Bol Ke LikhopMjwbI → ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
English letters and symbols instead of Gurmukhi
If ਪੰਜਾਬੀ became “pMjwbI” or ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ became “sq sRI Akwl”, the text was typed in an old font such as Anmol Lipi or GurbaniAkhar. The file never held Gurmukhi letters, only English keys drawn as Gurmukhi by that font. Copy it into the Anmol Lipi to Unicode converter on this site and copy the result back. The Check text tool in the writing box also spots this and offers the same conversion.
Empty boxes or question marks
Boxes (☐) or “?” mean the text is fine but the device or app has no Gurmukhi font. Installing Noto Sans Gurmukhi (free) on a computer, or updating an old phone, usually solves it. Do not retype the text — the words are already correct.
Vowel signs in the wrong place
A sihari (ਿ) standing after its letter, or a bindi floating on its own, usually comes from text that was converted badly once already, or from copying out of a PDF. Paste the text into the writing box and press Check text: it points out marks with no letter before them and doubled marks, and fixes only what you tick.
Words that look the same but are not found by search
ਸ਼ can be stored as one character or as ਸ plus a dot. Both look identical, but search and spell checkers treat them as different. Check text finds a mix of both forms and can change them all to the standard one.
Prevent it next time
Type or dictate in Unicode — everything written on this site is Unicode — and send Unicode text rather than screenshots. When you must share a document with someone who has old software, keep your Unicode copy as the master and convert only the copy you send.
Convert or check the text
Paste old-font text into the converter, or paste anything into the writing box and press Check text.
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