unicode) |
| Windows version | 8, 10, 11 (built-in) | Manual install required |
| Works on web | Yes (Unicode) | No (font needed) |
| Exam usage | Some newer exams | CPCT, UPSSSC, most state exams |
| Keyboard layout | InScript or Remington GAIL | Remington (built into font) |