The Nepali alphabet on the keyboard
| Letter | Unicode name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| अ | a | C |
| आ | aa | AltGr + C |
| इ | i | Shift + O |
| उ | u | P |
| ऊ | uu | AltGr + P |
| ऋ | vocalic r | Shift + C |
| ए | e | Shift + P |
| औ | au | AltGr + ] |
| क | ka | S |
| ख | kha | V |
| ग | ga | U |
| घ | gha | 2 |
| ङ | nga | 3 |
| च | ca | R |
| छ | cha | 5 |
| ज | ja | H |
| झ | jha | 4 |
| ञ | nya | ` |
| ट | tta | 6 |
| ठ | ttha | 7 |
| ड | dda | 8 |
| ढ | ddha | 9 |
| ण | nna | 0 |
| त | ta | T |
| थ | tha | Y |
| द | da | B |
| ध | dha | W |
| न | na | G |
| प | pa | K |
| फ | pha | M |
| ब | ba | A |
| भ | bha | E |
| म | ma | D |
| य | ya | O |
| र | ra | / |
| ल | la | N |
| व | va | J |
| श | sha | Z |
| ष | ssa | I |
| स | sa | ; |
| ह | ha | X |
| ँ | sign candrabindu | Shift + F |
| ं | sign anusvara | Shift + = |
| ः | sign visarga | Shift + M |
| ा | vowel sign aa | F |
| ि | vowel sign i | L |
| ी | vowel sign ii | Shift + L |
| ु | vowel sign u | ' |
| ू | vowel sign uu | Shift + ' |
| ृ | vowel sign vocalic r | [ |
| े | vowel sign e | ] |
| ै | vowel sign ai | Shift + ] |
| ो | vowel sign o | Shift + Q |
| ् | sign virama | Shift + \ |
Accent and AltGr keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| AltGr | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 + ऊ औ आ |
Good to know
- Not on this layout: ॐ ई ऌ ऍ ऐ ऑ ओ ळ ऽ ़ ॅ ॉ.
Questions
How many letters does the Nepali alphabet have?
50, per Unicode CLDR. Plus 17 marks typed after a letter.
Which Nepali letters need Shift on this keyboard?
11 of them: इ (Shift + O), ऋ (Shift + C), ए (Shift + P), ँ (Shift + F), ं (Shift + =), ः (Shift + M), ी (Shift + L), ू (Shift + '), ै (Shift + ]), ो (Shift + Q), ् (Shift + \).
Guides
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Layout data: CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/ne-t-k0-windows.xml. Letter list: CLDR release-43 (ne). Letter names: Unicode Character Database. What you type stays in your browser.