Gujarati Phonetic (ITRANS)

This is a phonetic (ITRANS) keyboard layout for Gujarati and Avestan written in Gujarati script. It is based on ITRANS transliteration scheme with some modifications. You can phonetically type using the modified ITRANS scheme on a regular QWERTY keyboard and get Gujarati Unicode output.

For example, the keys saMskRta will output the word સંસ્કૃત, laxmI will output the word લક્ષ્મી.

Keyboard layouts

The default and shifted layouts cover digits, consonants, vowels and other commonly used characters.

Consonant conjuncts and consonants with combining marks are generated by a combination of keys as described in the tables below.

Consonants

The following table shows the English letters to type to get consonants.

Consonants with nuktas

The following table shows the English letters to type to get consonants with nuktas for the transcription of Arabic and Avestan.

Vowels and Vowel Signs

In the following table, independent vowels, dependent vowel signs and vowel signs combined with the consonant `k` are shown in ITRANS transliteration scheme on the top two rows. The third row shows Vowels in their independent form on the left and their corresponding dependent form (maatraa or vowel sign) on the right. The fourth row shows the vowel sign combined with the consonant `k`. `ka` is without any added vowel sign, where the vowel `a` is inherent.

The following table shows additional vowel signs used in Gujarati script, in similar format as above.

Consonantal Diacritics

Arranged with the vowels are two consonantal diacritics, the final nasal anusvāra ં M and the final fricative visarga ઃ H (called અં aṁ and અઃ aḥ). Another diacritic is the candrabindu/anunāsika ઁ MM (અઁ). These consonantal diacritics follow the vowel signs including the implicit ’a’. The following table shows consonant ’k’ followed by various dependent vowel signs and consonantal diacritics ં M, ઃ H and ઁ MM.

Conjuncts

Consonant conjuncts are automatically formed, e.g. k t produces ક્ત્‌. The inherent a is only applied when followed by space. e.g. k t a or k t space produces ક્ત. To force an explicit virama at end of word, use ^ e.g. k t ^ space produces ક્ત્‌ .

A full (live) consonant with visible virama in middle of words can be typed using ^, e.g. k ^ S produces ક્‌ષ.

Zero Width Non Joiner (ZWNJ)

To type a Zero Width Non Joiner, _ can be typed between the letters, for example: a _ i will generate અ‌ઇ, k _ S will generate ક્‌ષ .

Zero Width Joiner (ZWJ)

To type a Zero Width Joiner, + can be typed between the letters, for example: k + S will generate ક્‍ષ while k S will generate ક્ષ .

Punctuation

Numbers

1. Press the number keys to type Gujarati digits. for example 9 produces ૯.
2. For typing the Arabic digits, press the number keys and then the backspace key, for example 9 Back space produces 9.

Special Symbols

Commonly used Vedic Accents

All Documentation Versions

• Gujarati Phonetic (ITRANS) 1.3.0
• Gujarati Phonetic (ITRANS) 1.2.0
• Gujarati Phonetic (ITRANS) 1.0.0

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