The layout closely mimics the traditional mechanical Hindi typewriter layout.
Some complex Devanagari conjuncts cannot be formed using standard Shift combinations. You must hold the key and type a specific 4-digit code on your keyboard's numeric keypad. Alt + 0161 : चंद्रबिंदु (ँ) Alt + 0163 : ट (ट) Alt + 0165 : ठ (ठ) Alt + 0170 : द्ध Alt + 0171 : द्य (as in विद्या) Alt + 0180 : द्व Alt + 0182 : श्व Alt + 0184 : ख्य Alt + 0188 : क्ट Alt + 0197 : क्र Alt + 0204 : थ् Alt + 0216 : क्र
Shifted Row 4 Z : रा X : ला C : वा V : शा B : षा N : सा M : हा < : ँ (chandrabindu) > : — (long punctuation) ? : ़ (nukta) or other diacritic Shree Dev Font Keyboard Chart
: Keep your fingers on the Home Row ( A , S , D , F and J , K , L , ; ).
To make this keyboard chart work, you must install the Shree Dev fonts on your system: The layout closely mimics the traditional mechanical Hindi
: Holding Shift changes the character from a full letter to a half-letter or a vowel sign (Matra).
Below is a clear, visual reference for typing with the Shree Dev (Shree Devanagari) font layout on a standard US QWERTY keyboard. Use this chart to map keys to Devanagari characters, diacritics (matras), conjunct helpers, and common punctuation when Shree Dev is active. Alt + 0161 : चंद्रबिंदु (ँ) Alt +
(If the actual Shree Dev keyboard differs, replace mappings above with the font’s layout.)
: Special conjuncts, fractions, and rare characters require pressing the Alt key combined with a specific numeric code. Shree Dev Font Keyboard Chart
: Widely used in DTP (Desktop Publishing), banking, and education for professional document creation. Special Character Alt Codes
(Note: This is a generalized phonetic representation. Specific versions may swap keys like 'f' and 'F' or 's' and 'S' depending on the encoding.)