Learn Hindi Typing
A beginner-friendly guide to typing Hindi using English letters. Learn about the Hindi language, Devanagari script, alphabets, pronunciation, and typing basics.
About Hindi Language
Hindi (हिन्दी) is one of the most widely spoken languages in India and serves as one of the official languages of the Government of India. More than 600 million people speak Hindi worldwide.
Hindi belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and evolved from Sanskrit through the Prakrit and Apabhraṃśa languages.
What we speak is the Hindi language. What we write is the Devanagari script, which is used for Hindi as well as several other Indian languages.
Devanagari Script
The Devanagari (देवनागरी) script is an abugida writing system used for Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Nepali, and several other Indian languages.
Devanagari is written from left to right and is recognized by its distinctive horizontal headline (Shirorekha). It contains vowels, consonants, vowel signs (matras), and additional symbols.
- Written from left to right
- Uses the Devanagari script
- Contains vowels and consonants
- Uses vowel signs (matras)
Learn Hindi Letters (Devanagari)
These are the core Hindi (Devanagari) letters. Click any letter to insert it directly into the typing editor above.
Vowels (स्वर)
Consonants (व्यंजन)
Additional Letters (नुक्ता)
Devanagari (Hindi) Numerals
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