Telugu keyboard
Tap Telugu letters and vowel signs on screen, or type with InScript or English letters on your keyboard.
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How Telugu letters are built
Telugu is written in Telugu. 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.
| అa | ఆaa | ఇi | ఈee | ఉu | ఊoo | ఋR | ఎe | ఏE | ఐai | ఒo | ఓO | ఔau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| క | కా | కి | కీ | కు | కూ | కృ | కె | కే | కై | కొ | కో | కౌ |
Vowel signs are drawn after or above the consonant, in the order they are said. In Telugu, the second of two joined consonants is drawn small below the first (the vattu) (అక్క). Old fonts such as Anu Script (Anupama) 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 Telugu 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 Telugu 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 Telugu keyboard installed
Tap letters and signs on screen and copy.
Learning InScript
See the layout drawn under the keys while you type.
Speed check
Time yourself on Telugu passages.
Telugu typing test online
Why this one
Tap a consonant and the vowel keys show the joined Telugu letters, so anyone can type without learning a layout.
- Every letter and sign on screen.
- InScript and phonetic keys.
People find this page by searching
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- telugu virtual keyboard
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Questions people ask
Which keyboard layout do Telugu typists use?
InScript, the layout that comes with Windows and phones, is the standard for Telugu. 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 Telugu 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.