Shree Lipi is a legacy Nepali font encoding system widely used in Nepal before Unicode. It maps ASCII keyboard characters to Devanagari glyphs, so the text is stored as ASCII but displayed as Nepali when the Shree Lipi font is installed.

Why do I need to convert Shree Lipi to Unicode?

Shree Lipi text doesn't work on websites, email, or modern apps without the specific font. Unicode Devanagari works everywhere — search engines can index it, screen readers can read it, and it displays correctly on all devices.

What version of Shree Lipi is supported?

This tool supports Shree Lipi 7, which is the most common version. Core characters including all vowels, consonants, matras, and Nepali numerals are fully supported.

Are complex conjunct consonants supported?

Basic conjuncts formed with halant (्) are supported. Very complex multi-consonant conjuncts may need manual correction, as the encoding varies across different Shree Lipi versions.

Can I convert Unicode back to Shree Lipi?

Yes! Click the "Unicode → Shree Lipi" tab to reverse-convert. This is useful when you need to generate content for legacy systems that still use Shree Lipi fonts.

Shree Lipi to Unicode Converter

Convert Shree Lipi encoded Nepali text to Unicode Devanagari, and vice versa. Supports Shree Lipi 7.

Shree Lipi Input0 chars · 0 lines

Unicode Output0 chars

Note: This tool supports Shree Lipi 7 and common variants. Core vowels, consonants, matras (vowel signs), and Nepali numerals (०–९) are fully converted. Complex conjunct consonants may need manual verification. For best results, use text typed in Shree Lipi 7.

Character Mapping Reference

Vowels (Uppercase)

A→अ

O→आ

B→इ

C→ई

D→उ

E→ऊ

F→ए

G→ऐ

H→ओ

I→औ

Matras (Vowel Signs)

=→ा

#→ि

$→ी

%→ु

^→ू

'→े

"→ै

!→ो

~→ौ

`→ं

|→ः

+→्

:→ँ

Nepali Numerals

0→०

1→१

2→२

3→३

4→४

5→५

6→६

7→७

8→८

9→९

Special

{→क्ष

}→त्र

Consonants (Lowercase keys)

aक

bख

cग

dघ

eङ

fच

gछ

hज

iझ

jञ

kट

lठ

mड

nढ

oण

pत

qथ

rद

sध

tन

uप

vफ

wब

xभ

yम

zय

;र

,ल

.व

?श

@ष

&स

/ह

How to Use Shree Lipi to Unicode Converter

1
Select the conversion direction: "Shree Lipi → Unicode" or "Unicode → Shree Lipi".
2
Paste your text in the left panel, or click "Paste from Clipboard".
3
The converted text appears instantly in the right panel.
4
Click "Copy All" to copy the output, or "Download .txt" to save it.
5
Use "Swap & Reverse" to flip the direction and re-convert the output.

About Shree Lipi to Unicode Converter

Shree Lipi is one of the most widely used legacy Nepali fonts, alongside Preeti. Government offices, newspapers, and businesses across Nepal have years of documents typed in Shree Lipi encoding. This tool converts Shree Lipi text to proper Unicode Devanagari, making old documents searchable, copyable, and web-compatible.

Why Convert from Shree Lipi to Unicode?

Shree Lipi is a font-based encoding — the text appears Nepali on screen but is stored as random ASCII characters. When you copy-paste Shree Lipi text into email, web pages, or databases, it appears as gibberish. Unicode Devanagari is the international standard and works everywhere.

Bidirectional Conversion

This tool supports both directions — Shree Lipi to Unicode AND Unicode to Shree Lipi. This is useful when you need to create content for legacy systems that still use Shree Lipi fonts.

What's Supported

All standalone vowels (अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ए ऐ ओ औ), consonants (क to ह), matras (vowel signs like ा ि ी ु ू), anusvara (ं), visarga (ः), chandrabindu (ँ), halant (्), and Nepali numerals (०–९) are fully converted. Complex conjunct consonants may need manual review.