Short or long vowel
Double the vowel for the long one: a/aa, i/ii. A single letter is short.
- kalकल
- kaalकाल
- dinदिन
- diinदीन
- kamकम
- kaamकाम
Hindi · Devanagari · Typing tool
Hindi typing: type in English, get हिन्दी
Type “namaste” or “kya haal hai” in English letters and get हिन्दी as you press space. If the first guess is not the word you meant, tap another spelling.
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Spellings appear here as you type. Press 1–5 to choose one.
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Example: namaste bhaarat → नमस्ते भारत · runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
01 · How Hindi typing works
Type the sound. Fix the spelling with a tap.
Hindi uses the casual “Hinglish” spelling people already text in, plus a few explicit keys (aa, ii, capital T D N) when you want exact control. Words ending in a are read as ā, the way Hindi sounds, and n or m before a consonant turns into the dot ं.
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Final a is long
A word-final a is read as ā, so the common endings come out right. To finish on a bare consonant, stop without a vowel.
- kyaक्या
- shikshaशिक्षा
- kamकम
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n and m before a consonant become ं
This gives the usual modern spelling. If you want the half-n spelling, write the halant yourself with an underscore.
- hindiहिंदी
- samparkसंपर्क
- hin_diहिन्दी
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Write long vowels, or let suggestions fix them
aa, ii, uu give ā ī ū. If you type a plain a, the chips offer the long form and the word list picks the real word when it can.
- kaamकाम
- kitaabकिताब
- bhaaratभारत
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Dots and nukta letters
z, f, q give ज़ फ़ क़. R and Rh give ड़ ढ़. .N gives the chandrabindu ँ, and .o gives the ऑ of English words.
- zindagiज़िंदगी
- kahaa.Nकहाँ
- D.okTarडॉक्टर
- laRakaaलड़का
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Conjuncts type themselves
Type the consonants one after another. ksh is क्ष, jn is ज्ञ, and gy at the start of a word is ज्ञ, while in the middle it stays ग्य.
- vijnaanविज्ञान
- gyaanज्ञान
- bhagyashaaliiभग्यशाली
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Capitals are different letters
T, Th, D, Dh, N are the retroflex ट ठ ड ढ ण. A capital only at the start of a word (Bharat) is ignored, so names and sentences are safe.
- Bharatभरत
- paaThaपाठा
- kaNThकण्ठ
Space converts
Press space, Enter or a punctuation mark and the word you typed turns into Hindi. Pasted text is converted word by word.
Chips show other spellings
Roman letters can be read several ways. The chips list known words first, then single-letter alternatives. Press 1–5 or tap.
Ctrl+Space is English
Toggle plain English for names, URLs and numbers. Backspace right after a conversion gives your letters back.
02 · Spelling ambiguity
Where Hindi spellings differ, and how to correct them.
Hindi written in English letters is ambiguous in a few predictable ways: vowel length, dental versus retroflex consonants, the three s-sounds and the dotted (nukta) letters. These are the ones that change the word. Every pair below was run through the typing engine when the page was built, and a test checks each one.
Dental or retroflex: small or capital inside the word
A capital letter inside a word is the retroflex consonant (T Th D Dh N). Capital at the very start of a word is ignored, so use it after the first letter.
- ganगन
- gaNगण
- kaatकात
- kaaTकाट
- paathपाथ
- paaThपाठ
- baadबाद
- baaDबाड
sh, Sh and s
sh gives श, a capital S inside gives ष, plain s gives स.
- shaamशाम
- kaShTकष्ट
- saansसांस
Nukta letters: j/z and ph/f
z and f give the dotted letters ज़ and फ़; j and ph give the plain ones.
- jaroorजरूर
- zaroorज़रूर
- phirफिर
- firफ़िर
Corrections: you typed this, you meant that
Typed pani and got पनी
Meant पानी
Type paani: a plain a is short; the long ā needs aa. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed bharat and got भरत
Meant भारत
Type bhaarat: the first a of भारत is long. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed nahi and got नही
Meant नहीं
Type nahiiM: ii is the long ी and capital M adds the nasal dot ं.
Typed laRkaa and got लड़्का
Meant लड़का
Type laRakaa: the engine does not drop a silent a, so write the a that the spelling has. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed jara and got जरा
Meant ज़रा
Type zara: z gives the dotted ज़. The suggestion chip offers it too.
03 · Mapping chart
Every key, for Hindi.
