छ or च
chh is छ, so chha gives छ. A single ch is च.
- chhaछ
- chaच
- chhaaछा
Nepali · Devanagari · Typing tool
Nepali typing: type in English, get नेपाली
Type “namaste” or “tapaaiM kasto hunuhunchha” in English letters and get नेपाली as you press space.
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Spellings appear here as you type. Press 1–5 to choose one.
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Example: mero desh nepaal → मेरो देश नेपाल · runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
01 · How Nepali typing works
Type the sound. Fix the spelling with a tap.
Romanized Nepali is the way most people text. This page turns it into Unicode Nepali. Nepali keeps a final a short (ma → म, ta → त), so only ā needs a double aa, and छ is typed chha as people write it.
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Final a stays short
Nepali words such as म, त, र end in a short a, so a word-final a adds no ā sign. Type aa when you mean the long vowel.
- maम
- gharaघर
- maayaaमाया
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छ is chha
chh is छ, so chha gives छ, the verb Nepali uses all day.
- chhaछ
- gareko chhaगरेको छ
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Chandrabindu and the nasal letters
.N is the chandrabindu ँ (gaau.N). A capital ~N gives ङ and ~n gives ञ.
- gaau.Nगाउँ
- sa~Ngaसङ्ग
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Retroflex letters are capitals
T, Th, D, Dh, N are the retroflex ट ठ ड ढ ण, as in पहाड and काठमाडौँ.
- pahaaDपहाड
- kaaThamaaDau.Nकाठमाडौँ
Space converts
Press space, Enter or a punctuation mark and the word you typed turns into Nepali. 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 Nepali spellings differ, and how to correct them.
Nepali keeps a final a short, and distinguishes छ from च and the dental from the retroflex consonants, so the ambiguities are fewer than in Hindi but just as consequential. Every pair below was run through the typing engine when the page was built, and a test checks each one.
Short or long a
A final a is short in Nepali, so ma is म and maa is मा.
- maम
- maaमा
- aajaआज
- aajaaआजा
Dental or retroflex
Capital letters inside the word are the retroflex consonants.
- chaadaचाद
- chaaDaचाड
Corrections: you typed this, you meant that
Typed pani and got पनी
Meant पानी
Type paani: write aa for the long ā. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed garcha and got गर्च
Meant गर्छ
Type garchha: double the h for the aspirated छ. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed aajaa and got आजा
Meant आज
Type aaja: the final a is already short in Nepali, so one a is enough. The suggestion chip offers it too.
03 · Mapping chart
Every key, for Nepali.
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 Nepali
- kshक्ष
- jnज्ञ
- Rड़
- Rhढ़
Conjuncts: type the consonants one after another
- kyaक्य
- kraक्र
- traत्र
- shraश्र
- sthaस्थ
- ndraन्द्र
- dhyaध्य
- mpaम्प
- tmaत्म
- vyaव्य
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 Nepali 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.
- नमस्तेhellonamaste
- नेपालNepalnepaal
- नेपालीNepalinepaalii
- तिमीyoutimii
- धन्यवादthank youdhanyavaad
- घरhouseghar
- पानीwaterpaanii
- खानाfoodkhaanaa
- किताबbookkitaab
- विद्यालयschoolvidyaalay
- शिक्षाeducationshikshaa
- सरकारgovernmentsarakaar
- परिवारfamilyparivaar
- साथीfriendsaathii
- मायाlovemaayaa
- हिमालmountainhimaal
- पहाडhillpahaaD
- मेरोmymero
05 · FAQ
Questions about Nepali typing
What is the difference between this and Preeti?
Preeti is a legacy font that stores Nepali as English-looking letters. This page makes real Unicode Nepali. For old Preeti files use the Preeti to Unicode converter.
Why does “pani” sometimes come out as पनी?
A final i is read as ī. The chips beside the box and the word list offer पनि too, and pressing its number picks it.
Is the Nepali word list large?
It is a frequency list of a few thousand words taken from Nepali Wikipedia, enough for the common words. Names and rare words use the plain rules.
How do I type Nepali using English letters?
Click in the box and type each word the way it sounds, for example “mero desh nepaal”. When you press space or a punctuation key the word becomes Nepali (मेरो देश नेपाल). 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 Nepali 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.