Kannada

Kannada-Anjal keyboard allows you to type Kannada using English letters.The keys will generate Kannada based on the keymap provided in the table below. The keys approximate the sound of the Kannada letters.

Consonants, Conjuncts and Consonant Signs

The halant (್) is automatically appended to a consonant when it is typed. If the next key is an ‘a’, the halant will dissappear. Conjunts and consonant signs are formed when two consonants are typed without an ‘a’ in between.

Example:

Conjuncts and Consonant Signs

KeystrokesOutput
karaಕರ
kraಕ್ರ
kalaಕಲ
klaಕ್ಲ
taraತರ
traತ್ರ

Vowels and Vowel Signs

When a vowel key is typed after a consonant, the key generates a vowel sign instead of a vowel. To explicitly type a vowel after a consonant type <delete> to delete the halant and then the consonant.

Example:

Vowels and Vowel Signs

KeystrokesOutput
kiಕಿ
k<delete>iಕಇ

Two Keystroke Consonants

Some consonants, especially aspirated consonants require two keystrokes. If you need the second keystroke to explicitly generate the associated consonant, use the ‘a’ key in between.

Examples:

Two Keystroke Consonants

KeystrokesOutput
kha
kahaಕಹ
nga
nagaನಗ

Complete Keymap

Vowels
  • a
  • aa
  • i
  • ii
  • u
  • uu
  • Hr
  • HR
  • Hl
  • HL
  • e
  • ee
  • ai
  • o
  • oo
  • au
Consonants & Signs
  • o
  • oo
  • au
  • k
  • kh
  • g
  • gh
  • ng
  • c
  • ch
  • j
  • jh
  • nj
  • T
  • Th
  • D
  • Dh
  • N
  • t
  • th
  • d
  • dh
  • n
  • p
  • ph
  • b
  • bh
  • m
  • y
  • r
  • R
  • l
  • L
  • v
  • sh
  • S
  • s
  • h
  • f
  • M
  • H
  • q

Other Signs for Sanskrit

Avagraha is mapped to upper-case ‘V’.

Example:

KeystrokeOutput
V