Short or long e
Lower-case e is short; capital E is long.
- maneಮನೆ
- manEಮನೇ
- kelasaಕೆಲಸ
- kElasaಕೇಲಸ
Kannada · Typing tool
Kannada typing: type in English, get ಕನ್ನಡ
Type “namaskaara” or “kannaDa” in English letters and get ಕನ್ನಡ as you press space, with short and long e/o and Kannada-only letters like ಳ.
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Spellings appear here as you type. Press 1–5 to choose one.
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Example: kannaDa naaDu → ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡು · runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
01 · How Kannada typing works
Type the sound. Fix the spelling with a tap.
Kannada keeps separate short and long e and o (ಎ/ಏ, ಒ/ಓ), so lower-case e and o are short and capital E and O are long, as on the Telugu page. The letter ಳ is a capital L, and the final consonant takes a visible halant.
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e o short, E O long
Lower-case e and o are short (ಎ ಒ). Capital E and O are long (ಏ ಓ).
- maneಮನೆ
- snEhitaಸ್ನೇಹಿತ
- kelasaಕೆಲಸ
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ಳ is capital L
The Kannada ಳ is typed with a capital L, and the retroflex ಟ ಡ ಣ with T D N.
- beMgaLuuruಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
- kannaDaಕನ್ನಡ
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Doubled consonants
Type the letter twice and it joins, as in ಅಮ್ಮ ಅಪ್ಪ ಇಲ್ಲ.
- ammaಅಮ್ಮ
- appaಅಪ್ಪ
- illaಇಲ್ಲ
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Long vowels and anusvara
ii uu aa give the long vowels, and n or m before a consonant becomes ಂ.
- niiruನೀರು
- suMdaraಸುಂದರ
Space converts
Press space, Enter or a punctuation mark and the word you typed turns into Kannada. 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 Kannada spellings differ, and how to correct them.
Kannada typing is ambiguous in e versus E, o versus O, ದ versus ಡ and ಲ versus ಳ, all of which change a word. Every pair below was run through the typing engine when the page was built, and a test checks each one.
ದ or ಡ, ಲ or ಳ
Capital D is ಡ and capital L is ಳ.
- kaaduಕಾದು
- kaaDuಕಾಡು
- belakuಬೆಲಕು
- beLakuಬೆಳಕು
Short or long vowel
aa, ii, uu are the long vowels.
- matuಮತು
- maatuಮಾತು
- niruನಿರು
- niiruನೀರು
- yaruಯರು
- yaaruಯಾರು
Corrections: you typed this, you meant that
Typed kannada and got ಕನ್ನದ
Meant ಕನ್ನಡ
Type kannaDa: the last letter is ಡ, a capital D. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed hudugi and got ಹುದುಗಿ
Meant ಹುಡುಗಿ
Type huDugi: capital D gives ಡ. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed bengaluru and got ಬೆಂಗಲುರು
Meant ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
Type beMgaLuuru: capital L gives ಳ and uu gives the long ೂ.
03 · Mapping chart
Every key, for Kannada.
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.
- aಅ
- aaಆ
- iಇ
- iiಈ
- uಉ
- uuಊ
- Ruಋ
- eಎ
- Eಏ
- aiಐ
- oಒ
- Oಓ
- auಔ
Vowel signs (matras) on the letter k
- kaaಕಾ
- kiಕಿ
- kiiಕೀ
- kuಕು
- kuuಕೂ
- kRuಕೃ
- keಕೆ
- kEಕೇ
- kaiಕೈ
- koಕೊ
- kOಕೋ
- kauಕೌ
Consonants
- kಕ
- khಖ
- gಗ
- ghಘ
- ~Nಙ
- chಚ
- chhಛ
- jಜ
- jhಝ
- ~nಞ
- Tಟ
- Thಠ
- Dಡ
- Dhಢ
- Nಣ
- tತ
- thಥ
- dದ
- dhಧ
- nನ
- pಪ
- phಫ
- bಬ
- bhಭ
- mಮ
- yಯ
- rರ
- lಲ
- vವ
- shಶ
- Shಷ
- sಸ
- hಹ
Extra letters and shortcuts for Kannada
- Lಳ
- kshಕ್ಷ
- jnಜ್ಞ
Conjuncts: type the consonants one after another
- kyaಕ್ಯ
- kraಕ್ರ
- traತ್ರ
- shraಶ್ರ
- sthaಸ್ಥ
- ndraನ್ದ್ರ
- dhyaಧ್ಯ
- mpaಮ್ಪ
- tmaತ್ಮ
- vyaವ್ಯ
Signs and escapes
- kaMಕಂ
- ka.Nಕಁ
- kaHಕಃ
- k_ಕ್
- ka{}iಕಇ
- kaM — anusvara ं (also .n)
- ka.N — chandrabindu ँ
- kaH — visarga ः
- k_ — halant: stops the vowel
- ka{}i — {} keeps two vowels apart
04 · Sample words
Common Kannada 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.
- ನಮಸ್ಕಾರhellonamaskaara
- ಕನ್ನಡKannadakannaDa
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕKarnatakakarnaaTaka
- ಬೆಂಗಳೂರುBengalurubeMgaLuuru
- ನಾನುInaanu
- ನೀವುyouniivu
- ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿhow are youhEgiddiiri
- ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳುthank youdhanyavaadagaLu
- ಅಮ್ಮmotheramma
- ಅಪ್ಪfatherappa
- ಮನೆhousemane
- ನೀರುwaterniiru
- ಪುಸ್ತಕbookpustaka
- ಶಾಲೆschoolshaale
- ಸ್ನೇಹಿತfriendsnEhita
- ಪ್ರೀತಿlovepriiti
- ವಿದ್ಯೆeducationvidye
- ಭಾರತIndiabhaarata
05 · FAQ
Questions about Kannada typing
What about Nudi or Baraha text?
Use the Nudi to Unicode converter linked below for text typed in the Nudi ASCII font.
Are archaic Kannada letters like ಱ and ೞ available?
No. They are not typed by this page. Copy them from a character map if you need them.
Is there a Kannada word list?
Yes, built from Kannada Wikipedia word counts. It helps with common words; the rules do the rest.
How do I type Kannada using English letters?
Click in the box and type each word the way it sounds, for example “kannaDa naaDu”. When you press space or a punctuation key the word becomes Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡು). 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 Kannada 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.