Bijoy ↔ Unicode Converter
Bengali · Bijoy legacy font ⇄ Bengali Unicode
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Targets the Bijoy (ASCII) Bangla layout. The Bijoy → Unicode direction handles kar reordering, reph and conjuncts; the Unicode → Bijoy direction covers the common character set.
Developer of This Tool
Raj Patel
Unicode developer specializing in Indic script transliteration and multilingual text processing
What is a Bijoy to Unicode Converter?
Bijoy is a legacy Bengali font from before Unicode was standard. It does not store Bengali characters — it stores Latin keystrokes whose glyphs were redrawn to look like Bengali. That means Bijoy text only displays correctly when the Bijoy font is installed; paste it into a modern app and you get garbled Latin letters.
This converter maps that legacy encoding to and from standard Unicode, correctly handling matra reordering, half-forms, reph and conjunct ligatures — not just a one-to-one character swap. The result is portable Bengali Unicode that works in Word, Google Docs, websites, and any modern platform.
How to Use the Bijoy Converter
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Choose a direction
Pick "Bijoy → Unicode" to modernize legacy text, or "Unicode → Bijoy" to go back.
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Paste your text
Paste the Bijoy (or Unicode) text into the input box. Conversion is instant.
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Copy the result
Click Copy and paste the converted text wherever you need it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bijoy?
Bijoy is a legacy Bengali font that predates Unicode. Instead of encoding Bengali characters, it overwrites Latin/ASCII glyph slots with Bengali shapes, so the text is really a stream of Latin bytes that only looks correct when the Bijoy font is installed. Copy it elsewhere and it appears as garbled Latin characters.
How do I convert Bijoy to Unicode?
Paste your Bijoy text into the box (with "Bijoy → Unicode" selected) and the tool outputs standard Bengali Unicode that works everywhere. Use the swap button to convert Unicode back into Bijoy.
What is the difference between Bijoy and Unicode?
Unicode assigns every Bengali character a unique, universal code point that works in any app or font. Bijoy is a font-specific glyph hack that maps Bengali shapes onto Latin character codes. The same text looks completely different in each system without conversion.
Is this different from transliteration?
Yes. This converter changes the encoding of existing Bengali text (legacy font ↔ Unicode). Transliteration instead takes English-letter input and writes it phonetically in Bengali. If you want to type in English and get Bengali, use our Transliteration tool instead.
Is it free and private?
Yes — completely free, no signup, and all conversion happens in your browser. No text is sent to any server.
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