Single or doubled letter (addak)
Type the letter twice to get the addak ੱ.
- pakaਪਕਾ
- pakkaਪੱਕਾ
- kitheਕਿਥੇ
- kittheਕਿੱਥੇ
Punjabi · Gurmukhi · Typing tool
Punjabi typing: type in English, get ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Type “sat sri akaal” or “tusiiM kiveM ho” in English letters and get ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi 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: paMjaabii bhaashaa → ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ · runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
01 · How Punjabi typing works
Type the sound. Fix the spelling with a tap.
Gurmukhi is written differently from Devanagari: consonants do not stack, doubled sounds take the addak ੱ, and nasals take tippi ੰ or bindi ਂ depending on the vowel. This page applies those rules, so “pakka” becomes ਪੱਕਾ rather than a Devanagari-style conjunct.
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Doubled letters become addak
Type the doubled consonant and the addak is written for you. A letter and its aspirate pair up the same way (k+kh).
- pakkaਪੱਕਾ
- kittheਕਿੱਥੇ
- sikkhਸਿੱਖ
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M gives tippi or bindi
M writes ੰ after a short vowel and ਂ after a long one, so you never choose between them.
- paMjaabਪੰਜਾਬ
- maiMਮੈਂ
- tusiiMਤੁਸੀਂ
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The special letters
sh is ਸ਼, z is ਜ਼, f is ਫ਼, L is ਲ਼, and R is ੜ.
- shahirਸ਼ਹਿਰ
- zindagiiਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ
- kuRiiਕੁੜੀ
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Only ਰ goes underneath
The one consonant that sits under another is ਰ, as in ਸ੍ਰੀ and ਪ੍ਰ. Every other cluster is written side by side.
- sriiਸ੍ਰੀ
- praਪ੍ਰਾ
Space converts
Press space, Enter or a punctuation mark and the word you typed turns into Punjabi. 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 Punjabi spellings differ, and how to correct them.
Gurmukhi typing is ambiguous in the doubled consonants (addak), the nasal sign (tippi or bindi) and the special letters ੜ ਸ਼ ਜ਼ ਫ਼. Every pair below was run through the typing engine when the page was built, and a test checks each one.
ਦ or ਡ or ੜ
Capital D inside a word is the retroflex ਡ and capital R is ੜ.
- kudiiਕੁਦੀ
- kuRiiਕੁੜੀ
- tuhaadaaਤੁਹਾਦਾ
- tuhaaDaaਤੁਹਾਡਾ
Nasal signs
Capital M adds ੰ or ਂ depending on the vowel.
- maiਮੈ
- maiMਮੈਂ
- tusiMਤੁਸਿੰ
- tusiiMਤੁਸੀਂ
Corrections: you typed this, you meant that
Typed kudii and got ਕੁਦੀ
Meant ਕੁੜੀ
Type kuRii: capital R is ੜ. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed mai and got ਮੈ
Meant ਮੈਂ
Type maiM: capital M adds the bindi.
Typed kivein and got ਕਿਵੇਇਨ
Meant ਕਿਵੇਂ
Type kiveM: M adds the nasal; the e and n are not written separately.
03 · Mapping chart
Every key, for Punjabi.
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.
- aਅ
- aaਆ
- iਇ
- iiਈ
- uਉ
- uuਊ
- eਏ
- aiਐ
- oਓ
- auਔ
Vowel signs (matras) on the letter k
- kaaਕਾ
- kiਕਿ
- kiiਕੀ
- kuਕੁ
- kuuਕੂ
- keਕੇ
- kaiਕੈ
- koਕੋ
- kauਕੌ
Consonants
- kਕ
- khਖ
- gਗ
- ghਘ
- ~Nਙ
- chਚ
- chhਛ
- jਜ
- jhਝ
- ~nਞ
- Tਟ
- Thਠ
- Dਡ
- Dhਢ
- Nਣ
- tਤ
- thਥ
- dਦ
- dhਧ
- nਨ
- pਪ
- phਫ
- bਬ
- bhਭ
- mਮ
- yਯ
- rਰ
- lਲ
- vਵ
- shਸ਼
- Shਸ਼
- sਸ
- hਹ
Extra letters and shortcuts for Punjabi
- zਜ਼
- fਫ਼
- Rੜ
- Rhੜ੍ਹ
- Lਲ਼
Doubled letters and the one conjunct Gurmukhi uses
Gurmukhi does not stack consonants. Only ਰ goes under a letter (ਪ੍ਰ); doubled consonants take addak ੱ.
- praਪ੍ਰਾ
- sraਸ੍ਰਾ
- traਤ੍ਰਾ
- pakkaਪੱਕਾ
- jaTTਜੱਟ
- kittheਕਿੱਥੇ
Signs and escapes
- kaMਕੰ
- ka.Nਕਁ
- kaHਕਃ
- k_ਕ੍
- ka{}iਕਇ
- kaM — anusvara ं (also .n)
- ka.N — chandrabindu ँ
- kaH — visarga ः
- k_ — halant: stops the vowel
- ka{}i — {} keeps two vowels apart
04 · Sample words
Common Punjabi 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.
- ਸਤtruthsat
- ਸ੍ਰੀsacred prefixsrii
- ਅਕਾਲtimelessakaal
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀPunjabipaMjaabii
- ਪੰਜਾਬPunjabpaMjaab
- ਕਿਵੇਂhowkiveM
- ਤੁਸੀਂyoutusiiM
- ਮੈਂImaiM
- ਕੀwhatkii
- ਧੰਨਵਾਦthank youdhaMnvaad
- ਪਿਆਰlovepiaar
- ਘਰhouseghar
- ਪਾਣੀwaterpaaNii
- ਰੋਟੀbreadroTii
- ਦੋਸਤfrienddost
- ਮਾਂmothermaaM
- ਪਿੰਡvillagepiMD
- ਕੁੜੀgirlkuRii
05 · FAQ
Questions about Punjabi typing
Is the output ordinary Unicode Gurmukhi?
Yes. It works in any Unicode text field. For old AnmolLipi or DrChatrik text use the converters linked below.
Why does “ਪੰਜਾਬੀ” need two a’s when I type?
A final i is read as ੀ here, and the middle aa makes the ਾ sign. If you type panjabi, the chips offer the longer spelling and the word list picks it when it can.
Does it support Shahmukhi?
No. Shahmukhi (the Arabic-script form of Punjabi) is a different writing system. Use the Urdu typing page for Perso-Arabic letters.
How do I type Punjabi using English letters?
Click in the box and type each word the way it sounds, for example “paMjaabii bhaashaa”. When you press space or a punctuation key the word becomes Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ). 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 Punjabi 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.