How to install Font
The windows system comes with a full set of default font. But if you want other font / Hindi font that is not present in your system firstly you have to install that font in windows OS, after that you can use that font. Font installation is quite simple in Windows operating systems as well as in Mac and Linux OS.
Here we are giving step by step procedure for font installation.
A. Install Hindi Fonts in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP
Method - I
Step I: Download font from given link for Hindi Fonts.
Step II: After download the zip file -> Extract it -> Now you will found .ttf file
Step III: Double click on .ttf font file -> When the file in open it shows a button for install
Step IV: Click on install button the font will be install on your system and now you can select the font in MS Word or type in that font.
Method - II
Step I: Download Font from given link.
Step II: After download the zip file -> Extract it -> Now you will found .ttf file
Step III: Now go to Start -> Control Panel -> Fonts -> Paste the font file
Step IV: You done all thing now go to MS word or any text editor of your choice and select desired font from drop down list and type in that font.
B. Install Hindi Font in MacOS
Step I: Open "Font Book". Use Spotlight to find "Font Book" application (Cmd + Space, then type "Font Book").
Step II: Go to "File" and select “Add Fonts” (or simply drag & drop the downloaded font files into the Font Book window).
The fonts will be added to Font Book and installed on your system.
C. Install Hindi Font in Linux
Step I: Open a file manager and navigate to the folder containing the downloaded font files.
Step II: Right-click on each font file and select "Open with Font Viewer."
Step III: In the Font Viewer, click the "Install" button to install the font.
After install fonts let follow these steps to use Hindi fonts:
Step 1. Restart Applications
After installing the required Hindi fonts, it’s a good idea to restart the applications in which you want to use them. This will ensures that the newly installed fonts are recognized and available for use in those applications.
Step 2. Test Your Hindi Fonts
After successful installation of Hindi fonts on your system. To test them, open a text editor (Notepad etc.) or a word processing application (MS Word etc.) and select the newly installed font from the dropdown list.
For Non-Unicode Hindi Font
Start typing and make sure that the fonts are displaying correctly.
For Unicode Hindi Font
If you select the Unicode Hindi font name and directly start typing will see English character instead of Hindi characters. To be able to type in Unicode Hindi font, firstly you have to activate Hindi language (or keyboard) from the language bar.
How to check font is Unicode or non Unicode ?
It's very simple, just double click on the font file (.ttf) and see the character are appearing in Hindi language or English; If the character are appearing in Hindi than it's a non-Unicode font and if the character are appear in English alfa bate than it is a Unicode font.