Anmol Lipi to Unicode
Convert Anmol Lipi to Unicode and stop retyping old Punjabi files. Paste a question paper, a letter or cells copied from a result sheet. You get Unicode Gurmukhi for the school group or a portal, with the Excel columns kept.
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What we accept
What goes in and out
Text in
Paste or type
AnmolLipi text
Text out
Copy
Unicode text
Download
.docx, .rtf, .txt
Where it runs
Conversion
In your browser
Your text
Not uploaded
Why people use this tool
Old AnmolLipi question papers, result sheets and letters, turned into Punjabi that any phone can read.
For school and office papers
Question papers, notices and results typed in AnmolLipi become text you can share or file online.
Result sheets stay sheets
Paste cells from Excel. Copy as table puts each name and mark back in its own cell, in Raavi.
Sihari in the right place
AnmolLipi types ਿ before the letter. Unicode needs it after. The converter moves it.
Stays in your browser
The conversion runs on your device. Your text is not uploaded to our server.
English left alone
Words in English, numbers and email addresses are kept as they are. Only the old-font text is changed.
Words to check are marked
If a word does not look like a real word after conversion, it is underlined so you can check it.
How to convert Anmol Lipi to Unicode
Four steps, all of them in your browser. Nothing to install and no account.
Add the old text.
Paste from the AnmolLipi document, or copy a block of cells from the Excel sheet.
Read the Gurmukhi.
It appears in the second box as Unicode. Tabs from Excel stay in place.
Check the marked words.
Short English words such as "in" can look like Punjabi keys. Look at anything underlined.
Put it back.
For Excel, use Copy as table and paste into the first cell. Otherwise copy, share or download.
What's kept, and what to check
The text comes across as it was typed. A few things are worth a look before you use it.
What's kept
What comes across
Lines, tabs and cells.
Excel columns paste back into the same cells.
Gurmukhi letters and signs.
Including tippi, addak, dotted letters and pairin letters.
English and numbers.
"Class 10" stays "Class 10".
Check before use
Look at these
Short English words.
Check underlined words like "in" or "is".
Roll numbers and marks.
Compare a few numbers with the original sheet before you send it.
Numerals.
They come out as 0 to 9, the way AnmolLipi files print them. Turn off "Keep 0–9 as English digits" if you need ੦ to ੯.
Raavi comes with Windows and shows it, as does Nirmala UI. You don't need AnmolLipi to read it. Copy, Copy as table and the Word download all put Raavi on the Punjabi.
Tricky letters we test
Letters we check on every build, because old AnmolLipi files use them all the time.
| AnmolLipi keys | Unicode | What makes it hard |
|---|---|---|
| AnmolLipi keysikrpw | Unicodeਕਿਰਪਾ | i is typed before k, but Unicode stores ਿ after ਕ, so the sign moves one place right. |
| AnmolLipi keysgurduAwrw | Unicodeਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ | A then w is ਅ plus kanna. The two are joined into the single letter ਆ, as Unicode spells it. |
| AnmolLipi keyssRI | Unicodeਸ੍ਰੀ | R is the small ਰ tucked under a letter. Unicode writes it as three characters: ਸ, halant, ਰ. |
| AnmolLipi keysSihr | Unicodeਸ਼ਹਿਰ | S is ਸ with a dot, and i sits before h. Out comes ਸ, then the dot sign ਼, then ਹਿ. |
| AnmolLipi keys^br | Unicodeਖ਼ਬਰ | ^ looks like punctuation, but AnmolLipi draws ਖ਼ on it. |
| AnmolLipi keyszmIn | Unicodeਜ਼ਮੀਨ | z is ਜ਼ here, not an English letter, even at the start of a word. |
| AnmolLipi keyspVHweI | Unicodeਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ | V is ੜ and H hangs ਹ under it. eI then becomes the single letter ਈ. |
| AnmolLipi keysb`cy | Unicodeਬੱਚੇ | The backtick key is the addak ੱ, so it is converted, not dropped as a stray quote mark. |
Questions
Answers to common questions about Anmol Lipi to Unicode.
Why does AnmolLipi text look like codes on WhatsApp or other computers?
AnmolLipi text is really English letters that the font paints as Gurmukhi. Send it to a parent's phone, which has no AnmolLipi, and ਪੰਜਾਬੀ turns up as pMjwbI.
How is Anmol Lipi to Unicode different from Anmol Lipi to Raavi?
There is no difference in the letters. Raavi is the Punjabi font that comes with Windows, next to Nirmala UI, and both read Unicode Gurmukhi. A phone shows the same text in its own Punjabi font, so nothing needs installing.
Does AnmolLipi to Unicode work on an Excel sheet?
Yes. Copy the cells, paste them here, then use Copy as table and paste into Excel. Each name and mark lands in its own cell.
Why are some English words underlined?
In AnmolLipi every English letter is also a Punjabi key, so a short word like in could be either. Underlined words are left for you to decide.
Can I convert Unicode back to AnmolLipi?
Yes. Press the swap button above the boxes, or open Unicode to Anmol Lipi, which also sets the AnmolLipi font when you copy.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The conversion happens on your own computer or phone, and the text never leaves this page.
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