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Kannada Keyboard: key facts

• Script: Kannada, used across Karnataka, India.
• Writing direction: left to right.
• Layout: 55 keys, 55 base characters, 52 on Shift.
• Transliteration: 559 conversion rules built in.
• Variants: 2 (Phonétique, InScript).
• Native name: ಕನ್ನಡ; speech synthesis locale: kn-IN.

Kannada Keyboard in detail

Clavier kannada en ligne : écrivez ಕನ್ನಡ avec translittération phonétique (namaskara → ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ). The Kannada Keyboard (ಕನ್ನಡ) covers the Kannada script as used across Karnataka, India. Text flows left to right in the editor, and every character below belongs to the authentic Kannada repertoire — no transliterated approximations once you use the virtual keys.

The smart transliteration engine converts Latin keystrokes into Kannada in real time using 559 hand-tuned rules: type the phonetic transcription and watch each syllable transform as you type.

The page ships 2 built-in variants — Phonétique (Type 'namaskara' → 'ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ'.); InScript (Standard Indian Government InScript layout.) — switchable without reloading. Your text never leaves the browser: copy it to any app, export it, listen to it with the kn-IN speech voice, or send it to Google, YouTube, Wikipedia, Translate, DuckDuckGo.

Every key on the Kannada Keyboard

The layout holds 55 character keys: 55 distinct base characters, 52 Shift variants. The table below maps each physical position to the characters it produces, so you can learn the layout or verify coverage of a rare letter before you start typing.

Complete transliteration table

The quick table higher up this page shows an excerpt. Below is the complete engine: all 559 mappings, longest match wins, applied left to right. Try « pra » → ಪ್ರ, « tra » → ತ್ರ, « kra » → ಕ್ರ to feel how whole words collapse into script in a single gesture. Multi-character sequences always win over single letters, so digraphs and common words convert before their parts do.

Getting the most out of this keyboard

Start with the Phonétique variant if you are unsure: Type 'namaskara' → 'ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ'. You can switch variants mid-text without losing what you typed.

Kannada runs left to right, so mixing it with in-line Latin terms, brand names or URLs just works: the editor keeps each run in its own direction without manual markers.

For pronunciation, press the speaker button: the kn-IN voice reads exactly what is in the editor, which makes this page a practical dictation and shadowing tool. Export the text first if you want to rehearse offline.

Preferred typefaces here are Noto Sans Kannada, Nirmala UI, Arial Unicode MS (fallback Noto Sans Kannada). If a character shows as a box on your device, switch fonts in the toolbar — complex-script shaping varies between systems, especially on older phones.

Common words to try first

New to Kannada? These 16 conversions are the fastest way to trust the engine: type the left column exactly and confirm the right column appears. They cover greetings, frequent words and the trickiest letter combinations of the language.

Dictionaries and resources for Kannada Keyboard

Below the keyboard, the resource hub gathers 8 hand-picked links for Kannada Keyboard: 2 monolingual dictionaries (including Lexilogos — dictionnaire, Wiktionary (kn)), 2 bilingual translators, 0 grammar and conjugation reference, 1 vocabulary and phrase guide, and 3 encyclopedias, newspapers and general resources. Type a word in the editor first and the links marked with an arrow receive it automatically — look up a definition, a conjugation or a translation without retyping.

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