Malayalam typing
Type Malayalam words in English letters and get Malayalam script as you type.
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- Alt+T / F9
- Switch Malayalam 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.
- പുതിയ ഖണ്ഡിക = new paragraph
- പുതിയ വരി = new line
- പൂർണ്ണവിരാമം = .
- ചോദ്യചിഹ്നം = ?
- കോമ = ,
- new paragraph = new paragraph
Key chart: which English letters make which Malayalam letter
Vowels
- a
- അ
- aa
- ആ
- i
- ഇ
- ee
- ഈ
- u
- ഉ
- oo
- ഊ
- Ru
- ഋ
- e
- എ
- E
- ഏ
- ai
- ഐ
- o
- ഒ
- O
- ഓ
- au
- ഔ
k group
- k
- ക
- kh
- ഖ
- g
- ഗ
- gh
- ഘ
- Ng
- ങ
ch group
- ch
- ച
- chh
- ഛ
- j
- ജ
- jh
- ഝ
- nj
- ഞ
T group
- t
- ട
- Th
- ഠ
- D
- ഡ
- Dh
- ഢ
- N
- ണ
t group
- th
- ത
- thh
- ഥ
- dh
- ദ
- dhh
- ധ
- n
- ന
p group
- p
- പ
- ph
- ഫ
- b
- ബ
- bh
- ഭ
- m
- മ
y r l v
- y
- യ
- r
- ര
- l
- ല
- v
- വ
- R
- റ
- L
- ള
- zh
- ഴ
s and h
- sh
- ശ
- S
- ഷ
- s
- സ
- h
- ഹ
Joined letters
- ksh
- ക്ഷ
- nt
- ന്റ
- nd
- ണ്ട
- nth
- ന്ത
- ng
- ങ്ങ
- nch
- ഞ്ച
Chillu letters
- n
- ൻ
- N
- ൺ
- r
- ർ
- l
- ൽ
- L
- ൾ
Marks
- M
- ം (anusvara)
- MM
- ഁ (chandrabindu)
- H
- ഃ (visarga)
Capitals choose the harder sound: T ട, D ഡ, N ണ, Sh ഷ. Two consonants together join: st gives സ്ത. Not the spelling you wanted? Pick another from the choices above the box.
How Malayalam letters are built
Malayalam is written in Malayalam. 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.
| അa | ആaa | ഇi | ഈee | ഉu | ഊoo | ഋRu | എe | ഏE | ഐai | ഒo | ഓO | ഔau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ക | കാ | കി | കീ | കു | കൂ | കൃ | കെ | കേ | കൈ | കൊ | കോ | കൌ |
The vowel signs െ േ ൈ are drawn before the consonant but said after it. In Malayalam, joined consonants often merge into one shape, and a consonant with no vowel at a word end becomes a chillu letter (ൻ ർ ൽ ൾ ൺ) (എന്റെ). Unicode stores letters in the order they are said, but old fonts such as ML-TT Karthika stored them in the order they are drawn, which is why old documents turn into a jumble without the font.
How to type in Malayalam with an English keyboard
Type the sound
Type the word as it sounds in English letters, such as ente. Each word turns into Malayalam 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 Malayalam text on your clipboard for a message, post or form. Download it as Word, PDF or text, or print it.
Good to know
- t and d give the hard ട, th and dh the soft ത and ദ: kutti gives കുട്ടി, thalam gives തലം.
- nt gives ന്റ (ente to എന്റെ), nd gives ണ്ട (undu to ഉണ്ട്), nth gives ന്ത and zh gives ഴ.
- A word ending in n, N, r, l or L ends in the chillu letter: avan gives അവൻ, aval gives അവൾ. A final m gives ം.
- e and o are short (ente, kochi); E and O, or ae and oa, are long (kEraLam, pOyi). Double vowels make long ones: aa, ee, oo.
- Capitals choose the other letter: N for ണ, L for ള, R or rr for റ, S or Sh for ഷ.
- A final u can mean ് or ു: the choices above the box offer both (veedu to വീട്).
- Press Alt+T, F9 or Ctrl+Space to type an English word in the middle of Malayalam, then press it again to go back.
Where people use it
A message to family
Type ente veedu in English letters and send it in Malayalam on any app.
A letter or notice
Type a page in Malayalam and download Word or PDF.
Manglish chats
Type the way you chat (ente, undu, avan) and get correct Malayalam with chillu letters.
Old ML-TT Karthika text
Text that shows as English letters or symbols needs the font converter.
ML-TT Karthika to Unicode
Why this one
It spells everyday Malayalam words from a word list and offers the other spellings English letters cannot tell apart, and nothing you type leaves your device.
- Malayalam appears as you type, word by word.
- Chillu letters (ൻ ർ ൽ ൾ ൺ), ഴ and റ on easy keys.
- Copy, Word, PDF or text, with drafts kept in this browser only.
What you can change
- Malayalam or English mode
- Spelling choice for each word
- Key chart
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- APA
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- BibTeX
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Questions people ask
How do I type in Malayalam on a computer?
Type the words as they sound in English letters in the box above. ente becomes എന്റെ. No Malayalam 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. Everyday words come 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 Malayalam when you press space. Switch off auto-correct for the best results.
Will the Malayalam text work in WhatsApp, Word and email?
Yes. The text is standard Unicode Malayalam, which works in every app, phone and website, in any country.
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.