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MarathidevanagariLegacy → Unicode

Shivaji to Unicode Converter

Turn Shivaji text that looks like “marazI” into real Marathi: “मराठी”. Unicode text reads correctly on any phone, browser or search engine.

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  • Runs on your device

    Nothing is uploaded. Works offline once loaded.

  • Both directions

    Swap to go Unicode → Shivaji in one click.

  • Loss report

    Characters a font can’t show are flagged, not dropped.

  • 187 mappings

    Every one is listed in the chart below.

01 · About the font

Shivaji, in plain words.

Shivaji is a legacy Devanagari font that stores text as ordinary English letters and draws the real letters with the font itself.

Shivaji is a legacy (non-Unicode) font. Instead of storing real Devanagari characters, it draws Devanagari shapes on top of English keys, so a document typed in it looks like random Latin letters on any device that doesn’t have the font installed.

Converting to Unicode stores the real characters, which every phone, browser and search engine understands. This converter’s mapping is based on a published open-source table; the Sources list at the end of this page names it and its licence, and the chart below lists every mapping the converter uses.

Shivaji (as stored)

marazI p/oma

Unicode (converted by this page)

मराठी प्रेम

This sample is converted with the same engine as the tool above, when this page was built, and matches the expected text exactly.

Who still uses it

  • 01

    Anyone with older Marathi documents

    Files typed in Shivaji show as Latin letters on any device without the font. Converting them makes the text readable, searchable and editable anywhere.

02 · How to

How to convert Shivaji to Unicode (3 steps)

Legacy text only looks like Marathi on a computer that has Shivaji installed. Everywhere else (phones, WhatsApp, websites, search results) it appears as English letters like “marazI”. Converting to Unicode fixes that for good.

  1. Paste your Shivaji text

    Check that “From” says Shivaji, then paste your text. Shivaji text such as “marazI p/oma” looks like a jumble of English letters and symbols until it is converted.
    Shivaji to Unicode converter with “From” set to Shivaji and the Shivaji sample “marazI p/oma” pasted into the input box

  2. Check the Unicode Marathi

    The Unicode Marathi appears as you paste: “मराठी प्रेम”. Nothing in this Shivaji sample was flagged. When something is, a “notes” button lists it.
    Output box showing the Shivaji sample converted to Unicode Marathi: “मराठी प्रेम”

  3. Copy it or save a Word file

    Copy puts “मराठी प्रेम” on your clipboard, ready for WhatsApp, Gmail or Google Docs. The Word button saves a .docx already set in Noto Sans Devanagari, so you don’t need Shivaji to read it.
    Shivaji to Unicode converter after Copy, with the green “Copied” button, the message “Copied — paste it anywhere.” and the Download Word (.docx) button labelled

Pick a Unicode font. Noto Sans Devanagari, Mukta or Mangal will display the converted text.

Have a whole document instead of a paragraph? The Word file converter keeps tables, bold text and layout.

03 · Output font

Set the output font in MS Word or Google Docs

Unicode text is real Marathi, so any Marathi-capable font will display it. Pick one that looks good for your document.

Microsoft Word

  1. 1Paste the converted text, then press Ctrl+A (Cmd+A on Mac) to select everything.
  2. 2On the Home tab, click the font box, type “Noto Sans Devanagari” and press Enter.
  3. 3Optional: Review → Language → Set Proofing Language → Marathi, so spell-check does not underline everything.
  4. 4If the text still shows boxes, install a Unicode font that covers the script, such as Noto Sans Devanagari.

Google Docs

  1. 1Paste the converted text and select it with Ctrl+A.
  2. 2Open the font menu → More fonts, search for “Noto Sans Devanagari” (or Noto Serif Devanagari) and add it.
  3. 3Apply the font. Because the text is Unicode, it also copies cleanly into Gmail, Sheets and Slides.

04 · Mapping chart

Every key, and the letter it makes.

This is the actual table the converter uses, generated from the engine. Search for a key you see in garbled text, or for a letter you want to type.

187 mappings

Click a letter to copy the Unicode character. Click the key cap to copy the Shivaji key.

05 · Known limits

What to watch for.

  • Legacy fonts store letters in the order they are drawn, not the order they are read. The converter reorders vowel signs and conjuncts, but check the result against the original if accuracy matters.

Coverage in this converter

  • Consonants55
  • Signs42
  • Half forms34
  • Conjuncts17
  • Vowels16
  • Vowel signs13
  • Digits10

Checked against Padma, the open-source converter this mapping was taken from: 228 of 240 test conversions matched exactly. All 12 differences were equivalent spellings. Because the mapping comes from that project, this checks how faithfully it was carried over, not whether the original table is right. Round trip: we converted 50,757 Devanagari test strings (word-list words, sentences, and every consonant, vowel sign, conjunct, reph and nukta combination) to Shivaji and back. All of them came back exactly. See the accuracy page for every difference.

06 · FAQ

Questions about Shivaji to Unicode

Is my Shivaji text uploaded to a server?

No. The conversion runs as JavaScript in your browser, so your text never leaves your device. Once the page has loaded, it works offline too.

Which font should I use after converting Shivaji to Unicode?

Noto Sans Devanagari, Mukta or Mangal will display the converted text. Unicode text is not tied to one font, so you can switch typeface later without converting again.

How accurate is the Shivaji converter?

It was checked against the converter its mapping came from: 228 of 240 test conversions matched Padma exactly. Each of the other 12 was reviewed. No independent converter has confirmed the table itself yet. The sample on this page converts exactly as expected. No fluent-speaker review has been done, so read important text before you print or submit it.