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Malayalam Keyboard
Type Malayalam (മലയാളം) by writing Manglish (namaskaaraM → നമസ്കാരം) or using the InScript layout. Chillu letters ൻ ർ ൽ ൾ ൺ are one click away.
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Phonetic typing cheat sheet
Type Latin letters with your keyboard and they turn into Malayalam as you type. Backspace removes the last Latin letter of the word.
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How to use the Malayalam Keyboard
- Choose a typing mode: InScript, Phonetic typing.
- Type with your keyboard (keep “Type with my physical keyboard” ticked) or click the on-screen keys. Each key shows the Malayalam character it types.
- Hold Shift or press the on-screen ⇧ key for the second character on each key.
- Use the quick characters below the keyboard for marks and symbols that are not on the main layout.
- Copy the text and paste it anywhere, download it as a .txt file, or search Google for it directly.
About the Malayalam keyboard
Malayalam uses its own script with many conjuncts and special chillu letters, which are pure consonants without a vowel, such as ൻ (n) and ർ (r).
- InScript: InScript Malayalam layout (Government of India standard, the same key positions as Hindi InScript). Vowel keys give vowel signs; Shift gives full vowels.
- Phonetic typing: Type Malayalam in English letters as it sounds; consonants join automatically. Capitals give retroflex letters (T D N L).
About the Malayalam script
Malayalam is the official language of Kerala and Lakshadweep, with its own script descended from the old Grantha alphabet. Since the script reform of 1971, school books and newspapers have used a simplified "reformed" style in which several vowel signs and conjuncts are written as separate marks, while older books and many current fonts still show the traditional joined forms. Both styles are the same Unicode text, so whatever you type here appears in the style of the reader's font.
Malayalam letters and where to find them
All 64 Malayalam characters on the main layout, with the key that types them and how to type them phonetically. “Shift+” means hold Shift (or press the on-screen ⇧ key first).
| Letter | Unicode name | Key (InScript) | Phonetic typing |
|---|---|---|---|
| ◌ഁ | sign candrabindu | Shift+X | ~ |
| ◌ം | sign anusvara | X | M |
| ◌ഃ | sign visarga | Shift+- | H |
| അ | a | Shift+D | a |
| ആ | aa | Shift+E | aa, A |
| ഇ | i | Shift+F | i |
| ഈ | ii | Shift+R | ii, ee, I |
| ഉ | u | Shift+G | u |
| ഊ | uu | Shift+T | uu, oo, U |
| ഋ | vocalic r | Shift+= | RRi, Ri |
| എ | e | Shift+Z | — |
| ഏ | ee | Shift+S | e |
| ഐ | ai | Shift+W | ai, ei |
| ഒ | o | Shift+` | — |
| ഓ | oo | Shift+A | o |
| ഔ | au | Shift+Q | au, ou |
| ക | ka | K | k |
| ഖ | kha | Shift+K | kh |
| ഗ | ga | I | g |
| ഘ | gha | Shift+I | gh |
| ങ | nga | Shift+U | NG |
| ച | ca | ; | c, ch |
| ഛ | cha | Shift+; | chh, Ch |
| ജ | ja | P | j |
| ഝ | jha | Shift+P | jh |
| ഞ | nya | Shift+] | NY |
| ട | tta | ' | T |
| ഠ | ttha | Shift+' | Th |
| ഡ | dda | [ | D |
| ഢ | ddha | Shift+[ | Dh |
| ണ | nna | Shift+C | N |
| ത | ta | L | t |
| ഥ | tha | Shift+L | th |
| ദ | da | O | d |
| ധ | dha | Shift+O | dh |
| ന | na | V | n |
| പ | pa | H | p |
| ഫ | pha | Shift+H | ph |
| ബ | ba | Y | b |
| ഭ | bha | Shift+Y | bh |
| മ | ma | C | m |
| യ | ya | / | y |
| ര | ra | J | r |
| ല | la | N | l |
| ള | lla | Shift+N | L |
| വ | va | B | v, w |
| ശ | sha | Shift+M | sh |
| ഷ | ssa | Shift+, | Sh |
| സ | sa | M | s |
| ഹ | ha | U | h |
| ◌഼ | sign circular virama | ] | — |
| ◌ാ | vowel sign aa | E | aa, A |
| ◌ി | vowel sign i | F | i |
| ◌ീ | vowel sign ii | R | ii, ee, I |
| ◌ു | vowel sign u | G | u |
| ◌ൂ | vowel sign uu | T | uu, oo, U |
| ◌ൃ | vowel sign vocalic r | = | RRi, Ri |
| ◌െ | vowel sign e | Z | — |
| ◌േ | vowel sign ee | S | e |
| ◌ൈ | vowel sign ai | W | ai, ei |
| ◌ൊ | vowel sign o | ` | — |
| ◌ോ | vowel sign oo | A | o |
| ◌ൌ | vowel sign au | Q | au, ou |
| ◌് | sign virama | D | — |
Tips for typing Malayalam
- Chillu letters are standard in modern Malayalam: അവൻ, അവർ.
- ഴ (zha) is a sound found mainly in Malayalam and Tamil, as in മഴ (rain) and തമിഴ് (Tamil).
- Type M for anusvara ം.
- InScript is used by government typists in Kerala.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type Malayalam with an English keyboard?
Use Phonetic typing (Manglish): malayaaLaM → മലയാളം. Capitals give retroflex letters (T ട, D ഡ, N ണ, L ള) and M gives ം.
How do I type chillu letters like ൻ and ർ?
Click the chillu quick buttons ൺ ൻ ർ ൽ ൾ ൿ. In phonetic mode a consonant followed by _ gives the virama form, which some fonts show like a chillu.
How do I type ഴ (zha)?
Use the ഴ quick button, or the InScript key (Shift of the period row).
Is this Manglish to Malayalam?
Yes, the phonetic mode converts Manglish spellings to Malayalam Unicode as you type.
Is my text uploaded?
No. Everything stays in your browser.
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