How to Type in Oriya using Lipikaar

Lipikaar is a simple method for typing in Oriya on an ordinary keyboard. It requires only some familiarity with the regular English keyboard and encourages the user to think in his/her regional language. It works on all Windows Applications which support Unicode - MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet Explorer and others.

Rule 1:

Repeatedly type the closest sounding key till you see the correct script character.
Type s once for ସ, twice for ଶand thrice for ଷ.
Also, to attach ର to an alphabet as in କ୍ର,କୃ type r repeatedly after the alphabet.
For କ୍ର, type krr, for କୃ, type krrr

Rule 2:

Type x after the character to get its half-character.
For ଜନ୍ମ , type jnxm ; for ପୁର୍ବ type purxb

Rule 3:

Type z to add a special symbol of the script.
For exampleଂ ଃ ଁ ଼ ଽ ୰

Refer to the following table to understand the mapping for the different characters in the script.

a	ା ଅ ଆ
b	ବ ଭ
c	ଚ ଛ କ୍ଷ
d	ଦ ଧ ଡ ଢ ଦ୍ଧ ଦ୍ଵ ଦ୍ଯ ଦ୍ଦ ଦ୍ନ ଦ୍ମ
e	େ ୈ ଏ ଐ ୖ
f	ଫ
g	ଗ ଘ ଙ
h	ହ ହ୍ମ ହ୍ଯ ହ୍ଲ ହ୍ନ ହ୍ଵ
i	ି ୀ ଇ ଈ
j	ଜ ଝ ଯ ଞ ଜ୍ଞ
k	କ ଖ କ୍ତ
l	ଲ ଳ   ୢ   ୣ ଌ ୡ
m	ମ
n	ନ ଣ
o	ୋ ୌ ଓ ଔ ୗ
p	ପ
q	zwj zwnj
r	ର ୍ର ୃ ର୍ ଡ଼୍   ୄ ଡ଼ ଋ ୠ ଢ଼
s	ସ ଶ ଷ ଶ୍ର
t	ତ ଥ ଟ ଠ ତ୍ର
u	ୁ ୂ ଉ ଊ
v	ଵ ୱ ବ
w	ୱ ଵ ବ
x	୍
y	ୟ ଯ ଞ
z	ଂ ଃ ଁ ଼ ଽ ୰

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
୧	୨	୩	୪	୫	୬	୭	୮	୯	୦

Tips for Faster Typing:

• Use capital case (Left SHIFT + key) to type some commonly used characters faster.

A	ଅ ଆ
B	ଭ
C	ଛ
D	ଡ ଢ
E	ଏ ଐ
G	ଘ ଙ
I	ଇ ଈ
J	ଝ ଯ ଞ
K	ଖ
L	ଳ ଌ ୡ
N	ଣ
O	ଓ ଔ
R	ଡ଼ ଢ଼ ଋ ୠ
S	ଶ ଷ
T	ଟ ଠ ତ୍ର
U	ଉ ଊ
V,W	ବ
Y	ଞ
Z	ଽ

Examples:

The following table shows how to type some commonly used conjunct consonants.

କ k	+	୍ x	+	କ k	=	କ୍କ
ଜ j	+	୍ x	+	ଝ jj	=	ଜ୍ଝ
ସ s	+	୍ x	+	ଫ f	=	ସ୍ଫ