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Punjabi typing

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

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Type punjabi and press space to get ਪੰਜਾਬੀ. Spelling choices show here.
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Keyboard shortcuts and voice words
Alt+T / F9
Switch Punjabi and English
1 to 9
Pick a spelling
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Keep the English letters of a word
Ctrl+B / I / U
Bold, italic, underline (Formatting on)
Ctrl+S
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Alt+N
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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.

  • ਨਵਾਂ ਪੈਰਾ = new paragraph
  • ਨਵੀਂ ਲਾਈਨ = new line
  • ਡੰਡੀ = ।
  • ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ = ?
  • ਵਿਸਮਿਕ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ = !
  • ਕਾਮਾ = ,
Key chart: which English letters make which Punjabi letter

Vowels

a
ਅ
aa
ਆ
i
ਇ
ii / ee
ਈ
u
ਉ
uu / oo
ਊ
e
ਏ
ai
ਐ
o
ਓ
au
ਔ

k group

k
ਕ
kh
ਖ
g
ਗ
gh
ਘ
Ng
ਙ

ch group

ch
ਚ
chh
ਛ
j
ਜ
jh
ਝ
Ny
ਞ

T group

T
ਟ
Th
ਠ
D
ਡ
Dh
ਢ
N
ਣ

t group

t
ਤ
th
ਥ
d
ਦ
dh
ਧ
n
ਨ

p group

p
ਪ
ph
ਫ
b
ਬ
bh
ਭ
m
ਮ

y r l v

y
ਯ
r
ਰ
l
ਲ
v
ਵ
R
ੜ

s and h

s
ਸ
h
ਹ

Joined letters and marks

pr
ਪ੍ਰ
kr
ਕ੍ਰ
tippi
ੰ
addak
ੱ

Dotted letters

sh
ਸ਼
Kh
ਖ਼
G
ਗ਼
z
ਜ਼
f
ਫ਼
L
ਲ਼

Marks

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

Capitals choose the harder sound: T ਟ, D ਡ, N ਣ, Sh ਷. Two consonants together join: st gives ਸ੍ਤ. Not the spelling you wanted? Pick another from the choices above the box.

How Punjabi letters are built

Punjabi is written in Gurmukhi. 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.
ਅaਆaaਇiਈiiਉuਊuuਏeਐaiਓoਔau
ਕਕਾਕਿਕੀਕੁਕੂਕੇਕੈਕੋਕੌ

The vowel sign ਿ is drawn before the consonant but said after it. In Punjabi, ਰ, ਹ and ਵ after another consonant are drawn small below it (ਪ੍ਰੀਤ). Unicode stores letters in the order they are said, but old fonts such as AnmolLipi stored them in the order they are drawn, which is why old documents turn into a jumble without the font.

How to type in Punjabi with an English keyboard

  1. Type the sound

    Type the word as it sounds in English letters, such as punjabi. Each word turns into Punjabi as you type, and the space bar finishes it.

  2. 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.

  3. Copy or save

    Copy all puts the Punjabi text on your clipboard for a message, post or form. Download it as Word, PDF or text, or print it.

Good to know

  • A doubled letter takes the addak: pakka gives ਪੱਕਾ, ikk gives ਇੱਕ.
  • n or m before another letter becomes the tippi after a short vowel (singh to ਸਿੰਘ) and the bindi after a long one (chaand to ਚਾਂਦ).
  • Only r and h join the letter before them (preet to ਪ੍ਰੀਤ); other letters stay side by side (dost to ਦੋਸਤ).
  • sh gives ਸ਼, z gives ਜ਼, f gives ਫ਼, R gives ੜ and Rh gives ੜ੍ਹ (paRhna to ਪੜ੍ਹਨਾ).
  • Capitals choose the harder sound: T, Th, D, Dh and N. M adds the bindi after a vowel.
  • A full stop after a Punjabi word becomes the danda (।).
  • Press Alt+T, F9 or Ctrl+Space to type an English word in the middle of Punjabi, then press it again to go back.

Where people use it

  • A wish to family

    Type sat sri akal ji in English letters and send it in Gurmukhi.

  • A letter or notice

    Type a page in Punjabi and download it as Word or PDF.

  • Old AnmolLipi text

    Text that shows as English letters needs the font converter.

    Punjabi font converter

Why this one

It knows Gurmukhi spelling: a doubled letter takes the addak and n before a letter becomes the tippi or bindi, so pakka and singh come out right.

  • Tippi, bindi and addak placed for you.
  • Spelling choices for every word.
  • Copy, Word, PDF or text, with drafts kept in this browser only.

What you can change

  • Punjabi or English mode
  • Spelling choice for each word
  • Key chart

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Questions people ask

How do I type in Punjabi on a computer?

Type the words as they sound in English letters in the box above. punjabi becomes ਪੰਜਾਬੀ. No Punjabi 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 Punjabi when you press space. Switch off auto-correct for the best results.

Will the Punjabi text work in WhatsApp, Word and email?

Yes. The text is standard Unicode Punjabi, 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.

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