Earlier versions of Windows operating system are not compatible with UTF8 format

Earlier versions of Windows operating system are not compatible with UTF8 format. While Windows XP comes with UTF8 support.

To view Gujarati fonts on this website on your PC you need to download shruti fonts.

Bharatbhai's extensive search found URL which will allow you to download "Shruti" fonts for free.

http://www.canalpublicidad.com/creatividad/fuentes.asp?page=15

("Looks to me a legitimate site. However I am surprised there is no other site incl Microsoft's which offers a free download. So I wonder whether it would be legal to put the link or the font itself on the site for download!!!"Quoted by Bharatbhai)

(The fonts have been installed successfully on windows 98, 98SE, ME and 2000. It works fine. You should have Internet Explorer 5.5 and above.)

After downloading they can be installed on your PC as following:

1. click on Start -> settings -> control panel
2. double click on fonts.
3. Click on File in Toolbar -> Install New font
4. Select the location where the font is downloaded.
5. Click on OK

You have successfully installed the fonts now.

To check whether font works or not go to "what's new" section of this website and click on Mota Charne"

If you can see Mota Charne in Gujarati without clicking on link to go to PDF format,
Fonts are intalled successfully.