Telugu typing

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

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Telugu (తెలుగు)English

Alt+T, F9 or Ctrl+Space switches

Type telugu and press space to get తెలుగు. Spelling choices show here.

0 words · 0 characters · 0 Telugu lettersDrafts save on this device as you type. Nothing is uploaded.

Keyboard shortcuts and voice words

Alt+T / F9: Switch Telugu 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.

కొత్త పేరా = new paragraph
కొత్త లైన్ = new line
ఫుల్ స్టాప్ = .
ప్రశ్నార్థకం = ?
కామా = ,
new paragraph = new paragraph

Key chart: which English letters make which Telugu letter

Vowels

a: అ
aa: ఆ
i: ఇ
ee: ఈ
u: ఉ
oo: ఊ
R: ఋ
e: ఎ
E: ఏ
ai: ఐ
o: ఒ
O: ఓ
au: ఔ

k group

k: క
kh: ఖ
g: గ
gh: ఘ
Ng: ఙ

ch group

ch: చ
chh: ఛ
j: జ
jh: ఝ
Ny: ఞ

T group

T: ట
Th: ఠ
D: డ
Dh: ఢ
N: ణ

t group

t: త
th: థ
d: ద
dh: ధ
n: న

p group

p: ప
ph: ఫ
b: బ
bh: భ
m: మ

y r l v

y: య
r: ర
l: ల
v: వ
L: ళ
rr: ఱ

s and h

sh: శ
Sh: ష
s: స
h: హ

Joined letters

x: క్ష
gy: జ్ఞ
tr: త్ర
shr: శ్ర

Marks

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

Capitals choose the harder sound: T ట, D డ, N ణ, Sh ష. Two consonants together join: st gives స్త. Not the spelling you wanted? Pick another from the choices above the box.

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.

One consonant with every vowel sign (gunintalu).
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 type in Telugu with an English keyboard

Type the sound
Type the word as it sounds in English letters, such as telugu. Each word turns into Telugu 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 Telugu text on your clipboard for a message, post or form. Download it as Word, PDF or text, or print it.

Good to know

e and o are short (cheppu, kotta); E and O, or ae and oa, are long (nEnu, rOju). Double vowels make long ones: aa, ee, oo.
Capitals choose the harder sound: T, Th, D, Dh and N. L gives ళ.
n or m before another letter becomes the sunna (ం): andhra gives ఆంధ్ర.
Two consonants together join with the vattu: amma, krishna and prema come out as you would write them.
A word ending in a consonant takes the pollu (్): hyderabad gives హైదరాబాద్.
M adds ం and H adds ః after a vowel.
Press Alt+T, F9 or Ctrl+Space to type an English word in the middle of Telugu, then press it again to go back.

Where people use it

A message to family
Type bagunnara in English letters and send it in Telugu on any app.
A letter or notice
Type a page in Telugu and download Word or PDF.
Festival dates too
Need the date of Sankranti or Ugadi? See the Telugu calendar.
Telugu calendar today
Old Anu text
Text that shows as English letters or symbols needs the font converter.
Anu to Unicode Telugu converter and back

Why this one

It spells everyday Telugu words from a word list and offers the other spellings English letters cannot tell apart, and nothing you type leaves your device.

Telugu appears as you type, word by word.
Vattu letters, ళ and the sunna on easy keys.
Copy, Word, PDF or text, with drafts kept in this browser only.

What you can change

Telugu or English mode
Spelling choice for each word
Key chart

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Questions people ask

How do I type in Telugu on a computer?

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

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

Yes. The text is standard Unicode Telugu, 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.