Rule 1:

Type the phonetically nearest English alphabet repeatedly till you see the character you want onscreen.

Type s once for स, twice for श and thrice for ष.

Also, to attach र to an alphabet as in क्र,कृ type r repeatedly after the alphabet.

For क्रम, type krrm, for कृपा, type krrrpa.

Rule 2:

For half characters, type ‘ x ’ after the alphabet.

For गुप्ता, type gupxta ; for कर्मा type krxma

Rule 3:

Type z to get all the special characters and symbols in Devanagari.

For example ं ँ ़ ः ।

The rules will become clearer when you type few words.

Type the following words with Lipikaar to complete your understanding of the rules.

कमल देविका सुधीर कर्मा मिस्टर ऐनक उल्लू मंगल

Read the table below once to familiarize yourself with the phonetically nearest English alphabets for each of the Devanagari alphabets.