Bijoy and Unicode: why the text turns into “Avgvi”
Bijoy is the keyboard and font system many people in Bangladesh learned to type Bangla with, using fonts such as SutonnyMJ. It stores Bangla letters as ordinary Latin characters and relies on the font to draw them as Bangla. Open that text anywhere without the font — in a browser, on a phone, on Facebook — and you see “Avgvi †mvbvi evsjv” instead of “আমার সোনার বাংলা”. Unicode gives every Bangla letter its own code, so it shows correctly on every device, can be searched, and is what websites and apps expect.
How to use the converter
- Paste your text. Copy Bijoy text from Word, InDesign or an old file, or paste Unicode text from anywhere. The direction switches by itself when you paste the other kind.
- Check the result on the right; it updates as you type.
- Copy it. Unicode text can go straight into Facebook, email, Google Docs or a website. Bijoy text should be pasted into a document whose font is set to SutonnyMJ or another Bijoy font.
What is handled
- Every vowel sign, including ি, ে and ৈ, which Bijoy types before the consonant, and ো and ৌ, which it splits in two.
- The reph (র্), ra-phala (্র), ya-phala (্য) and the full set of joined letters (যুক্তাক্ষর) such as ক্ষ, জ্ঞ, ন্ত্র and ষ্ট্র.
- Bangla digits, দাঁড়ি (।), the taka sign and curly quotes and dashes.
- Text typed with older Bijoy versions as well as the current SutonnyMJ layout.
Good to know
- Conversion happens in your browser; nothing you paste is uploaded.
- If the Bijoy text already has typing mistakes — for example a reph typed before its letter — they carry over into the Unicode text.
- Unicode text can be typed directly with Avro Keyboard, Google Input Tools or the Bangla keyboard on your phone.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert SutonnyMJ text to Unicode?
Copy the text from your Word or InDesign file, paste it into the box on the left, and copy the Unicode text from the right.
Why does my Bangla text show as English letters?
It was typed in Bijoy with a font such as SutonnyMJ, and the device you are viewing it on does not have that font. Converting it to Unicode fixes it everywhere.
Can I convert Unicode to Bijoy for printing?
Yes. Choose Unicode → Bijoy, paste your text, and paste the result into a document using SutonnyMJ. Designers often need this for older software that does not shape Unicode Bangla correctly.