Lipikaar is a simple method for typing in Bengali 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:Type s once for স, twice for শ and thrice for ষ.
Also, to attach র or ঋ to an alphabet as in ক্র, কৃ type r repeatedly after the alphabet.
For ক্র, type krr, for কৃ, type krrr
For পুর্ব, type purxb ; For বর্ষা type brxsssa ; For বৃহস্পতিবার type brrrhsxptibar
Rule 3:For example ং ঃ ঁ ় । ঽ ৺
Refer to the following table to understand the mapping for the different characters in the script.
| a | া অ আ |
| b | ব ভ |
| c | চ ছ |
| d | দ ধ ড ঢ দ্ধ দ্য দ্দ দ্ন দ্ম |
| e | ে ৈ এ ঐ |
| f | ফ |
| g | গ ঘ ঙ |
| h | হ হ্ম হ্য হ্ল হ্ন |
| i | ি ী ই ঈ |
| j | জ ঝ য জ্ঞ |
| k | ক খ ক্ষ |
| l | ল ঌ ৡ ৢ ৣ |
| m | ম |
| n | ন ণ |
| o | ো ৌ ও ঔ ৗ |
| p | প ফ |
| q | zwj zwnj |
| r | র ্র ৃ র্ ড় ৄ ঋ ৠ ঢ় |
| s | স শ ষ শ্র |
| t | ত থ ট ঠ ত্র ৎ |
| u | ু ূ উ ঊ |
| x | ্ |
| v,w | ব |
| y | য় ঞ |
| z | ং ঃ ঁ ় । ঽ ৺ |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| ১ | ২ | ৩ | ৪ | ৫ | ৬ | ৭ | ৮ | ৯ | ০ |
| A | অ আ |
| B | ভ |
| C | ছ |
| D | ড ঢ |
| E | এ ঐ |
| G | ঘ ঙ |
| I | ই ঈ |
| J | ঝ য |
| K | খ |
| L | ঌ ৡ |
| N | ণ |
| O | ও ঔ |
| R | ড় ঋ ৠ ঢ় |
| S | শ ষ শ্র |
| T | ট ঠ ত্র |
| U | উ ঊ |
| Z | । ঽ |
The following table shows how to type some commonly used conjunct consonants.
| ক k |
+ | ্ x |
+ | ক k |
= | ক্ক |
| স s |
+ | ্ x |
+ | ত্র txr |
= | স্ত্র |
| ৎ tttttt |
+ | ত্ tx |
+ | ব b |
= | ৎত্ব |
| চ c |
+ | ্ x |
+ | ছ cc |
= | চ্ছ |
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