The Kannada alphabet on the keyboard
| Letter | Unicode name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| ೦ | digit zero | AltGr + 0 |
| ೧ | digit one | AltGr + 1 |
| ೨ | digit two | AltGr + 2 |
| ೩ | digit three | AltGr + 3 |
| ೪ | digit four | AltGr + 4 |
| ೫ | digit five | AltGr + 5 |
| ೬ | digit six | AltGr + 6 |
| ೭ | digit seven | AltGr + 7 |
| ೮ | digit eight | AltGr + 8 |
| ೯ | digit nine | AltGr + 9 |
| ಅ | a | Shift + D |
| ಆ | aa | Shift + E |
| ಇ | i | Shift + F |
| ಈ | ii | Shift + R |
| ಉ | u | Shift + G |
| ಊ | uu | Shift + T |
| ಋ | vocalic r | Shift + = |
| ೠ | vocalic rr | AltGr + Shift + = |
| ಌ | vocalic l | AltGr + Shift + F |
| ೡ | vocalic ll | AltGr + Shift + R |
| ಎ | e | Shift + Z |
| ಏ | ee | Shift + S |
| ಐ | ai | Shift + W |
| ಒ | o | Shift + ` |
| ಓ | oo | Shift + A |
| ಔ | au | Shift + Q |
| ಕ | ka | K |
| ಖ | kha | Shift + K |
| ಗ | ga | I |
| ಘ | gha | Shift + I |
| ಙ | nga | Shift + U |
| ಚ | ca | ; |
| ಛ | cha | Shift + ; |
| ಜ | ja | P |
| ಝ | jha | Shift + P |
| ಞ | nya | Shift + ] |
| ಟ | tta | ' |
| ಠ | ttha | Shift + ' |
| ಡ | dda | [ |
| ಢ | ddha | Shift + [ |
| ಣ | nna | Shift + C |
| ತ | ta | L |
| ಥ | tha | Shift + L |
| ದ | da | O |
| ಧ | dha | Shift + O |
| ನ | na | V |
| ಪ | pa | H |
| ಫ | pha | Shift + H |
| ಬ | ba | Y |
| ಭ | bha | Shift + Y |
| ಮ | ma | C |
| ಯ | ya | / |
| ರ | ra | J |
| ಱ | rra | Shift + J |
| ಲ | la | N |
| ವ | va | B |
| ಶ | sha | Shift + M |
| ಷ | ssa | Shift + , |
| ಸ | sa | M |
| ಹ | ha | U |
| ಳ | lla | Shift + N |
| ಂ | sign anusvara | X |
| ಃ | sign visarga | Shift + - |
| ಾ | 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 vocalic rr | AltGr + = |
| ೆ | vowel sign e | Z |
| ೇ | vowel sign ee | S |
| ೈ | vowel sign ai | W |
| ೊ | vowel sign o | ` |
| ೋ | vowel sign oo | A |
| ೌ | vowel sign au | Q |
| ್ | sign virama | D |
| ೕ | length mark | AltGr + S |
| ೖ | ai length mark | AltGr + W |
Accent and AltGr keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| AltGr | ೧ ೨ ೩ ೪ ೫ ೬ ೭ ೮ ೯ ೦ ೄ ೖ ೕ ೠ ೡ ಌ ೞ |
Good to know
- Not on this layout: ಽ ಼.
Questions
How many letters does the Kannada alphabet have?
52, per Unicode CLDR. Plus 19 marks typed after a letter.
Which Kannada letters need Shift on this keyboard?
31 of them: ಅ (Shift + D), ಆ (Shift + E), ಇ (Shift + F), ಈ (Shift + R), ಉ (Shift + G), ಊ (Shift + T), ಋ (Shift + =), ಎ (Shift + Z), ಏ (Shift + S), ಐ (Shift + W), ಒ (Shift + `), ಓ (Shift + A), ಔ (Shift + Q), ಖ (Shift + K).
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Layout data: CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/kn-t-k0-windows.xml. Letter list: CLDR release-43 (kn). Letter names: Unicode Character Database. What you type stays in your browser.