Nepali typing (नेपाली टाइपिङ)
Type Nepali the way it sounds, in English letters, and get Nepali Unicode as you type. Copy it into Word, Facebook or anywhere else. Your text never leaves this device.
Capital T Th D Dh N Sh give ट ठ ड ढ ण ष. Double the vowel for a long one, so kaa gives का and kee gives की. See all keys
How to type in Nepali
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Type the way it sounds
Write each word in English letters, for example mero naam.
- 2
Watch the Nepali appear
The second box shows मेरो नाम as you type. Check the key chart for letters like ट and ष.
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Copy or download
Paste it into Facebook, Word, email or anywhere that takes Unicode.
Key chart
Letters with a vowel sign are shown after क. Apart from the capitals noted here, upper and lower case give the same letter.
Vowels
| Type | Vowel | After a letter |
|---|---|---|
| a | अ | ka क |
| aa | आ | kaa का |
| i | इ | ki कि |
| ee or ii | ई | kee की |
| u | उ | ku कु |
| oo or uu | ऊ | koo कू |
| e | ए | ke के |
| ai | ऐ | kai कै |
| o | ओ | ko को |
| au | औ | kau कौ |
| rri | ऋ | krri कृ |
Consonants
| Type | Letter | Type | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| k | क | kh | ख |
| g | ग | gh | घ |
| Ng | ङ | ch or c | च |
| chh | छ | j | ज |
| jh | झ | NY | ञ |
| T | ट | Th | ठ |
| D | ड | Dh | ढ |
| N | ण baaN बाण | t | त |
| th | थ | d | द |
| dh | ध | n | न |
| p | प | ph or f | फ |
| b | ब | bh | भ |
| m | म | y | य |
| r | र | l | ल |
| w or v | व | sh | श |
| Sh | ष bhaaShaa भाषा | s | स |
| h | ह | ksh or x | क्ष |
| tr | त्र | gy | ज्ञ |
ण and ष almost never start a word, so at the start of a word N and Sh give न and श, as in Nepaal and Shyaam. Type SH for ष at the start of a word.
Signs and special keys
| Type | Gives | Example |
|---|---|---|
| * or M | Shirbindu ं (M only inside a word) | saMsaar संसार |
| ** or ~ | Chandrabindu ँ | paa**ch पाँच |
| : | Visarga ः | du:kha दुःख |
| \ | Halant ् at the end of a word | bas\ बस् |
| / | Keeps two letters from joining | bhaag/ya भाग्य |
| rr | Half ra | garryo गर्यो |
| . | Purna biram । | ho. हो। |
| om | ॐ when typed as a word on its own | om ॐ |
| { } | Keeps English as it is | {Facebook} maa Facebook मा |
Examples
| Type | Nepali |
|---|---|
| namaste | नमस्ते |
| dhanyawaad | धन्यवाद |
| kaaThamaaDauM | काठमाडौं |
| tapaaiiMlaaii kasto chha? | तपाईंलाई कस्तो छ? |
| shreemaan | श्रीमान |
| kshetra | क्षेत्र |
| gyaan | ज्ञान |
| krriShNa | कृष्ण |
Type Nepali in Word, Facebook or on your phone
Type here, press Copy, then paste the Nepali where you need it: Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Facebook, Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp or email. It is Unicode text, and Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone already have fonts for it, so it shows correctly without installing anything.
On a phone, open this page in your browser and type the same way, then copy the Nepali into any app.
Design and print programs that still use Preeti need different text: paste the Unicode into Unicode to Preeti. To turn old Preeti text into Unicode, use Preeti to Unicode.
Privacy: how this tool handles your text
When you use Nepali typing, your browser reads your text on your device and the tool's code does the work in this tab. PageYak's server only sends the page and its code. It never receives your text, so there is nothing to delete afterwards.
How PageYak works explains this in more detail.
Questions
Why did my t turn into ट?
Capital T, Th, D, Dh, N and Sh give ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण and ष. Type them in lower case to get त, थ, द, ध, न and श.
Why is नेपाल coming out as नेपल?
A single a is the short sound that every letter already has, so nepal gives नेपल. Type aa for the long ा: nepaal gives नेपाल.
How do I end a word with a half letter?
Add a backslash after it. bas\ gives बस् and garchhan\ gives गर्छन्.
How do I keep English words in English?
Put them in curly brackets. {Facebook} stays as Facebook.
Two letters joined when I did not want them to. What can I do?
Type a slash between them. gy gives ज्ञ, so type bhaag/ya for भाग्य, and ka/i gives कइ instead of कै.
How do I type Nepali on an English keyboard?
Type each word the way it sounds, in English letters, and this page writes it in Nepali: namaste gives नमस्ते and dhanyawaad gives धन्यवाद. The key chart above lists every letter.
Is the text Nepali Unicode?
Yes. It is Unicode Nepali (नेपाली युनिकोड), the standard that phones, computers and websites use, so it shows correctly everywhere and can be searched. Text in old fonts such as Preeti only looks right where that font is installed.
Can I type with the Traditional or Preeti layout?
This page uses Romanized keys, where you type words the way they sound. If you type with the Traditional layout in the Preeti font, keep doing that and turn the text into Unicode with Preeti to Unicode.
Does it work without internet?
Yes, once the page has loaded. The typing happens in your browser, so it keeps working if your connection drops.
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Last updated 5 October 2026.