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How to type Devanagari using LaTeX (Overleaf)?

I am trying type Devanagari Script in LaTeX using Overleaf. But I am getting some formatting error. The "matras" are not reflecting in the output Devanagari text. 

\usepackage{devanagari}
{\dn karma}

Output is as follows:

Word Karma

but it should be

Should be

Solution

  • You need to pre-process your input data. If you have a file karma.dn

    \documentclass{article}

\usepackage{devanagari}

\begin{document}
{\dn karma}

\end{document}

    and call

    devnag karma.dn

    you get karma.tex like this:

    \def\DevnagVersion{2.16}\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{devanagari}

\begin{document}
{\dn km\0}

\end{document}

    Result:

    enter image description here

    The devnag program comes with the LaTeX package. It might be easier to use a Unicode capable LaTeX engine like XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX together with suitable fonts.