Preeti Keyboard Layout: Complete Key Chart

Preeti is typed on an ordinary English keyboard: each key draws a Nepali letter when the Preeti font is selected. This chart lists the key for every letter, half letter, vowel sign, conjunct and number, including the Alt codes for the characters that aren't on the keyboard.

Typing long text this way is slow. If you already have the text in Unicode, for example from a website or Google Docs, paste it into the converter instead and copy the Preeti result.

Consonants (व्यञ्जन)

Half letters

A half letter joins the next consonant, as in क्य or स्त. These letters have their own half-form key:

Half letter	Type	Example
क्	S	क्य → S o
ख्	V	ख्य → V o
ग्	U	ग्य → U o
घ्	Alt+0163	घ्य → Alt+0163 o
च्	R	च्य → R o
ज्	H	ज्य → H o
झ्	Alt+0137	झ्य → Alt+0137 o
ञ्	~	ञ्य → ~ o
ण्	0	ण्य → 0 o
त्	T	त्य → T o
थ्	Y	थ्य → Y o
ध्	W	ध्य → W o
न्	G	न्य → G o
प्	K	प्य → K o
फ्	Alt+0136	फ्य → Alt+0136 o
ब्	A	ब्य → A o
भ्	E	भ्य → E o
म्	D	म्य → D o
ल्	N	ल्य → N o
व्	J	व्य → J o
श्	Z	श्य → Z o
ष्	i	ष्य → i o
स्	:	स्य → : o
ह्	X	ह्य → X o

Letters not in this table (ङ छ ट ठ ड ढ द य) have no half form in Preeti. Type the full letter followed by \, the halant (्), for example ट्ट or ड्ड, unless the pair has its own conjunct key below.

Vowels (स्वर)

Vowel	Type
अ	c
आ	c f
इ	O
ई	O {
उ	p
ऊ	p m
ऋ	C
ए	P
ऐ	P ]
ओ	c f ]
औ	c f }

Vowel signs (मात्रा)

Shown on क so you can see where each sign goes.

With क	Type	Sign
का	s f	aa
कि	l s	short i (typed before the letter)
की	s L	long ii
कु	s '	short u
कू	s "	long uu
कृ	s [	ri
के	s ]	e
कै	s }	ai
को	s f ]	o
कौ	s f }	au
कं	s +	anusvara
कँ	s F	chandrabindu
कः	s M	visarga
क्	s \	halant

Conjuncts with their own key

These common combinations have a single ready-made shape in Preeti, so use the key instead of building them from half letters.

Rakar, reph and other forms of र

Example	Type	Note
प्र	k |	rakar after most letters
ट्र	6 Alt+0171	rakar after ट ठ ड ढ
कर्म	s d {	reph { goes after the syllable
रु	?
रू	Alt+0191
र्‍य	Alt+0165 o	eyelash ra

The reph (the र् written on top) is typed after the letter it sits on, including that letter's vowel sign: धर्मी is w d L {.

Numbers and punctuation

Because Preeti uses . for the danda (।) and the number-row symbols for Nepali digits, ordinary punctuation moves to other keys. English text can't be typed in the Preeti font; switch to a normal font for it.

Tips

• Select the font first. Choose Preeti, then type. If you type first, select the text and change the font to Preeti.
• Seeing English letters? The Preeti font isn't installed or isn't applied. The text is still correct. Read Unicode vs Preeti to understand why.
• Posting online? Websites and social media need Unicode. Convert Preeti text with the Preeti to Unicode tab before posting.
• Text in a photo or scan? Use Image to Text to extract it, then copy it as Preeti.