Hindi typing

Type Hindi words in English letters and get Hindi script as you type.

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Hindi (हिन्दी)English

Alt+T, F9 or Ctrl+Space switches

Type namaste and press space to get नमस्ते. Spelling choices show here.

0 words · 0 characters · 0 Hindi lettersDrafts save on this device as you type. Nothing is uploaded.

Keyboard shortcuts and voice words

Alt+T / F9: Switch Hindi and English
1 to 9: Pick a spelling
Esc: Keep the English letters of a word
Ctrl+B / I / U: Bold, italic, underline (Formatting on)
Ctrl+S: Save the draft now
Ctrl+P: Print the text only
Ctrl+C: Copy all (when nothing is selected)
Alt+N: New draft
Alt+D: Show drafts
Alt+M: Voice typing on or off

While speaking, say these words for marks. Voice typing uses your browser's own speech service, which may send the sound to the browser maker to turn it into text. Nothing goes to sdev.in.

नया पैराग्राफ = new paragraph
नई लाइन = new line
पूर्ण विराम = ।
प्रश्नवाचक चिह्न = ?
विस्मयादिबोधक चिह्न = !
अल्पविराम = ,

Key chart: which English letters make which Hindi letter

Vowels

a: अ
aa: आ
i: इ
ii / ee: ई
u: उ
uu / oo: ऊ
R: ऋ
e: ए
ai: ऐ
o: ओ
au: औ
O: ऑ

k group

k: क
kh: ख
g: ग
gh: घ
Ng: ङ

ch group

ch: च
chh: छ
j: ज
jh: झ
Ny: ञ

T group

T: ट
Th: ठ
D: ड
Dh: ढ
N: ण

t group

t: त
th: थ
d: द
dh: ध
n: न

p group

p: प
ph: फ
b: ब
bh: भ
m: म

y r l v

y: य
r: र
l: ल
v: व

s and h

sh: श
Sh: ष
s: स
h: ह

Joined letters

x: क्ष
gy: ज्ञ
tr: त्र
shr: श्र

Dotted letters

q: क़
Kh: ख़
G: ग़
z: ज़
Rh: ढ़
f: फ़

Marks

M: ं (anusvara)
MM: ँ (chandrabindu)
H: ः (visarga)

Capitals choose the harder sound: T ट, D ड, N ण, Sh ष. Two consonants together join: st gives स्त. Not the spelling you wanted? Pick another from the choices above the box.

How Hindi letters are built

Hindi is written in Devanagari. Every consonant carries a short a sound. A vowel after it becomes a small sign around the letter, and two consonants with no vowel between them join into one shape.

One consonant with every vowel sign (barakhadi).
अa	आaa	इi	ईii	उu	ऊuu	ऋR	एe	ऐai	ओo	औau	ऑO
क	का	कि	की	कु	कू	कृ	के	कै	को	कौ	कॉ

The vowel sign ि is drawn before the consonant but said after it. In Hindi, र before another consonant is drawn on top of it as a small hook (धर्म). Unicode stores letters in the order they are said, but old fonts such as Kruti Dev 010 stored them in the order they are drawn, which is why old documents turn into a jumble without the font.

How to type in Hindi with an English keyboard

Type the sound
Type the word as it sounds in English letters, such as namaste. Each word turns into Hindi as you type, and the space bar finishes it.
Pick the right spelling
When a word could be spelt more than one way, the choices show above the box. Press 1 to 6, or the down arrow, to pick one. Esc keeps the English letters.
Copy or save
Copy all puts the Hindi text on your clipboard for a message, post or form. Download it as Word, PDF or text, or print it. Every draft is kept on this device under Drafts.

Good to know

Double vowels make long ones: aa, ii or ee, uu or oo. A final a or i is read as the long one, as most words are spelt.
Capitals choose the harder sound: T, Th, D, Dh and N for the retroflex letters, Sh for the second sh.
Two consonants together join into one shape: st, pr and ksh come out as you would write them.
M after a vowel adds the dot (anusvara), MM adds the moon dot (chandrabindu) and H adds the visarga.
A full stop after a Hindi word becomes the danda (।).
Press Alt+T, F9 or Ctrl+Space to type an English word in the middle of Hindi, then press it again to go back.
Turn on Formatting for bold, bigger text, headings and lists; the Word and PDF files keep them.
Voice lets you speak Hindi; say comma, full stop or new line for marks.

Where people use it

A message to family
Type namaste or kaise ho in English letters and send it in Hindi on WhatsApp.
An application or notice
Type a full letter in Hindi and download it as a Word file.
Mixed Hindi and English
Press F9 or Ctrl+Space to type an English word in the middle of Hindi.
Tap letters instead
Prefer to pick each letter yourself? Use the Hindi keyboard.
Hindi keyboard
Old Kruti Dev text
Text that shows as English letters needs the font converter.
Kruti Dev to Unicode and Unicode to Kruti Dev

Why this one

It offers the right spelling when English letters fit more than one Hindi letter, and nothing you type leaves your device.

Hindi appears as you type, word by word.
Spelling choices for every word, everyday words spelt right.
Copy, .txt or Word, and a draft saved in this browser only.

What you can change

Hindi or English mode
Spelling choice for each word
Key chart
Clear saved draft

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Cite this tool

APA

sdev.in. (n.d.). Hindi typing [Web tool]. https://www.sdev.in/tools/hindi-typing

MLA

"Hindi typing." sdev.in, https://www.sdev.in/tools/hindi-typing.

Chicago

sdev.in. "Hindi typing." https://www.sdev.in/tools/hindi-typing.

BibTeX

@misc{sdev-hindi-typing,
  title = {Hindi typing},
  author = {{sdev.in}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.sdev.in/tools/hindi-typing}},
  note = {Web tool}
}

Questions people ask

How do I type in Hindi on a computer?

Type the words as they sound in English letters in the box above. namaste becomes नमस्ते. No Hindi keyboard or font install is needed.

The word came out a little wrong. What do I do?

Pick another spelling from the choices above the box while the word is still being typed, or use capitals for the harder sounds (T, D, N, Sh). Everyday words are spelt from a word list, so most come out right first time.

Can I type on a phone?

Yes. Type the word with your phone keyboard and it turns into Hindi when you press space. Switch off auto-correct for the best results.

Will the Hindi text work in WhatsApp, Word and Gmail?

Yes. The text is standard Unicode Hindi, which works in every app, phone and website.

Where are my drafts saved?

In this browser on this device only. Each draft is saved a moment after you stop typing and comes back when you open the page again. Open Drafts to start a new one, rename, search or delete. Clearing the browser's site data removes them, so download anything you need to keep.

Is my text uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser on this device. Nothing you type, paste or open is sent to a server, and the saved draft stays in this browser only.