The Malayalam alphabet on the keyboard
| Letter | Unicode name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| അ | a | Shift + D |
| ആ | aa | Shift + E |
| ഇ | i | Shift + F |
| ഈ | ii | Shift + R |
| ഉ | u | Shift + G |
| ഊ | uu | Shift + T |
| ഋ | vocalic r | Shift + = |
| ൠ | vocalic rr | AltGr + Shift + = |
| ഌ | vocalic l | AltGr + Shift + D |
| ൡ | vocalic ll | AltGr + Shift + R |
| എ | e | Shift + Z |
| ഏ | ee | Shift + S |
| ഐ | ai | Shift + W |
| ഒ | o | Shift + ` |
| ഓ | oo | Shift + A |
| ഔ | au | Shift + Q |
| ക | ka | K |
| ൿ | chillu k | Shift + 6 |
| ഖ | kha | Shift + K |
| ഗ | ga | I |
| ഘ | gha | Shift + I |
| ങ | nga | Shift + U |
| ച | ca | ; |
| ഛ | cha | Shift + ; |
| ജ | ja | P |
| ഝ | jha | Shift + P |
| ഞ | nya | Shift + ] |
| ട | tta | ' |
| ഠ | ttha | Shift + ' |
| ഡ | dda | [ |
| ഢ | ddha | Shift + [ |
| ണ | nna | Shift + C |
| ൺ | chillu nn | Shift + X |
| ത | ta | L |
| ഥ | tha | Shift + L |
| ദ | da | O |
| ധ | dha | Shift + O |
| ന | na | V |
| ൻ | chillu n | Shift + V |
| പ | pa | H |
| ഫ | pha | Shift + H |
| ബ | ba | Y |
| ഭ | bha | Shift + Y |
| മ | ma | C |
| യ | ya | / |
| ര | ra | J |
| ർ | chillu rr | ] |
| ല | la | N |
| ൽ | chillu l | Shift + . |
| വ | va | B |
| ശ | sha | Shift + M |
| ഷ | ssa | Shift + , |
| സ | sa | M |
| ഹ | ha | U |
| ള | lla | Shift + N |
| ൾ | chillu ll | Shift + 8 |
| ഴ | llla | Shift + B |
| റ | rra | Shift + J |
| ഃ | sign visarga | Shift + - |
| ം | sign anusvara | 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 | Z |
| േ | vowel sign ee | S |
| ൈ | vowel sign ai | W |
| ൊ | vowel sign o | ` |
| ോ | vowel sign oo | A |
| ൌ | vowel sign au | Q |
| ൗ | au length mark | AltGr + Q |
| ് | sign virama | D |
Accent and AltGr keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| AltGr | ൧ ൨ ൩ ൪ ൫ ൬ ൭ ൮ ൯ ൦ ൗ ൰ ൱ ൲ ൠ ൡ ഌ ൹ |
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Questions
How many letters does the Malayalam alphabet have?
58, per Unicode CLDR. Plus 16 marks typed after a letter.
Which Malayalam letters need Shift on this keyboard?
37 of them: അ (Shift + D), ആ (Shift + E), ഇ (Shift + F), ഈ (Shift + R), ഉ (Shift + G), ഊ (Shift + T), ഋ (Shift + =), എ (Shift + Z), ഏ (Shift + S), ഐ (Shift + W), ഒ (Shift + `), ഓ (Shift + A), ഔ (Shift + Q), ൿ (Shift + 6).
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Layout data: CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/ml-t-k0-windows.xml. Letter list: CLDR release-43 (ml). Letter names: Unicode Character Database. What you type stays in your browser.