How do I use this Kannada keyboard?
Type Kannada words the way they sound, using Latin letters, and they are written in Kannada script as you type. For example kannaDa gives ಕನ್ನಡ, namaskaara gives ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ and beMgaLuuru gives ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು. You can also click or tap the letters on the on-screen keyboard.
How do I type vowels?
After a consonant, aa → ಾ, i → ಿ, ii → ೀ, u → ು, uu → ೂ, e → ೆ, E → ೇ, ai → ೈ, o → ೊ, O → ೋ, au → ೌ. At the start of a word you get the full letter: amma → ಅಮ್ಮ. a is the vowel every letter already has, so type it where you want it: kannaDa → ಕನ್ನಡ.
Which keys give which consonants?
Capitals give the retroflex letters: T → ಟ, D → ಡ, N → ಣ, L → ಳ, Sh → ಷ. Use th for ಥ, sh for ಶ and ksh for ಕ್ಷ. Consonants typed together are joined, as in kannaDa → ಕನ್ನಡ. A word ending in a consonant gets the virama ್, except m, which gives ಂ. Use M for ಂ anywhere, as in beMgaLuuru.