Candidates preparing for Hindi typing speed tests in Indian government exams (such as UPPSC, UPSSSC, Rajasthan High Court, MP CPCT, SSC, and State Police Clerical exams) face a critical initial choice: Kruti Dev or Mangal Font? Learning the wrong font layout for your specific target exam can waste months of effort.
What Is Kruti Dev Font?
Kruti Dev is a legacy, non-Unicode Hindi font. It operates by remapping standard English ASCII characters to Hindi glyphs. When you type on a keyboard with Kruti Dev selected, the system registers English characters under the hood, but displays Hindi characters on screen using the font file.
- Keyboard Layout: Remington Hindi (typewriter layout).
- System Requirement: Requires downloading and installing explicit
.ttffont files. - Common Usage: State government departmental exams in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh.
What Is Mangal Font?
Mangal is an international Unicode standard font developed for the Devanagari script. Because it uses Unicode encoding, Hindi text typed in Mangal font remains consistent across all operating systems, web browsers, mobile phones, and database servers without needing custom font installations.
- Keyboard Layouts: Supports both INSCRIPT (official Govt standard) and Remington Gail layouts.
- System Requirement: Built directly into Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
- Common Usage: Central government exams (SSC, Railways, CPCT, High Courts).
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Which Font Should You Learn First?
Always check your specific official exam notification syllabus before starting practice. If you are preparing for Central Government exams (SSC, RRB), focus on Mangal Font (INSCRIPT or Remington Gail). If you are targeting specific State PSC or High Court exams that mandate Remington typewriter layouts, check whether they specify Kruti Dev 010 or Mangal Remington Gail.