Supported Fonts
Odia encodings, and where each one stands
A legacy font stores Odia letters in the slots of Latin characters, and every font family uses different slots. That is why text pasted from an old file looks like gibberish — and why each font needs its own rules.
Unicode OdiaUnicode
The international standard (U+0B00–U+0B7F). Works in Word, Google Docs, websites, email and phones with any Unicode Odia font such as Noto Sans Oriya or Kalinga.
Akruti SaralaLegacy
Akruti family legacy encoding (AkrutiOriSarala and related fonts), common in Odisha DTP and printing.
SreelipiLegacy
Sreelipi (spelled “Shreelipi” upstream) legacy Odia font encoding, common in publishing and newspapers.
AprantaLegacy
Apranta (spelled “Aprant” upstream) legacy Odia font encoding.
ORTT SaralaLegacy
ORTT Sarala legacy encoding. Despite the shared word “Sarala”, its layout differs from Akruti Sarala.
SambadLegacy
Not yet available. Upstream once had a Sambad EML converter but removed it in July 2016; no verified mapping is in use.
GISTLegacy
Not yet available. No verified mapping has been sourced.
LipikarLegacy
Not yet available. The exact encoding and version still need to be identified.
Conversion directions
Legacy-to-legacy (for example Akruti Sarala to Sreelipi) goes through Unicode and opens only when both halves are verified.
| Direction | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Akruti SaralaUnicode Odia | Available · beta | Byte-identical to the OdiaWikimedia converter on our start-up self-test. Independent proof-read reference text is still being collected, so please proof-read important work. |
| Unicode OdiaAkruti Sarala | In development | In development. Upstream provides no Unicode-to-legacy rules, and reversing the table is not safe (it is neither one-to-one nor context-free). Needs reference text typed in this font. |
| SreelipiUnicode Odia | Available · beta | Byte-identical to the OdiaWikimedia converter on our start-up self-test. Independent proof-read reference text is still being collected, so please proof-read important work. |
| Unicode OdiaSreelipi | In development | In development. Upstream provides no Unicode-to-legacy rules, and reversing the table is not safe (it is neither one-to-one nor context-free). Needs reference text typed in this font. |
| AprantaUnicode Odia | Available · beta | Byte-identical to the OdiaWikimedia converter on our start-up self-test. Independent proof-read reference text is still being collected, so please proof-read important work. |
| Unicode OdiaApranta | In development | In development. Upstream provides no Unicode-to-legacy rules, and reversing the table is not safe (it is neither one-to-one nor context-free). Needs reference text typed in this font. |
| ORTT SaralaUnicode Odia | Available · beta | Byte-identical to the OdiaWikimedia converter on our start-up self-test. Independent proof-read reference text is still being collected, so please proof-read important work. |
| Unicode OdiaORTT Sarala | In development | In development. Upstream provides no Unicode-to-legacy rules, and reversing the table is not safe (it is neither one-to-one nor context-free). Needs reference text typed in this font. |
| SambadUnicode Odia | Planned | No verified mapping yet. |
| Unicode OdiaSambad | Planned | No verified mapping yet. |
| GISTUnicode Odia | Planned | No verified mapping yet. |
| Unicode OdiaGIST | Planned | No verified mapping yet. |
| LipikarUnicode Odia | Planned | No verified mapping yet. |
| Unicode OdiaLipikar | Planned | No verified mapping yet. |
Engine version 1.0.0+upstream.76664f0. Font names are used only to describe compatibility; no font files are provided here.