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Kannada keyboard

Tap Kannada letters and vowel signs on screen, or type with InScript and Nudi (KGP) or English letters on your keyboard.

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Tap the keys below, or type English letters on your keyboard (kannada).
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Vowels

How Kannada letters are built

Kannada is written in Kannada. 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 (kagunita).
ಅaಆaaಇiಈeeಉuಊooಋRಎeಏEಐaiಒoಓOಔau
ಕಕಾಕಿಕೀಕುಕೂಕೃಕೆಕೇಕೈಕೊಕೋಕೌ

Vowel signs are drawn after or above the consonant, in the order they are said. In Kannada, the second of two joined consonants is drawn small below the first (the ottakshara) (ಅಕ್ಕ). Old fonts such as Nudi 01 e stored these pieces as separate shapes on English keys, which is why old documents turn into a jumble without the font.

How to use the Kannada on-screen keyboard

  1. Tap a consonant

    Tap a consonant. The vowel keys change to show the joined letters for it.

  2. Tap a vowel or the joining sign

    Tap a vowel key to finish the letter, or the joining sign (halant) to join it with the next consonant.

  3. Or use your keyboard

    Pick InScript or Nudi to type Kannada with your computer keys; the layout is drawn below the keys. Copy all when you are done.

Good to know

  • Backspace removes one sign at a time.
  • InScript is the layout that comes with Windows and phones: vowels on the left of the keyboard, consonants on the right, signs typed after the letter.
  • Nudi, the Kannada Ganaka Parishat keyboard, is typed by sound: k is ಕ, then a vowel key gives the sign (ka ಕ, kA ಕಾ, ki ಕಿ). A consonant then another joins them, and f is the halant.
  • On a phone, the phone's own keyboard stays hidden so the keys have room. Tick Use phone keyboard too to bring it back.

Where people use it

  • No Kannada keyboard installed

    Tap letters and signs on screen and copy.

  • Learning Nudi

    See the layout drawn under the keys while you type.

  • Speed check

    Time yourself on Kannada passages.

    Kannada typing test

Why this one

Tap a consonant and the vowel keys show the joined Kannada letters, so anyone can type without learning a layout.

  • Every letter and sign on screen.
  • Nudi and InScript and phonetic keys.

People find this page by searching

  • kannada keyboard
  • kannada keyboard online
  • nudi keyboard
  • kannada inscript keyboard
  • kgp keyboard layout
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Questions people ask

What is the difference between InScript and Nudi?

InScript is the Unicode standard layout that comes with Windows and phones. Nudi, the Kannada Ganaka Parishat keyboard, is typed by sound: k is ಕ, then a vowel key gives the sign (ka ಕ, kA ಕಾ, ki ಕಿ). A consonant then another joins them, and f is the halant.

How do I type a joined letter?

Tap the consonant, then halant, then the next consonant.

Do I need to install a Kannada keyboard?

No. Everything works in this page with your normal keyboard or by tapping the keys.

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.

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