This Punjabi virtual keyboard mirrors the layout used on physical Punjabi keyboards, whose top row begins with ੌੈਾੀੂਬ. Its 43 character keys reach the 59 letters of the Gurmukhi script (U+0A00–U+0A7F) straight from the browser, with nothing to install.
The layout reaches 71 characters that an ordinary Latin keyboard does not carry: । ॥ ਁ ਂ ਃ ਅ ਆ ਇ ਈ ਉ ਊ ਏ ਐ ਓ ਔ ਕ ਖ ਗ ਘ ਙ ਚ ਛ ਜ ਝ ਞ ਟ ਠ ਡ ਢ ਣ ਤ ਥ ਦ ਧ ਨ ਪ ਫ ਬ ਭ ਮ.
13 further characters come from the AltGr key (Alt on mobile): ੧ ੨ ੩ ੪ ੫ ੬ ੭ ੮ ੯ ੦ ੰ ੱ ॥.
Script
Gurmukhi
Key order
ੌੈਾੀੂਬ
Reading direction
Left to right
Character keys
43
Letters available
59
Non-ASCII characters
71
Unicode range
U+0A00–U+0A7F
Third layer (AltGr)
Yes
Transliteration
No
How to type in Punjabi
Click the on-screen keys or type on your physical keyboard — both write into the same text area.
Shift shows the second layer of every key: capitals and the characters printed at the top right.
AltGr (Alt on mobile) shows the third layer, the characters printed at the bottom right.
The Copy button puts the whole text on the clipboard, ready to paste into an email, a document or a form.
The Google, YouTube and ChatGPT buttons run a search with the text you typed, without retyping it.
Key reference table
Each row is one physical key: the base character, the one produced with Shift, then the one produced with AltGr.
InScript for the Gurmukhi script, India’s government standard, where each key gives the same letter as in Hindi and other Indian scripts.
How do I type tippi ੰ and addak ੱ?
Alt Gr + X gives the tippi ੰ and Alt Gr + C gives the addak ੱ. Bindi ਂ is on the X key.
How do I type ਸ਼, ਲ਼ and other dotted letters?
ਸ਼ and ਲ਼ are on Shift + M and Shift + N. Other letters can be followed by the nukta ਼ on the ] key.
How do I type ੴ and Gurmukhi numerals?
Alt Gr + \ gives ੴ (Ik Onkar). Alt Gr + the number-row keys gives ੦ to ੯, and Alt Gr + period gives ॥.
What is the difference between Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi?
Gurmukhi is the Punjabi script used in India; Shahmukhi, based on the Perso-Arabic alphabet, is used in Pakistan. This keyboard is Gurmukhi; for Shahmukhi, use the Urdu keyboard.
