How to type Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
The Punjabi layout follows INSCRIPT: vowel signs on the left hand (ਾ on E, ਿ on F, ੇ on S) and consonants on the right (ਕ on K, ਰ on J, ਤ on L). Type the consonant, then its vowel sign.
Tippi (ੰ) is X, bindi (ਂ) is Shift + X and addak (ੱ), which doubles the next consonant, is Shift + 4.
AltGr adds the Gurmukhi digits and the dotted letters for borrowed sounds, and ੴ is AltGr + Shift + X.
The Punjabi alphabet on the keyboard
| Letter | Unicode name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| ੦ | digit zero | AltGr + 0 |
| ੧ | digit one | AltGr + 1 |
| ੨ | digit two | AltGr + 2 |
| ੩ | digit three | AltGr + 3 |
| ੪ | digit four | AltGr + 4 |
| ੫ | digit five | AltGr + 5 |
| ੬ | digit six | AltGr + 6 |
| ੭ | digit seven | AltGr + 7 |
| ੮ | digit eight | AltGr + 8 |
| ੯ | digit nine | AltGr + 9 |
| ੴ | ek onkar | AltGr + Shift + X |
| ੳ | ura | AltGr + B |
| ਉ | u | Shift + G |
| ਊ | uu | Shift + T |
| ਓ | oo | Shift + A |
| ਅ | a | Shift + D |
| ਆ | aa | Shift + E |
| ਐ | ai | Shift + W |
| ਔ | au | Shift + Q |
| ੲ | iri | Shift + B |
| ਇ | i | Shift + F |
| ਈ | ii | Shift + R |
| ਏ | ee | Shift + S |
| ਸ | sa | M |
| ਸ਼ | ਸ then ◌਼ (]) | |
| ਹ | ha | U |
| ਕ | ka | K |
| ਖ | kha | Shift + K |
| ਖ਼ | ਖ then ◌਼ (]) | |
| ਗ | ga | I |
| ਗ਼ | ਗ then ◌਼ (]) | |
| ਘ | gha | Shift + I |
| ਙ | nga | Shift + U |
| ਚ | ca | ; |
| ਛ | cha | Shift + ; |
| ਜ | ja | P |
| ਜ਼ | ਜ then ◌਼ (]) | |
| ਝ | jha | Shift + P |
| ਞ | nya | Shift + ] |
| ਟ | tta | ' |
| ਠ | ttha | Shift + ' |
| ਡ | dda | [ |
| ਢ | ddha | Shift + [ |
| ਣ | nna | Shift + C |
| ਤ | ta | L |
| ਥ | tha | Shift + L |
| ਦ | da | O |
| ਧ | dha | Shift + O |
| ਨ | na | V |
| ਪ | pa | H |
| ਫ | pha | Shift + H |
| ਫ਼ | ਫ then ◌਼ (]) | |
| ਬ | ba | Y |
| ਭ | bha | Shift + Y |
| ਮ | ma | C |
| ਯ | ya | / |
| ਰ | ra | J |
| ਲ | la | N |
| ਵ | va | B |
| ੜ | rra | Shift + J |
| ੱ | addak | Shift + 4 |
| ੰ | tippi | X |
| ਼ | sign nukta | ] |
| ੍ | sign virama | D |
| ਾ | vowel sign aa | E |
| ਿ | vowel sign i | F |
| ੀ | vowel sign ii | R |
| ੁ | vowel sign u | G |
| ੂ | vowel sign uu | T |
| ੇ | vowel sign ee | S |
| ੈ | vowel sign ai | W |
| ੋ | vowel sign oo | A |
| ੌ | vowel sign au | Q |
Accent and AltGr keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| AltGr | ੧ ੨ ੩ ੪ ੫ ੬ ੭ ੮ ੯ ੦ ਗ਼ ਜ਼ ੜ ਫ਼ ਖ਼ ੳ ॥ ੲ ੳ ੴ |
Questions
How many letters does the Punjabi alphabet have?
45, per Unicode CLDR. Plus 13 marks typed after a letter.
Which Punjabi letters need Shift on this keyboard?
26 of them: ਉ (Shift + G), ਊ (Shift + T), ਓ (Shift + A), ਅ (Shift + D), ਆ (Shift + E), ਐ (Shift + W), ਔ (Shift + Q), ੲ (Shift + B), ਇ (Shift + F), ਈ (Shift + R), ਏ (Shift + S), ਖ (Shift + K), ਘ (Shift + I), ਙ (Shift + U).
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Layout data: CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/pa-t-k0-windows.xml. Letter list: CLDR release-43 (pa). Letter names: Unicode Character Database. What you type stays in your browser.