Home › Generators & Text Tools › Telugu Typing Tool
Telugu Typing Tool
This free Telugu typing tool turns Telugu written in English letters into the round Telugu script — naa peru ravi becomes నా పేరు రవి. A complete on-screen Telugu keyboard is included for exact typing on any phone or computer.
Words convert as you press Space. Remember: e and o are short; capital E and O are long.
How to use this Telugu typing tool
- Type your Telugu words in English letters in the yellow box, the way they sound: naa peru.
- Press Space after a word and it converts into Telugu script. The Convert button converts everything at once.
- Watch the vowels: e and o are short, capitals E and O are long.
- Type a capital M for the round anusvara dot (ం), as in aM = అం.
- Use the keyboard tab for exact letters, then copy your text or download it as a .txt file.
How it works — the typing scheme
The scheme is phonetic, and the full table is below. Consonants match by sound — kh, chh, sh — with capitals for the tongue-curled set, so small t is త and capital T is ట. Vowels stand alone at the start of a word (a = అ) and become signs after a consonant (ka = క, kaa = కా, ki = కి). Telugu cares about vowel length more than Hindi does, so the scheme keeps short and long pairs apart: e = ఎ (short) but E = ఏ (long), and o = ఒ but O = ఓ.
Joined letters, called ottulu, form on their own when consonants come together — the first consonant takes the virama (్) and tucks under the next. A couple of everyday words are matched whole first: peru gives పేరు (name), the spelling everyone expects, and ela gives ఎలా (how).
| You type | At the start of a word | After a consonant (sign) |
|---|---|---|
| a | అ | — (no sign) |
| aa | ఆ | ా |
| i | ఇ | ి |
| ee | ఈ | ీ |
| u | ఉ | ు |
| oo | ఊ | ూ |
| e | ఎ | ె |
| E | ఏ | ే |
| ai | ఐ | ై |
| o | ఒ | ొ |
| O | ఓ | ో |
| au | ఔ | ౌ |
| ri | ఋ | ృ |
| You type | Letter | You type | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| ka | క | da | ద |
| kha | ఖ | dha | ధ |
| ga | గ | na | న |
| gha | ఘ | pa | ప |
| nga | ఙ | pha | ఫ |
| cha | చ | ba | బ |
| chha | ఛ | bha | భ |
| ja | జ | ma | మ |
| jha | ఝ | ya | య |
| nya | ఞ | ra | ర |
| Ta | ట | la | ల |
| Tha | ఠ | va | వ |
| Da | డ | sha | శ |
| Dha | ఢ | Sha | ష |
| Na | ణ | sa | స |
| ta | త | ha | హ |
| tha | థ | ksha | క్ష |
| Special rule | You get | Note |
|---|---|---|
| M (capital M) | ం | Anusvara (sunna) — aM = అం |
| E and O (capitals) | ే / ో | Long e and o — e and o alone are short |
| ' (apostrophe) | ్ | Virama (ottu) — cuts the vowel: k'ta = క్త |
Type a capital M for the anusvara, the round dot called sunna (ం), and an apostrophe to force a virama. Numbers you type stay as 0–9; the keyboard tab also offers the Telugu digits ౦–౯. Both tabs write into the same text box, so you can type a sentence phonetically and repair a single word on the keyboard.
Worked example
Type this in the yellow box: naa peru ravi.
Step 1: naa: n + aa gives the long sign ా — నా, "my".
Step 2: peru is an everyday word, matched whole — పేరు, "name", with its long e.
Step 3: ravi: r + a = ర, v + i gives the sign ి — రవి.
The result reads నా పేరు రవి — "my name is Ravi". The "Type a sample" button types the same sentence for you. Notice step 2: typed strictly by letters, peru would come out with a short e — the common-words list is what keeps the famous words spelled the way Telugu readers expect.
About the Telugu script
Telugu letters are famously round — a shape that comes from centuries of writing on palm leaves, where straight lines and sharp corners would tear the leaf. The script belongs to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and is spoken by around 80 million people. Telugu is sometimes called the "Italian of the East" because its words almost all end in vowel sounds, which gives the language a musical flow.
The script has 16 vowels and 36 consonants in its traditional count, and its joined letters stack neatly under the main letter instead of squeezing beside it. Vowel length changes meaning — a short e and a long e can be the difference between two words — which is why this tool keeps e/E and o/O apart rather than guessing.
FAQ
How does Telugu typing work on this page?
Type Telugu words in English letters in the yellow box, as they sound, and press Space after each word to convert it into Telugu script. Consonants match by sound, vowels become signs after consonants, joined letters form automatically, and a capital M gives the anusvara dot. The keyboard tab lets you tap exact Telugu letters instead, and both tabs write into the same text box.
What is the difference between e, E, o and O?
Telugu has both short and long e and o sounds, and they are different letters. Lowercase e is the short ఎ and o is the short ఒ; capital E is the long ఏ and capital O is the long ఓ. Length changes meaning in Telugu, so the tool never guesses: type the one you mean. The famous word peru (name) is an exception held in the common-words list, so it always comes out as పేరు with the long e.
How do I type joined letters (ottulu) in Telugu?
Just type the consonants together and the join happens on its own: when a consonant is followed directly by another consonant, the first one takes the virama (్) and sits under the next letter, as in k + sh building క్ష. On the keyboard tab, tap the virama key (్) between letters to make a join yourself, or use the ready-made క్ష key. An apostrophe in the English-letters box forces a virama anywhere.
How do I type the round dot (ం) in Telugu?
That dot is the anusvara, called sunna in Telugu. In the English-letters box, type a capital M where the sound comes: aM gives అం and kaM gives కం. On the keyboard tab, the sunna has its own key in the signs row, next to the virama. Tap or type it right after the letter it belongs to.
Why did "peru" come out as పేరు with a long e?
Because that is the correct and expected spelling of the word for "name", and everyone who types "peru" means పేరు. Strictly by the letter scheme, e is the short vowel, so this everyday word is kept on a small common-words list that is checked before the scheme — the same list holds ela (ఎలా, how). For other words, remember: short e is e, long e is capital E.
Can I save or share my Telugu text?
Yes. Copy puts the text on your clipboard for WhatsApp, documents and social media, and Download .txt saves it as a UTF-8 file so the Telugu letters open correctly on any device. The whole tool runs in your browser — nothing you type is uploaded, stored or tracked — and it is completely free.