Sanskrit Keyboard Online
How to type here
- Type with English letters on any keyboard — “namaste” turns into Sanskrit when you hit space — or tap the keys below.
- Use the small hints above each key as a guide to the layout positions.
- Copy the result into WhatsApp, Gmail, Word, Google Docs, or anywhere else.
WorldTyping’s free Sanskrit keyboard lets you write Sanskrit online by tapping Devanagari letters on screen, including the vocalic ऋ that phonetic typing cannot produce — no installation, no account, and nothing leaves your browser.
This is where the vocalic ऋ lives
If you have used our English to Sanskrit typing tool, you will have found that it cannot produce ऋ. Type rishi there and you get रिशि, not ऋषि. The transliteration scheme simply has no vocalic ṛ.
Here it does. ऋ is in the vowel row and its matra ृ in the matras row, so कृपा and ऋषि are two taps away. For a language with as many ṛ-stems as Sanskrit, that is the difference between a tool you can use and one you cannot.
Build conjuncts exactly, rather than hoping
Tap the first consonant, tap the virama ् in the matras row, tap the second. The cluster forms as you go.
This matters more in Sanskrit than in any modern language on the site. Phonetic typing forms a conjunct only where ordinary Roman spelling reliably implies one — a rule tuned for Hindi and Marathi, where many medial vowels are written out. Sanskrit uses far more clusters and longer ones, so the heuristic under-produces. Tapping removes the guesswork entirely.
Vowels, matras, consonants
The independent vowels are for the start of a word or syllable. The matras attach to a consonant you have already placed: क then ा gives का. Tapping an independent vowel after a consonant gives two letters instead of one syllable — the usual first mistake, and easy to unlearn.
Everything runs in your browser and your draft is kept locally. Nothing is sent to our servers, which also means this works the same on a shared or offline-ish machine as anywhere else.
Frequently asked questions
Where is ऋ, and why can I not just type it?
ऋ is in the vowel row and its matra ृ is in the matras row. Phonetic typing cannot produce either: type rishi and you get रिशि rather than ऋषि, because the transliteration scheme has no vocalic ṛ. For any word built on it — and Sanskrit has many — this keyboard is the route.
How do I build a conjunct?
Tap the first consonant, then the virama ् in the matras row, then the second consonant. That gives you exact control, which matters in Sanskrit because phonetic typing forms conjuncts only where casual Roman spelling implies one and Sanskrit uses far more clusters than that covers.
When do I use अ and when ा?
The vowel row is for the start of a word or syllable; the matras row is for a vowel attaching to a consonant you have already tapped. क then ा gives का. Tapping an independent vowel after a consonant produces two separate letters instead of one syllable.
Is this suitable for śloka and classical text?
Yes, and it is the tool we would recommend for it. The transliteration route is approximate for Sanskrit; tapping gives you the exact characters, including the vocalic vowels and any conjunct you build yourself.
Can I paste the Sanskrit text into Word?
Yes. It is standard Unicode Devanagari, so it pastes into Word, Google Docs, Gmail or a web form with no font to install.
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