Short or long a
A plain a is short even at the end of a word.
- ramaरम
- raamaराम
Sanskrit · Devanagari · Typing tool
Sanskrit typing: type in English, get संस्कृतम्
Type Sanskrit in ITRANS-style English letters (“dharmo rakShati rakShitaH”) or with IAST letters (ā ī ū ṛ ṃ ḥ ś) and get संस्कृतम् in Devanagari.
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Spellings appear here as you type. Press 1–5 to choose one.
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Example: satyam_ shivam_ → सत्यम् शिवम् · runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
01 · How Sanskrit typing works
Type the sound. Fix the spelling with a tap.
Sanskrit needs exactness, so this page does not guess at length. Long vowels are written double (aa ii uu), the anusvara and visarga have their own keys (M and H), and a final a stays short. IAST letters with diacritics are accepted as they are.
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Write the length yourself
aa, ii, uu are ā ī ū, and RRi is ऋ. A plain a is short, even at the end of a word, so rama is रम and raama is राम.
- raamaराम
- siitaaसीता
- RRiShiऋषि
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Anusvara, visarga, avagraha
M is ं, H is ः, and .a is the avagraha ऽ.
- saMskRRitam_संस्कृतम्
- namaHनमः
- so.aसोऽ
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The halant is an underscore
A word-final consonant is written bare with _, and inside a word the consonants join on their own.
- jagat_जगत्
- sat_सत्
- yuddhaयुद्ध
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IAST works as typed
ā ī ū ṛ ṃ ḥ ś ṣ ṭ ḍ ṇ ñ ṅ are read directly, so you can paste or type transliterated text.
- dharmaḥधर्मः
- śāntiḥशान्तिः
- saṃskṛtamसंस्कृतम
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No automatic anusvara
Unlike the Hindi page, n before a consonant stays a full न्, so shaanti is शान्ति. Use M when you want the dot.
- shaantiशान्ति
- shaaMtiशांति
Space converts
Press space, Enter or a punctuation mark and the word you typed turns into Sanskrit. 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 Sanskrit spellings differ, and how to correct them.
Sanskrit needs exact length and exact letters, so this page asks you to be explicit and does not guess. The ambiguity is in what you leave out. Every pair below was run through the typing engine when the page was built, and a test checks each one.
Final consonant or inherent a
An underscore writes the bare consonant with a halant.
- satसत
- sat_सत्
Three sibilants
sh is श, a capital S inside a word is ष, s is स.
- shantiशन्ति
- shaantiशान्ति
- lakShmiiलक्ष्मी
- kRRiShNaकृष्ण
Corrections: you typed this, you meant that
Typed krishna and got क्रिश्न
Meant कृष्ण
Type kRRiShNa: RRi is the vowel ऋ, and capital S before N is ष्ण.
Typed namah and got नमह
Meant नमः
Type namaH: capital H is the visarga ः.
Typed gyaana and got ग्यान
Meant ज्ञान
Type j~naana: j~n is the conjunct ज्ञ; gy gives ग्य inside this Sanskrit scheme.
03 · Mapping chart
Every key, for Sanskrit.
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 Sanskrit
- Lळ
- kshक्ष
- jnज्ञ
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 Sanskrit 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.
- नमःsalutationnamaH
- संस्कृतम्SanskritsaMskRRitam_
- धर्मduty / dharmadharma
- कर्मactionkarma
- योगunionyoga
- शान्तिःpeaceshaantiH
- श्लोकःverseshlokaH
- गुरुःteacherguruH
- सत्यम्truthsatyam_
- अथnow / thusatha
- रामःRamaraamaH
- सीताSitasiitaa
- गङ्गाGangaga~Ngaa
- वेदःVedavedaH
- उपनिषद्UpanishadupaniShad_
- अहिंसाnon-violenceahiMsaa
- विद्याknowledgevidyaa
- धनम्wealthdhanam_
05 · FAQ
Questions about Sanskrit typing
Which scheme does it follow?
The long-vowel doubling, capitals for retroflex letters (T D N), M, H and RRi follow ITRANS conventions (documented by the MIT-licensed Sanscript project). IAST input is accepted as well. Harvard-Kyoto-only habits such as capital A for ā are partly supported (A, I, U).
Does it support Vedic accents?
No. Svara marks (udātta, anudātta, svarita) and other Vedic signs are not produced. Add them in a Unicode Vedic font or editor afterwards.
Can it split sandhi or find word breaks?
No. It transliterates the letters you type; it does not analyse Sanskrit grammar.
How do I type Sanskrit using English letters?
Click in the box and type each word the way it sounds, for example “satyam_ shivam_”. When you press space or a punctuation key the word becomes Sanskrit (सत्यम् शिवम्). 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 Sanskrit 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.