Odia · InScript
Odia InScript keyboard
Type Odia with the standard InScript layout. Handles ଡ଼ ଢ଼ and the two Odia v-letters, with an on-screen keyboard and a full chart.
Press keys on your keyboard, or click the keys below. Ctrl+Space switches to English and back.
Hold Shift or AltGr (right Alt) on your keyboard to see the other layers. ◌ marks a sign that attaches to the letter before it.
01 · Why InScript
One standard layout for Odia, and every other Indian script.
Odia has two ya letters (ଯ and ୟ) and two va letters (ଵ and ୱ), and the nukta forms ଡ଼ and ଢ଼. This keyboard has all of them; the notes below point to each. Output is Unicode, so it displays in Kalinga, Noto Sans Oriya and every other Odia font.
02 · Odia on this layout
What to know when typing Odia.
- 01
ଡ଼ and ଢ଼ are the letter plus the nukta
Type ଡ or ଢ, then the nukta key ( ] ). The page stores them as ଡ + ଼, which is the form Unicode normalises to.
[ ]ଡ଼
- 02
ଯ, ୟ, ଵ and ୱ
The slash key types ୟ and Shift+slash types ଯ; b types ଵ and AltGr+b types ୱ. ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ends with ୱ.
AltGr+bୱ
- 03
ଶ୍ର and ଜ୍ଞ on Shift+8 and Shift+5
Conjunct shortcuts work as on the other InScript layouts. ଜ୍ଞାନ is Shift+5, e, v.
% e vଜ୍ଞାନ
03 · Key chart
Every key on the Odia InScript layout.
Generated from the same table the keyboard above uses. Letters in the top-left of each key are what a US keyboard prints; ◌ marks a sign that attaches to the letter before it.
Without Shift
With Shift
With AltGr (right Alt)
With AltGr + Shift
04 · Practice
Common Odia words, and the keys that type them.
Each sequence was generated from the layout and typed back through it when this page was built. “Try” puts the word in the box above.
- ଓଡ଼ିଶାA AltGr+[ f M e
- ଓଡ଼ିଆA AltGr+[ f E
- ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରY g y v s M d AltGr+b j
- ଭାରତYejl
- ସରକାରmjkej
- ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟyfod/eN/
- ଧନ୍ୟବାଦOvd/yeo
- ଶିକ୍ଷାMf&e
- ପୁସ୍ତକhgmdlk
- ନମସ୍କାରvcmdkej
Keys shown are the characters on a US keyboard, with “AltGr+” before keys that use the right Alt key.
05 · Exercises
Vowel signs and conjuncts, drilled in Odia.
Every row was generated from the Odia layout table and typed back through it when this page was built, so the keys shown always give the text shown. Press the keys in order; the display reorders vowel signs that are drawn before their consonant.
Every vowel sign on the letter ଳ
- ଳୃN =
- ଳୌN q
- ଳୈN w
- ଳାN e
- ଳୀN r
- ଳୂN t
- ଳ଼N ]
- ଳୋN a
- ଳେN s
- ଳିN f
- ଳୁN g
- ଳଂN x
- ଳଃN _
- ଳଁN X
- ଳୄN AltGr+=
- ଳୣN AltGr+r
- ଳୢN AltGr+f
Words with conjuncts
ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ
y f o d / e N /
8 keystrokes. Conjunct: ଦ୍ୟ (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ି ◌ା.
ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ
h # M d v
5 keystrokes. Conjuncts: ପ୍ର, ଶ୍ନ (consonant, halant, consonant).
ଶିକ୍ଷା
M f & e
4 keystrokes. Conjunct: କ୍ଷ (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ି ◌ା.
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ
O v d / y e o
7 keystrokes. Conjunct: ନ୍ୟ (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ା.
ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା
m d AltGr+b e O r v l e
9 keystrokes. Conjunct: ସ୍ୱ (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ା ◌ୀ.
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
A AltGr+[ f E
4 keystrokes. No conjunct; the signs are the exercise. Signs: ◌଼ ◌ି.
06 · FAQ
Questions about Odia InScript
Is this the same as Akruti Sarala typing?
No. Akruti Odia Sarala is a legacy font with its own layout. InScript types Unicode. Convert old Akruti text with the Akruti Sarala to Unicode converter.
Why do ଡ଼ and ଢ଼ look different when I copy them?
They are stored as ଡ or ଢ plus the nukta (U+0B3C). Some old text uses the single code point U+0B5C/0B5D, which looks the same; search tools usually treat both as equal.
What is InScript?
InScript (“Indian Script”) is the standard keyboard layout for Indian scripts, defined by C-DAC and standardised by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Every script uses the same logical arrangement: vowels and vowel signs on the left, consonants on the right, and the halant key for conjuncts.
How do I add InScript to my own computer?
On Windows, open Settings, then Time & language, then Language & region. Add the language and choose its InScript (or standard) keyboard from the keyboard list, then switch with Win+Space. Linux desktops include InScript variants in the keyboard settings too. This page needs nothing installed.
Can I use this on a phone?
Yes. Tap the on-screen keys; they work in the same layout. On touch devices the phone’s own keyboard is hidden so it does not interfere, and there is a link to bring it back.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. Typing, copying and the Word download all happen in your browser. The text you typed is kept only in this tab’s session storage so a refresh does not lose it.