Kruti Dev (
Devanagari
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: कृतिदेव) is Devanagari typeface and non-
Unicode
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clip font typeface which uses the
keyboard layout
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of
Remington's typewriters.
In
north India
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n states many
public service commissions conduct their
clerk
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,
stenographer,
data entry operator's typing exams using the Kruti Dev typeface.
Historically, familiarity with Remington's typewriters could facilitate learning to type on a computer using this font as they use a similar keyboard.
It was released nearly in 1997 and designed by Kruti Dev Ram.
converters are widely used for converting text between these two formats, particularly in regions and industries where DevLys is a standard font for Hindi typing.
References
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Devanagari typefaces
Typefaces and fonts introduced in 1997