---
license: apache-2.0
task_categories:
- text-to-image
- image-to-text
language:
- th
tags:
- handwriting-recognition
- ocr
pretty_name: Thai Handwriting Dataset
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
maintainer: Kobkrit Viriyayudhakorn (kobkrit@iapp.co.th)
---

# Thai Handwriting Dataset

This dataset contains Thai handwritten text images and their corresponding transcriptions, derived from the BEST 2019 Thai Handwriting Recognition dataset.

## Dataset Description

The dataset consists of handwritten Thai text images along with their ground truth transcriptions. The images have been processed and standardized for machine learning tasks.

## Dataset Structure

The dataset is provided in a parquet file format with the following columns:

- `image_path`: Path to the processed image file
- `text`: Ground truth transcription of the handwritten text
- `label_file`: Source label file name

## Original Dataset

The original dataset is from the BEST 2019 Thai Handwriting Recognition competition:
https://thailang.nectec.or.th/best/best2019-handwrittenrecognition-trainingset/