Employees Provident Fund2071 BSQuestion 2 of 4
What is Unicode? What are the benefits of using Unicode Nepali font?
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Question source
- Exam year
- 2071 BS / 2015 AD
- Level
- Level 5 (Barishtha Computer Sahayak, Prabidhik)
- Paper
- Part 2, Section Kha – Short Answer
- Section
- Part 2, Section Kha: Short Answer
Model answer
Unicode assigns a unique code to every character in every language, so text displays identically everywhere — unlike Preeti/Kantipur which need the same font installed and break on web.
Benefits of Unicode Nepali (Mangal, Nirmala UI, Kalimati):
- Universal — Same file opens in Word, Excel, browsers, mobile without setup.
- Searchable — Copy, search, sort and spell-check work; Preeti text behaves like images.
- Web/DB ready — Required for gov.np sites and databases under Website Directive 2078.
- Bilingual — English + Nepali in one document without font switching.
- Durable — Supported by all modern OS; shared EPF circulars never garble.