Reference
Punjabi INSCRIPT keyboard layout
This is the full Gurmukhi INSCRIPT layout, the default Punjabi keyboard in Windows and the one used with Raavi font in Punjab typing tests. The left column shows the key on an English keyboard.
Matras and other signs are shown on a dotted circle ◌ to mark where the letter goes. For a colour-coded picture of the keyboard with fingers marked, open the interactive keyboard.
| Key | Without Shift | With Shift | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ` | ` | ਕ੍ਹ | pairi haha | |
| 1 | ੧ | digit 1 | ਕ੍ਵ | pairi vava |
| 2 | ੨ | digit 2 | ਕ੍ਯ | pairi yayya |
| 3 | ੩ | digit 3 | ਕ੍ਰ | pairi rara |
| 4 | ੪ | digit 4 | ◌ੱ | addak |
| 5 | ੫ | digit 5 | – | |
| 6 | ੬ | digit 6 | – | |
| 7 | ੭ | digit 7 | – | |
| 8 | ੮ | digit 8 | – | |
| 9 | ੯ | digit 9 | ( | |
| 0 | ੦ | digit 0 | ) | |
| - | - | ◌ਃ | visarga | |
| Q | ◌ੌ | kanaura | ਔ | aira kanaura (au) |
| W | ◌ੈ | dulavan | ਐ | aira dulavan (ai) |
| E | ◌ਾ | kanna | ਆ | aira kanna (aa) |
| R | ◌ੀ | bihari | ਈ | iri bihari (ee) |
| T | ◌ੂ | dulainkar | ਊ | ura dulainkar (oo) |
| Y | ਬ | babba | ਭ | bhabba |
| U | ਹ | haha | ਙ | ngangga |
| I | ਗ | gagga | ਘ | ghagga |
| O | ਦ | dadda (soft) | ਧ | dhadda (soft) |
| P | ਜ | jajja | ਝ | jhajja |
| [ | ਡ | dadda | ਢ | dhadda |
| ] | ◌਼ | pair bindi (nukta) | ਞ | njanja |
| A | ◌ੋ | hora | ਓ | ura hora (o) |
| S | ◌ੇ | lavan | ਏ | iri lavan (e) |
| D | ◌੍ | halant (for half letters) | ਅ | aira (a) |
| F | ◌ਿ | sihari | ਇ | iri sihari (i) |
| G | ◌ੁ | aunkar | ਉ | ura aunkar (u) |
| H | ਪ | pappa | ਫ | phaphpha |
| J | ਰ | rara | ੜ | rarra |
| K | ਕ | kakka | ਖ | khakha |
| L | ਤ | tatta | ਥ | thatha |
| ; | ਚ | chachcha | ਛ | chhachha |
| ' | ਟ | tainka | ਠ | thattha |
| X | ◌ੰ | tippi | ◌ਂ | bindi |
| C | ਮ | mamma | ਣ | nanna |
| V | ਨ | nanna | – | |
| B | ਵ | vava | ੲ | iri |
| N | ਲ | lalla | ਲ਼ | |
| M | ਸ | sassa | ਸ਼ | |
| . | . | । | danda (full stop) | |
| / | ਯ | yayya | ? |
Combinations to remember
- ਕਿ = K, F (sihari after the letter)
- ਪ੍ਰ = H, D, J or H, Shift+3
- ਪੜ੍ਹ = H, Shift+J, D, U or H, Shift+J, Shift+`
- ਪੱਕਾ = H, Shift+4, K, E
- ਜ਼ = P, ]
- ਮਾਂ = C, E, Shift+X
Read the Raavi typing guide for the reasons behind each rule.