How to type Bengali
This is the INSCRIPT layout: vowel signs on the left hand (া on E, ি on F, ে on S) and consonants on the right (ক on K, র on J, ত on L).
Type the consonant, then the vowel sign: ক then ি gives কি, even though ি is drawn before the letter. For a conjunct, put the hasanta (্, on D) between the consonants: ক then ্ then ত gives ক্ত.
The number row types Bengali digits (১ is 1), and ৎ is Shift + J.
The Bengali alphabet on the keyboard
| Letter | Unicode name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| অ | a | Shift + D |
| আ | aa | Shift + E |
| ই | i | Shift + F |
| ঈ | ii | Shift + R |
| উ | u | Shift + G |
| ঊ | uu | Shift + T |
| ঋ | vocalic r | Shift + = |
| এ | e | Shift + S |
| ঐ | ai | Shift + W |
| ও | o | Shift + A |
| ঔ | au | Shift + Q |
| ক | ka | K |
| ক্ষ | Shift + 7 | |
| খ | kha | Shift + K |
| গ | ga | I |
| ঘ | gha | Shift + I |
| ঙ | nga | Shift + U |
| চ | ca | ; |
| ছ | cha | Shift + ; |
| জ | ja | P |
| ঝ | jha | Shift + P |
| ঞ | nya | Shift + ] |
| ট | tta | ' |
| ঠ | ttha | Shift + ' |
| ড | dda | [ |
| ড় | ড then ◌় (]) | |
| ঢ | ddha | Shift + [ |
| ঢ় | ঢ then ◌় (]) | |
| ণ | nna | Shift + C |
| ত | ta | L |
| ৎ | khanda ta | Shift + J |
| থ | tha | Shift + L |
| দ | da | O |
| ধ | dha | Shift + O |
| ন | na | V |
| প | pa | H |
| ফ | pha | Shift + H |
| ব | ba | Y |
| ভ | bha | Shift + Y |
| ম | ma | C |
| য | ya | Shift + / |
| য় | য then ◌় (]) | |
| র | ra | J |
| ল | la | N |
| শ | sha | Shift + M |
| ষ | ssa | Shift + , |
| স | sa | M |
| হ | ha | U |
| ় | sign nukta | ] |
| ং | sign anusvara | X |
| ঃ | sign visarga | Shift + - |
| ঁ | sign candrabindu | Shift + X |
| া | vowel sign aa | E |
| ি | vowel sign i | F |
| ী | vowel sign ii | R |
| ু | vowel sign u | G |
| ূ | vowel sign uu | T |
| ৃ | vowel sign vocalic r | = |
| ে | vowel sign e | S |
| ৈ | vowel sign ai | W |
| ো | vowel sign o | A |
| ৌ | vowel sign au | Q |
| ্ | sign virama | D |
Layouts on this page
- Bengali - INSCRIPT (default)
- Bengali
Questions
How many letters does the Bengali alphabet have?
48, per Unicode CLDR. Plus 19 marks typed after a letter.
Which Bengali letters need Shift on this keyboard?
30 of them: অ (Shift + D), আ (Shift + E), ই (Shift + F), ঈ (Shift + R), উ (Shift + G), ঊ (Shift + T), ঋ (Shift + =), এ (Shift + S), ঐ (Shift + W), ও (Shift + A), ঔ (Shift + Q), খ (Shift + K), ঘ (Shift + I), ঙ (Shift + U).
Guides
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Layout data: CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/bn-t-k0-windows.xml; CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/bn-t-k0-windows-qwerty.xml. Letter list: CLDR release-43 (bn). Letter names: Unicode Character Database. What you type stays in your browser.