How to Type in Telugu using Lipikaar

Lipikaar is a simple method for typing in Telugu 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 స, twice for శ and thrice for ష.
Also, to attach ర, ఋ or ౠ to an alphabet as in క్ర, కృ, కౄ type r repeatedly after the alphabet.
For క్ర , type krr For కృ , type krrr.

Rule 2:

Type x after the character to get its half-character.

For అమ్మ, type aamxm ; For కొయ్య type koyxy

Rule 3:

Type z to add a special symbol of the script.

For example ఁ ం ః ౕ ఽ

English to Telugu Mapping Guide

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

a	ా అ ఆ
b	బ భ
c	చ ఛ క్ష
d	ద ధ డ ఢ ౘ ద్ధ ద్వ ద్య ద్ద ద్న
e	ె ే ై ఎ ఏ ఐ ౖ
f	ఫ
g	గ ఘ ఙ జ్ఞ
h	హ హ్మ హ్య హ్ల హ్న హ్వ
i	ి ీ ఇ ఈ
j	జ ఝ ఞ జ్ఞ
k	క ఖ క్త
l	ల ళ  ౢ   ౣ ఌ ౡ
m	మ
n	న ణ
o	ొ ో ౌ ఒ ఓ ఔ
p	ప ఫ
q	zwj zwnj
r	ర ్ర ృ ర్ ఱ ఱ్ ౄ ఋ ౠ
s	స శ ష శ్ర
t	త థ ట ఠ త్ర ౙ
u	ు ూ ఉ ఊ
v,w	వ
x	్
y	య ఞ
z	ఁ ం ః ౕ ఽ

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
౧	౨	౩	౪	౫	౬	౭	౮	౯	౦

Tips for Faster Typing:

• Use capital case (Left SHIFT + key) to type some commonly used characters faster.
• Use Ctrl+Alt+L to switch between English and your language.

A	అ ఆ
B	భ
C	ఛ క్ష
D	డ ఢ ౘ
E	ఎ ఏ ఐ
G	ఘ ఙ
I	ఇ ఈ
J	ఝ ఞ
K	ఖ
L	ళ ఌ ౡ
N	ణ
O	ఒ ఓ ఔ
R	ఋ ౠ
S	శ ష శ్ర
T	ట ఠ త్ర ౙ
U	ఉ ఊ
Y	ఞ
Z	ఽ

Examples:

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

క k	+	్ x	+	క k	=	క్క
క k	+	్ x	+	వ v	=	క్వ
క k	+	్ x	+	ళ ll	=	క్ళ
క k	+	్ x	+	హ h	=	క్హ