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Devanāgarī Typing and Keyboard Layouts

  Devanāgarī Typing and  Keyboard Layouts How to type in Devanāgarī The Devanāgarī-QWERTY keyboard layout is designed to ease the process of typing in the Devanāgarī script for those using the Roman alphabet. Wherever possible, Devanāgarī letters are mapped to similar Roman-alphabet keys. The layout is quite simple and consistent, with only a few exceptions. Consonants Most keystrokes type a single full syllable (with inherent "a" vowel):     t =  त  | d =  द  | n =  न  | s =  स The Shift-key usually implies aspiration, or alternate nasals/sibilants:     T =  थ  | D =  ध  | N =  ण  | S =  श The AltGr-key( ⌥ ) ( Option  in Mac OS,  Ctrl+Alt  or  Right-Alt  in Windows) allows access to Retroflex consonants, as well as additional nasals/sibilants. Again, adding the Shift-key usually implies aspira...