Short or long e
Lower-case e is short (ఎ, ె) and capital E is long (ఏ, ే).
- nenuనెను
- nEnuనేను
- peruపెరు
- pEruపేరు
- premaప్రెమ
- prEmaప్రేమ
Telugu · Typing tool
Telugu typing: type in English, get తెలుగు
Type “namaskaaram” or “telugu” in English letters and get తెలుగు as you press space, with short and long e/o handled.
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Spellings appear here as you type. Press 1–5 to choose one.
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Example: telugu bhaaSha → తెలుగు భాష · runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
01 · How Telugu typing works
Type the sound. Fix the spelling with a tap.
Telugu separates short and long e and o (ఎ/ఏ, ఒ/ఓ), so the keys do: lower-case e and o are short, capital E and O are long. A word-final consonant gets a visible halant (రమ్), and a final m after a longer word is the ం sign.
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e o short, E O long
Lower-case e and o are the short vowels ఎ ఒ. Capital E and O are the long ఏ ఓ, so prEma is ప్రేమ.
- teluguతెలుగు
- prEmaప్రేమ
- nEnuనేను
- kottaకొత్త
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ii and uu are long i and u
ee also gives ఈ. ii and uu give ఈ and ఊ.
- miiruమీరు
- kuuturuకూతురు
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Anusvara and final m
n or m before a consonant becomes ం (iMTi). A final m in a word of two or more vowels is ం too, so namaskaaram ends in ం.
- iMTiఇంటి
- namaskaaramనమస్కారం
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A final consonant keeps its halant
Telugu writes a bare final consonant with a virama, so ram is రమ్. Add an a to get the open syllable.
- ramరమ్
- ramaరమ
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Retroflex ళ and the rest
Capital T, D, N, L are ట డ ణ ళ.
- baDiబడి
- naaLaనాళ
Space converts
Press space, Enter or a punctuation mark and the word you typed turns into Telugu. 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 Telugu spellings differ, and how to correct them.
Telugu distinguishes short and long e and o, so a lower-case or capital letter changes the word; doubled consonants and the final halant are the other common traps. Every pair below was run through the typing engine when the page was built, and a test checks each one.
Short or long a
aa is the long ా.
- pataపత
- paataపాత
Single or doubled consonant
Type the doubled letter twice.
- kotaకొత
- kottaకొత్త
- amaఅమ
- ammaఅమ్మ
Final halant
A bare final consonant keeps its virama.
- ramరమ్
- ramaరమ
Corrections: you typed this, you meant that
Typed nenu and got నెను
Meant నేను
Type nEnu: capital E is the long ే. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed prema and got ప్రెమ
Meant ప్రేమ
Type prEma: capital E is the long ే. The suggestion chip offers it too.
Typed bagunnara and got బగున్నర
Meant బాగున్నారా
Type baagunnaaraa: three long ā signs are needed.
03 · Mapping chart
Every key, for Telugu.
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.
- aఅ
- aaఆ
- iఇ
- iiఈ
- uఉ
- uuఊ
- Ruఋ
- eఎ
- Eఏ
- aiఐ
- oఒ
- Oఓ
- auఔ
Vowel signs (matras) on the letter k
- kaaకా
- kiకి
- kiiకీ
- kuకు
- kuuకూ
- kRuకృ
- keకె
- kEకే
- kaiకై
- koకొ
- kOకో
- kauకౌ
Consonants
- kక
- khఖ
- gగ
- ghఘ
- ~Nఙ
- chచ
- chhఛ
- jజ
- jhఝ
- ~nఞ
- Tట
- Thఠ
- Dడ
- Dhఢ
- Nణ
- tత
- thథ
- dద
- dhధ
- nన
- pప
- phఫ
- bబ
- bhభ
- mమ
- yయ
- rర
- lల
- vవ
- shశ
- Shష
- sస
- hహ
Extra letters and shortcuts for Telugu
- Lళ
- kshక్ష
- jnజ్ఞ
Conjuncts: type the consonants one after another
- kyaక్య
- kraక్ర
- traత్ర
- shraశ్ర
- sthaస్థ
- ndraన్ద్ర
- dhyaధ్య
- mpaమ్ప
- tmaత్మ
- vyaవ్య
Signs and escapes
- kaMకం
- ka.Nకఁ
- kaHకః
- k_క్
- ka{}iకఇ
- kaM — anusvara ं (also .n)
- ka.N — chandrabindu ँ
- kaH — visarga ः
- k_ — halant: stops the vowel
- ka{}i — {} keeps two vowels apart
04 · Sample words
Common Telugu 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.
- నమస్కారంhellonamaskaaram
- తెలుగుTelugutelugu
- ఆంధ్రAndhraaaMdhra
- హైదరాబాద్Hyderabadhaidaraabaad
- నేనుInEnu
- మీరుyoumiiru
- ఎలాhowelaa
- ధన్యవాదాలుthank youdhanyavaadaalu
- అమ్మmotheramma
- నాన్నfathernaanna
- అన్నbrotheranna
- అక్కsisterakka
- ఇల్లుhouseillu
- పుస్తకంbookpustakam
- బడిschoolbaDi
- మిత్రుడుfriendmitruDu
- ప్రేమloveprEma
- విద్యeducationvidya
05 · FAQ
Questions about Telugu typing
Why does amma work but other words need a long a?
Telugu a and ā are different letters, and the final a is short, so write aa where the long sign is needed (naanna → నాన్న). The suggestion chips try both and the word list picks known words.
How big is the Telugu word list?
About 3,000 words, from subtitle word counts. It is small, so names and rarer words use the rules alone.
What about ANU Script or other legacy Telugu fonts?
Use the ANU to Unicode converter linked below.
How do I type Telugu using English letters?
Click in the box and type each word the way it sounds, for example “telugu bhaaSha”. When you press space or a punctuation key the word becomes Telugu (తెలుగు భాష). 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 Telugu 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.