Telugu · InScript
Telugu InScript keyboard
Type Telugu with the standard InScript layout. Consonants and vowels have the same positions as in Hindi InScript.
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 Telugu, and every other Indian script.
Telugu uses a subjoined form for second consonants (వత్తులు), so most clusters are typed with the halant key between two letters, just like other InScript scripts. Output is Unicode, which shows in Gautami, Noto Sans Telugu and Mallanna.
02 · Telugu on this layout
What to know when typing Telugu.
- 01
Clusters are consonant, halant, consonant
ప్రభుత్వం is ప, halant, ర, భ, ు, త, halant, వ, ం. There is no dedicated Shift+3 key for the ra sign on this layout: type the halant (d) then ర (j).
d j్ర
- 02
ఎ and ఒ have their own short signs
Short e (ె) is z, long e (ే) is s; short o (ొ) is the backtick, long o (ో) is a. తెలుగు is l, z, n, g, i, g.
l z n g i gతెలుగు
- 03
Shift+5 to Shift+8 conjuncts
Shift+5 types జ్ఞ, Shift+6 త్ర, Shift+7 క్ష and Shift+8 శ్ర.
&క్ష
03 · Key chart
Every key on the Telugu 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 Telugu 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.
- తెలుగుlzngig
- తెలంగాణlznxieC
- ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ExOdjhdjosMd
- హైదరాబాద్uwojeyeod
- ప్రభుత్వంhdjYgldbx
- పాఠశాలhe"Men
- ధన్యవాదాలుOvd/beoeng
- విద్యbfod/
- పుస్తకంhgmdlkx
- నమస్కారంvcmdkejx
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 Telugu.
Every row was generated from the Telugu 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 ళ
- ళొN `
- ళృN =
- ళౌN q
- ళైN w
- ళాN e
- ళీN r
- ళూN t
- ళోN a
- ళేN s
- ళిN f
- ళుN g
- ళెN z
- ళంN x
- ళఃN _
- ళఁN X
- ళౄN AltGr+=
- ళౢN AltGr+f
- ళౕN AltGr+z
- ళౣN AltGr+R
- ళౖN AltGr+Z
Words with conjuncts
విద్యార్థి
b f o d / e j d L f
10 keystrokes. Conjuncts: ద్య, ర్థ (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ి ◌ా.
స్వాతంత్ర్యం
m d b e l x ^ d / x
10 keystrokes. Conjuncts: స్వ, త్ర్య (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ా ◌ం.
ప్రభుత్వం
h d j Y g l d b x
9 keystrokes. Conjuncts: ప్ర, త్వ (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ు ◌ం.
అమ్మ
D c d c
4 keystrokes. Conjunct: మ్మ (consonant, halant, consonant).
కృష్ణ
k = < d C
5 keystrokes. Conjunct: ష్ణ (consonant, halant, consonant). Signs: ◌ృ.
06 · FAQ
Questions about Telugu InScript
Is this the same as the Anu Script typing layout?
No. Anu Script is a legacy font family with its own ASCII layout. InScript types Unicode. Convert old Anu text with the Anu to Unicode converter.
Can I type Telugu on my phone this way?
Yes, tap the on-screen keys. Phones also have their own Telugu keyboards, which do not use InScript.
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.