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Kannada Character Mapping

Transliteration keyboard
Vowels
Consonants
Consonants with Matra

KGP Keyboard
Keyboard
Typing with KGP
Typewriter keyboard
Keyboard
Special Cases
Inscript keyboard
Keyboard

Transliteration
keyboard :
Using phonetic typing, the user can type his message in Roman using the Standard English
keyboard, which is transliterated on-the-fly to Kannada. It works on the logic of phonetics and is
most effective when you spell the word the way it is spoken.

Vowels

Roman Kannada
a ಅ
aa ಆ
i ಇ

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ee ಈ
u ಉ
oo ಊ
e ಎ
ai / ei ಏ
o ಒ
au / ou ಓ
a^ ಅಂ
aH ಅಃ
O ಔ
E ಐ

Consonants

Roman Kannada
ka ಕ
kha ಖ
ga ಗ
gha ಘ
Nga ಙ
cha ಚ
chha ಛ
ja ಜ
jha ಝ
Nja
ಞ
Ta ಟ
Tha ಠ
Da ಡ

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Dha ಢ
Na ಣ
ta ತ
tha ಥ
da ದ
dha
ಧ
na ನ
pa ಪ
pha ಫ
ba ಬ
bha ಭ
ma ಮ
ya ಯ
ra ರ
la ಲ
va / wa
ವ
sha ಶ
Sha ಷ
sa ಸ
ha ಹ
La ಳ
rha ಱ
Fa ೞ

Consonants with Matra

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Roman Kannada
ka ಕ
kaa
4ಾ
ki 6
kee 6ೕ
ku ಕು
koo ಕೂ
ke 4ೆ
kai / kei 4ೇ
ko 4ೊ
kau / kou 4ೋ
ka^ ಕಂ
kaH
ಕಃ
kO
4ೌ
kE 4ೈ
kRa ಕೃ
kra ಕ>

KGP keyboard
Kannada KGP is a keyboard layout prescribed by the Kannada Ganaka Parishat. Typing can be done
as per the key mapping of the KGP keyboard.

Keyboard :
The picture below shows all the Kannada characters that are mapped to the
Standard English keyboard.

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Typing with KGP

1. Vowels :

a A i I u U e E Y o O V R RX
ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಊ ಎ ಏ ಐ ಒ ಓ ಔ ಋ ೠ

2. Consonants :

ka K ga G Z
ಕ ಖ ಗ ಘ ಙ

c C j J z
ಚ ಛ ಜ ಝ ಞ

q Q w W Na
ಟ ಠ ಡ ಢ ಣ

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t T d D n
ತ ಥ ದ ಧ ನ

p P b B m
ಪ ಫ ಬ ಭ ಮ

y r l v Sh x s ha
ಯ ರ ಲ ವ ಶ ಷ ಸ ಹ

L LX
ಳ ೞ

3. Matras:

k ಕ
kA ಾ
ki 
kI ೕ
ku ಕು
kU ಕೂ
ke ೆ
kY ೈ
kE ೇ
ko ೊ
kO ೋ
kV ೌ
kM ಕಂ
kH ಕಃ
kR ಕೃ

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kRX ಕೄ

Typewriter keyboard
Another Kannada keyboard used in typing. Typing can be done as per the key mapping of Kannada
typewriter keyboard.

Keyboard
The picture below shows all the Kannada characters that are mapped to the
Standard English keyboard.

Special Cases
Input Output
◌್ + ◌ೕ ◌ೇ

ಉ + ◌ೂ ಊ

ಬ + ◌ೌ 'ೌ

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1.Reph with consonants and matra:

Input Output
ಅ + ) +, ಅಥ-
ಆ + ಥ + ◌ಿ + , + ಕ ಆ0-ಕ
ಪ + ◌್ + ರ + ◌ಾ + ಥ + ◌ೀ + , 1ಾ20ೕ-

2. Rakar with consonant and matra:

Input Output
ಕ + ◌ಾ + ರ ಕ2
ಕ + ◌ಾ + ರ + ◌ೀ 2ೕ

3. Kannada letters EE and OO:

Input Output
ಎ + ◌ಾ ಏ
ಒ + ◌ಾ ಓ

Inscript keyboard
The Indian alphabet has a logical structure, derived from the phonetic
properties. The Inscript overlay mirrors this logical structure. This overlay
has also been optimized from phonetic/frequency considerations.

Keyboard
The picture below shows all the Kannada characters that are mapped to the
Standard English keyboard.

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