Hindi fonts for mac os x download6/19/2023 ![]() The virama allows us to make as many conjuncts as needed, allowing words like ઈર્ષ્યા (ઈ + ર + ્ + ષ + ્ + ય + ા). Hence, we would use the virama to indicate it is in conjunction with "ક". In the word ષટ્કોણ, "ટ" doesn't have a half-form. The virama is used as an accent in Gujarati to form conjuncts with consonants that do not have the half form. For example, half of an "Ma" is મ્, but what about ટ, ડ, and દ? In addition to forming conjuncts, this key also allows us to combine two consonants where the first doesn't have a "half-looking" character. It takes the place of the apostrophe key in an English keyboard, making it very accessible. As you have learned this key allows us to type conjuncts without remembering any codes. The first key to familiarize is the VIRAMA accent (called halant in English), which looks like ્ on the layout. I will explain the placement of only certain special keys here. There are a certain few exceptions to the phonetic placements because there are more Gujarati consonants than English consonants, but these can be learned easily and need no discussion. ![]() I also remapped the Gujarati numerals to coincide with the English numerals. The phonetic consonants are placed as according to Images 1 and 2 above. Image 3: Hindi Phonetic Keyboard Layout - Alt State Special Keys Placement
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