Mangal Inscript Hindi Typing Test

Practise the Government of India's standard Unicode keyboard — built in, works on any English keyboard.

About the Inscript keyboard

Inscript places vowels and matras on the left hand and consonants on the right hand, in the phonetic order of the Devanagari alphabet. The D key is the halant (्) used to make half letters and conjuncts: क + ् + ष = क्ष. Shift+. types the purna viram (।).

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Frequently asked questions

Which exams use Mangal Inscript?

SSC and CPCT offer Inscript for Hindi, and it is the standard for most central government offices. Many state exams also accept it.

How do I type half letters in Inscript?

Type the consonant, then D (halant ्), then the next consonant. For example K + D + < gives क्ष.