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

Type s once for સ, twice for શ and thrice for ષ.

To attach ઋ or ર to an alphabet as in ક્ર, કૃ type r repeatedly after the alphabet.

For ક્રમ, type krrm, for કૃપા, type krrrpa.

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

For ગુપ્તા, type gupxta ; for કર્મા type krxma

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

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.

કમલ દેવિકા સુધીર કર્મા મિસ્ટર એનક ઉલ્લૂ ટ્રક જહાઁ

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