All the modern inventions in computer and communication technologies such as word Processors, fax machines and e-mail are having their impact on handwriting. These inventions have led to the fine-tuning and reinterpreting of the role of handwriting and handwritten messages. Despite these modern marvels, a pen together with a paper is much more convenient than a keyboard or a mouse. Computers that process hand-writings will have to deal with many writing styles and languages, work with arbitrary user defined alphabets, and understand any handwritten message by any writer.

The handwriting recognition is the process which converts handwritten characters or words to a form of digital characters or text. Sinhala Handwritten Recognition System is a software which converts handwritten Sinhala characters into a digital text format.