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Kannada Typing

Free Kannada typing tool — type with the Nudi (KGP) keyboard or in English letters. Choose a Kannada font, download it, and copy as Unicode or for old Nudi fonts.

How do you want to type?

Font

Nudi (KGP) keyboard

Without Shift

ಟqಡwಎeರrತtಯyಉuಇiಒoಪp
ಅaಸsದd್fಗgಹhಜjಕkಲl
ಞzಷxಚcವvಬbನnಮm

With Shift

ಠQಢWಏEಋRಥTಐYಊUಈIಓOಫP
ಆAಶSಧD⊘FಘGಃHಝJಖKಳL
ಙZಛCಔVಭBಣNಂM

This is the KGP layout used by Nudi and Karnataka government typing tests. Consonants come with “a” built in; press a vowel key straight after to change it (k A → ಕಾ). Shift+F stops two letters joining.

Unicode or Nudi? Copy gives Unicode Kannada, which works everywhere — WhatsApp, Gmail, Word, websites. Use Copy for Nudi fonts only for documents typed with old Nudi fonts (Nudi 01 e and others); paste it into text set in that font. Get Nudi from Kannada Ganaka Parishat, and convert whole documents with the Nudi ↔ Unicode converter.

What is the Kannada Typing?

Kannada typing lets you write Kannada on any computer or phone without installing software. Type with the Nudi (KGP) keyboard layout used in Karnataka government offices and typing exams, or type the way words sound in English letters — 'namaskAra' becomes 'ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ'.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Choose how to type

    Nudi keyboard or English letters.

  2. 2

    Pick a font

    Or keep the font already on your device.

  3. 3

    Type

    Kannada appears as you type.

  4. 4

    Copy

    Copy as Unicode, or for Nudi fonts.

Features

  • Nudi (KGP) keyboard

    The Kannada Ganaka Parishat layout: k ಕ, vowel keys add their sign, f joins letters (k f k → ಕ್ಕ).

  • English letters too

    Baraha-style phonetic typing — capitals for ಟ ಡ ಣ ಳ.

  • Kannada fonts

    Noto Sans, Noto Serif, Baloo Tamma 2, Tiro, Anek and Hubballi — preview and download free.

  • Unicode or Nudi

    Copy Unicode for WhatsApp, email and Word, or copy for documents that use old Nudi fonts.

Popular uses

  • Government work

    Type letters and notes with the same layout as Nudi.

  • Typing exam practice

    Learn the KGP layout, then take the Kannada typing test.

  • Messages and social media

    Write Kannada on WhatsApp, Facebook and email.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Unicode and Nudi?

Unicode Kannada works in every app and font. Nudi 5 and older used their own encoding, which shows correctly only in Nudi fonts — that's why old documents look like 'PÀ£ÀßqÀ' on other computers.

Is this the same layout as Nudi?

Yes — the KGP layout from Kannada Ganaka Parishat, which Nudi uses and the Government of Karnataka made its standard.

How do I install a Kannada font?

Download it, double-click the .ttf file and choose Install. The fonts here are free under the SIL Open Font License.

Where can I get Nudi?

From Kannada Ganaka Parishat's website, kagapa.com.

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