How to use it
- Type a Hindi word in English letters, for example mera naam.
- Press space or a punctuation mark and the word turns into Hindi. The highlighted suggestion is the one used.
- If the spelling isn’t what you wanted, tap another suggestion — or press 1, 2, 3 or 4 while typing.
- Copy the Hindi text, copy it as Kruti Dev, or download it as a .txt file.
How to type in Hindi with an English keyboard
This is phonetic typing: you spell the Hindi sound with English letters and the tool writes it in Devanagari. You don’t need to learn a Hindi keyboard layout or install anything — it works in any browser on a phone or computer. Each word is converted when you press space, Enter or a punctuation mark, and a full stop becomes the danda (।).
| You type | You get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| namaste | नमस्ते | Consonants next to each other join (स्ते) |
| kya haal hai | क्या हाल है | A final a is read long, like in Hinglish chats |
| bhaarat | भारत | aa for the long आ inside a word |
| hindi / hin_di | हिंदी / हिन्दी | n before a consonant is ं; _ forces the half letter |
| kRpaa · gRh | कृपा · गृह | R is the ृ sign |
| laD.kaa | लड़का | D. is ड़ |
| kahaaN · haa~ | कहाँ · हाँ | N or ~ adds the nasal sign |
| shri · jnaan · ksh | श्री · ज्ञान · क्ष | Common joined letters |
Tips for accurate Hindi
- aa vs a: inside a word, type aa for आ (bhaarat). At the end of a word a single a is enough — kya gives क्या.
- ee vs i: type ee or ii for ई inside a word (deepak). A final i is read as ी (paani, pani → पानी).
- ri vs R: ri is र + ि (rishta → रिश्ता); R is the ृ sign (kRpaa → कृपा, gRh → गृह).
- n vs N: n before a consonant becomes ं (hindi → हिंदी). N before a vowel is ण (praNaam → प्रणाम); at the end or before a soft sound it is the nasal ँ (kahaaN → कहाँ).
- Capital T, D and N give ट, ड and ण inside a word. Words in ALL CAPS, words starting with \ and the English mode stay in English.
Phonetic typing vs Remington and Inscript
Phonetic typing is the easiest way to write Hindi messages, emails and documents. Government typing tests, however, use a fixed Hindi keyboard — Remington (Kruti Dev / GAIL) or Inscript — and judge speed on it. Practise those on the Hindi typing test. Need Kruti Dev text for an office? Use “Copy as Kruti Dev” here, or the Unicode to Kruti Dev converter for longer documents.