Odia keyboard
Tap Odia letters and vowel signs on screen, or type with InScript or English letters on your keyboard.
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How Odia letters are built
Odia is written in Odia. 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.
| ଅa | ଆaa | ଇi | ଈii | ଉu | ଊuu | ଋR | ଏe | ଐai | ଓo | ଔau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| କ | କା | କି | କୀ | କୁ | କୂ | କୃ | କେ | କୈ | କୋ | କୌ |
The vowel signs େ ୈ are drawn before the consonant but said after it. In Odia, the second of two joined consonants is often drawn small below the first (ଶକ୍ତି). Unicode stores letters in the order they are said, but old fonts such as OR-TT Sarala stored them in the order they are drawn, which is why old documents turn into a jumble without the font.
How to use the Odia on-screen keyboard
Tap a consonant
Tap a consonant. The vowel keys change to show the joined letters for it.
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.
Or use your keyboard
Pick InScript to type Odia 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.
- 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 Odia keyboard installed
Tap letters and signs on screen and copy.
Learning InScript
See the Windows Odia layout while you type.
Speed check
Time yourself on Odia passages.
Odia typing test online
Why this one
Its InScript keys match the Odia keyboard that comes with Windows.
- Every letter and sign on screen.
- InScript and phonetic keys.
People find this page by searching
- odia keyboard
- odia keyboard online
- oriya keyboard
- odia inscript keyboard
- odia virtual keyboard
Cite this tool
- APA
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- BibTeX
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Questions people ask
Which keyboard layout do Odia typists use?
InScript, the layout that comes with Windows and phones, is the standard for Odia. It is drawn under the keys here.
How do I type a joined letter?
Tap the consonant, then halant, then the next consonant.
Do I need to install a Odia 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.