Unicode to Anu conversion turns UTF-8 Telugu Unicode characters into Anu Script legacy encoding, so the text renders correctly in Anu 6 and Anu 7.0 fonts. Unicode stores each Telugu letter as a code point in the Telugu Unicode block (U+0C00–U+0C7F). Anu Script stores the same letter as an ASCII byte.
This conversion is needed because Anu Script is a code page-based encoding, not a Unicode font. Telugu Unicode text pasted into an Anu Script document appears as broken Latin letters and symbols, since the Anu font reads each byte through its own mapping table rather than through the Universal Character Encoding Standard.
This page covers step-by-step conversion for both Anu 6 and Anu 7.0, the differences between the two versions, and the 5 errors that break a Unicode to Anu conversion.
What Is Unicode to Anu Conversion?
Unicode to Anu conversion is the process of remapping Telugu Unicode text into the ASCII byte sequence that an Anu Script font renders as Telugu.
How The Mapping Runs
The converter reads your input one character at a time, looks up each Telugu code point in a mapping table, and writes the matching ASCII character. Non-Telugu characters pass through unchanged.
Storage, Not Meaning
A Telugu Unicode to Anu converter changes the storage, not the meaning. The word stays the same word. Only the bytes underneath it change, and the font decides what those bytes look like on screen.
Named For The Language
Unicode to Anu Telugu conversion is the same operation, named after the language it serves. Anu Script encoding carries no character identity of its own.
What Makes Anu Script a Non Unicode Font
Anu Script is a non Unicode font because it reuses the 256 ASCII slots to hold Telugu letters instead of assigning each letter its own code point.
Unicode
Unicode, maintained by the Unicode Consortium, gives every character in every script a unique code point. The byte identifies the character on its own.
Code Page-Based Encoding
The same byte value means one character in one font and a different character in another. That explains the Unicode Anu font mismatch: paste Telugu into a layout set in a legacy Anu font, and every letter shifts.
How to Convert Unicode to Anu (Step-by-Step)
To convert Unicode to Anu, open the converter on the home page, paste your Telugu Unicode text, select the Anu version your document uses, and click Convert.
Unicode to Anu 6 Conversion Steps
Open the converter
Keep the direction set to Unicode → Anu. The toggle at the top of the card shows the active direction.
Select Anu6
Pick Anu 6 in the version selector. Choose Anu 6, if the source file was set in an Anu 6 font.
Paste your text
Paste your Telugu Unicode text into the input panel.
Convert & Copy
Click Convert & Copy. The Anu Script output copies to your clipboard.
Apply the font
Paste the output into your layout and apply an Anu 6 font.
Unicode to Anu 7.0 Conversion Steps
Open the converter
Keep the direction set to Unicode → Anu. This is the default direction.
Select Anu 7.0
Anu 7.0 is the default mapping. Most Telugu presses standardised on Anu 7.
Paste your text
Paste your Telugu Unicode text into the input panel.
Convert & Copy
Click Convert & Copy to run the conversion.
Apply the font
Paste into PageMaker, CorelDraw, or Word and apply an Anu 7.0 font.
Unicode to Anu vs Unicode to Non Unicode — Are They the Same?
Unicode to Anu is one specific case of Unicode to non Unicode conversion. Unicode to non Unicode describes the whole category. Unicode to Anu names the target.
| Term | What it names | Target encoding |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode to non Unicode | The category | Any legacy encoding |
| Unicode to Anu | One case | Anu Script |
| Unicode to Anu font converter | Same case, tool phrasing | Anu 6 or Anu 7.0 |
Telugu has several legacy font systems, and Anu Script is the most widely used. Searches for unicode to non unicode Anu online and searches for a Unicode to Anu font converter reach the same tool for that reason. A Unicode to non Unicode font converter Anu 7.0 request is this page, with Anu7 selected in the dropdown.
Which Anu Version Should You Convert To — Anu 6 or Anu 7.0?
Convert to Anu 7.0 for new work, and convert to Anu 6 only when the destination file already uses an Anu 6 font. The Anu 6 Anu 7 difference sits in the conjunct range.
Anu 7.0
The later mapping, the default here, and the version most Telugu newspapers and print shops run. It covers more conjuncts and matches the font files shipped with recent Anu Script Manager (ASM) releases. An Anu 7 font and an Anu 7.0 font are the same thing under two names.
Anu 6
The earlier mapping, still present in older PageMaker files and archived layouts. Check the font name in your layout application's character panel to confirm the version, because the name carries the number.
| Telugu | Code point | Anu 6 bytes | Anu 7 bytes |
|---|---|---|---|
| అ | U+0C05 | J | n |
| ఆ | U+0C06 | P | € |
| క | U+0C15 | H› | ¿£ |
| గ | U+0C17 | Q® | >· |
| త | U+0C24 | `Ç | Ôá |
| ప | U+0C2A | „¬ | |Ÿ |
| కా | U+0C15 U+0C3E | Hê | ¿± |
| కి | U+0C15 U+0C3F | H÷ | ¿ì |
| కు | U+0C15 U+0C41 | 䛽 | Å£” |
Common Errors in Unicode to Anu Conversion
There are 5 errors that break a Unicode to Anu conversion.
The browser shows Latin letters
No legacy Anu font is installed in the browser. The output is correct. Paste it into your layout application with the Anu font applied.
Conjuncts render as unrelated symbols
The mapping and the font version disagree. Match Anu6 output to an Anu 6 font and Anu7 output to an Anu 7.0 font.
Half the paragraph converts
The source mixes Unicode text and non Unicode text. Convert the whole block rather than selected words.
A rare conjunct stays in Telugu
The character falls outside the mapping table, so the converter leaves it unchanged rather than dropping it. Type that conjunct directly in your layout application.
Spacing shifts in the layout
PageMaker treats double spaces differently from a browser. Turn on Replace spaces before converting.
Conclusion
Unicode to Anu conversion turns UTF-8 Telugu Unicode characters into Anu Script legacy encoding for Anu 6 and Anu 7.0 fonts. Anu Script is a code page-based non Unicode Telugu font, so Unicode text dropped into an Anu document renders as broken characters until it is converted.
This Anu Script font converter runs both mappings, needs no installation, and keeps no conversion history. Reverse the direction with the Anu to Unicode Converter, or read Anu Fonts Telugu for the font family behind the encoding.