Generated by running the same typing engine the tool above uses, so it cannot drift from what you get. Capital letters are different letters, not emphasis.
Vowels
Capital letters are different letters, not emphasis.
- aअ
- aaआ
- iइ
- iiई
- uउ
- uuऊ
- RRiऋ
- eए
- aiऐ
- oओ
- auऔ
Vowel signs (matras) on the letter k
- kaaका
- kiकि
- kiiकी
- kuकु
- kuuकू
- kRRiकृ
- keके
- kaiकै
- koको
- kauकौ
Consonants
- kक
- khख
- gग
- ghघ
- ~Nङ
- chच
- chhछ
- jज
- jhझ
- ~nञ
- Tट
- Thठ
- Dड
- Dhढ
- Nण
- tत
- thथ
- dद
- dhध
- nन
- pप
- phफ
- bब
- bhभ
- mम
- yय
- rर
- lल
- vव
- shश
- Shष
- sस
- hह
Extra letters and shortcuts for Hindi
- Lळ
- zज़
- fफ़
- qक़
- Rड़
- Rhढ़
- kshक्ष
- jnज्ञ
Conjuncts: type the consonants one after another
- kyaक्या
- kraक्रा
- traत्रा
- shraश्रा
- sthaस्था
- ndraन्द्रा
- dhyaध्या
- mpaम्पा
- tmaत्मा
- vyaव्या
Signs and escapes
- kaMकं
- ka.Nकँ
- kaHकः
- k_क्
- ka{}iकइ
- kaM — anusvara ं (also .n)
- ka.N — chandrabindu ँ
- kaH — visarga ः
- k_ — halant: stops the vowel
- ka{}i — {} keeps two vowels apart
04 · Sample words
Common Hindi words, and what to type.
Each pair was run through the engine when this page was built. The keystrokes shown are exact; casual spellings (shorter, without the double vowels) usually reach the same word through the chips.
- नमस्तेhello / greetingsnamaste
- भारतIndiabhaarat
- हिंदीHindihindi
- क्याwhatkya
- श्रीMr / sacred prefixshri
- धन्यवादthank youdhanyavaad
- स्वागतwelcomesvaagat
- पानीwaterpaanii
- खानाfoodkhaanaa
- घरhouseghar
- किताबbookkitaab
- विद्यालयschoolvidyaalay
- शिक्षाeducationshikshaa
- सरकारgovernmentsarakaar
- परिवारfamilyparivaar
- दोस्तfrienddost
- प्यारlovepyaar
- ज़िंदगीlifezindagi
05 · FAQ
Questions about Hindi typing
How is this different from typing in Kruti Dev or Remington?
This tool produces Unicode Hindi from English letters (phonetic typing). Kruti Dev and Remington are keyboard layouts tied to legacy fonts. To practise that layout use the Kruti Dev keyboard, and to rescue old Kruti Dev text use the Kruti Dev to Unicode converter.
Does a full stop become “।”?
Yes, by default a full stop typed after a Hindi word becomes the danda ।. Untick “. → ।” under the box to keep a plain dot.
How do I type a word that mixes Hindi and English?
Press Ctrl+Space (or tap the language button) to switch to plain English and again to switch back. Nothing already typed is changed.
How do I type Hindi using English letters?
Click in the box and type each word the way it sounds, for example “namaste bhaarat”. When you press space or a punctuation key the word becomes Hindi (नमस्ते भारत). The chips above the box list other spellings; press 1–5 or tap one to swap it in.
A word came out wrong. How do I fix it?
Right after a word converts, press Backspace once to get your English letters back and edit them, or press Ctrl+Z, or tap “Undo word”. You can also tap another chip before pressing space. Switch with Ctrl+Space when you want plain English.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs in your browser. The page downloads one small word-list file from this site so it can suggest spellings; what you type is never sent. The text is kept in this tab’s session storage so a refresh does not lose it, and it disappears when you close the tab.
Does it work on a phone?
It is built for touch screens: big tappable chips, and the conversion waits until your keyboard has finished its own word so predictive keyboards do not fight it. If your phone keyboard autocorrects Roman words before this page sees them, turn off auto-correct for this site or use the suggestion chips.
Can I save what I typed?
Yes: Copy puts the Hindi text on the clipboard, and the download buttons save a .txt or a Word .docx. The text is standard Unicode, so it pastes into WhatsApp, Gmail, Word and Google Docs.