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Download Chanakya Hindi Font

Chanakya (Yogesh) is the classic PageMaker-era Devanagari font used across Indian print shops for newspapers, invitations, and official forms.

Chanakya (Yogesh)

Standard Chanakya font — the PageMaker & DTP-shop staple.

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भारत सरकार के नियमों का पालन करना आवश्यक है।

Preview shown in Unicode Devanagari — install Chanakya to type this via ASCII keys

How to install

  1. 1Download the .ttf file above. Single, self-contained font file.
  2. 2Windows: Right-click → Install. Mac: Double-click → Install Font. Linux: Copy to ~/.fonts and run fc-cache -fv.
  3. 3Open PageMaker, Word, or InDesign, select Chanakya from the font list, and type using the ASCII-Chanakya keyboard mapping.
  4. 4Modernize legacy files: use our Chanakya to Unicode converter to bring old files into modern Unicode.

Already have Chanakya text? Convert it to Chanakya to Unicode so it renders on any device without the font installed. Working the other way — Unicode text destined for a Chanakya-based layout? Use Unicode to Chanakya.

Frequently asked questions

Chanakya (Yogesh) has been freely distributed for decades. This page hosts the standard variant used across Indian print shops.

Yes — it's a standard .ttf font that installs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. For modern text portability, however, convert to Unicode.

This is the standard Yogesh variant. Custom variants (Chanakya 902, 903) may have slight differences.

Both are legacy Remington-inspired Devanagari fonts, but their internal keyboard maps differ. Text isn't interchangeable — use our KrutiDev ↔ Chanakya converter to switch.