Hindi Keyboard Layouts (Remington & Inscript)
Visual character map and reference chart for the Hindi Remington typewriter keyboard layout used in Kruti Dev/DevLys and the official Inscript Unicode keyboard layout.
1. Remington GAIL Layout (Kruti Dev / DevLys)
Standard QWERTY-based typewriter keyboard mapped to legacy Devanagari codes
| Row | Key | Normal Character | Shift + Key | Alt Code Shortcut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | A | ं (Anusvara) | । (Poornaviram) | Alt + 0161 = ० |
| Home | S | े (e matra) | ै (ai matra) | Alt + 0170 = द्द |
| Home | D | क (ka) | क् (half ka) | Alt + 0188 = त्र |
| Home | F | ि (choti-i) | थ् (half tha) | Alt + 0197 = ट्ठ |
| Home | G | ह (ha) | श् (half sha) | Alt + 0216 = क्र |
| Home | H | ी (badi-i) | भ् (half bha) | Alt + 0227 = क्त |
| Home | J | र (ra) | र् (half ra) | Alt + 0233 = ड्र |
| Home | K | ा (aa matra) | ज्ञ (gya) | Alt + 0234 = ढ्र |
| Home | L | स (sa) | ल् (half la) | Alt + 0244 = द्य |
💡 Tip: In Remington typing, half letters can be produced either with the Shift key or by adding the halant mark (~).
2. Inscript Layout (Standard Unicode Devanagari)
Government of India standardized phonetic layout natively supported on Windows, Mac, and Linux
Inscript divides the keyboard logically: the left hand controls all vowels and matras, while the right hand controls consonants in phonetic varga order (ka-varga, cha-varga, ta-varga, pa-varga).
Left Hand (Vowels/Matras): Q (ौ/औ), W (ै/ऐ), E (ा/आ), R (ी/ई), T (ू/ऊ), A (ो/ओ), S (े/ए), D (्/अ), F (ि/इ), G (ु/उ)
Right Hand (Consonants): Y (ब/भ), U (ह/ङ), I (ग/घ), O (द/ध), P (ज/झ), H (प/फ), J (र/ऱ), K (क/ख), L (त/थ), ; (च/छ), ' (ट/ठ)