The Gujarati script, an abugida derived from the Devanagari script, is the lifeline of over 55 million speakers worldwide. In the early days of digital typography—long before Unicode became the universal standard—Gujarati computing faced a significant challenge: how to type complex conjunct characters, modifiers, and vowel signs using a standard QWERTY keyboard.
Problem: Cannot see the font in the font list.
Solution: Reinstall the font. On Windows, copy the .ttf file to C:\Windows\Fonts.
| Key | Unshifted (Gujarati) | Shifted (Gujarati) | |------|----------------------|---------------------| | 1 | ૧ (1) | ૧ (same) | | 2 | ૨ (2) | ૨ | | 3 | ૩ (3) | ૩ | | 4 | ૪ (4) | ૪ | | 5 | ૫ (5) | ૫ | | 6 | ૬ (6) | ૬ | | 7 | ૭ (7) | ૭ | | 8 | ૮ (8) | ૮ | | 9 | ૯ (9) | ૯ | | 0 | ૦ (0) | ૦ | | - | - (hyphen) | — (dash) | | = | = | + |
Shree-Guj-0768 is a legacy Gujarati font developed by Modi Scripts (now part of CDAC GIST). It is a Type 1 (PostScript) or TrueType font that maps Gujarati characters to specific ASCII keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard. The "0768" in its name refers to the specific encoding scheme or version number.
The vowels are mapped primarily to the left-hand side of the keyboard and the number row. Using the Shift key usually provides the long vowel or the matra (vowel sign).