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

Type s once for స, twice for శ and thrice for ష.

To attach ర or ఋ to an alphabet as in క్ర, కృ type r repeatedly after the alphabet.

For క్రమ , type krrm, for క్రపా , type krrrpa.

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

For గుప్తా , type gupxta ; for కర్మా type krxma

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

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.

కమల దేవికా సుధీర కర్మా మిస్తర త్రక క్షషూ ఉల్లూ

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