How do I use this Telugu keyboard?
Type Telugu words the way they sound, using Latin letters, and they are written in Telugu script as you type. For example telugu gives తెలుగు, namaskaaram gives నమస్కారం and amma gives అమ్మ. 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: illu → ఇల్లు. a is the vowel every letter already has, so type it where you want it: nanna → నన్న.
Which keys give which consonants?
Capitals give the retroflex letters: T → ట, D → డ, N → ణ, L → ళ, Sh → ష. Use th for థ, sh for శ, R for ఱ and ksh for క్ష. Consonants typed together are joined, as in amma → అమ్మ. A word ending in a consonant gets the virama ్, except m, which gives ం. Use M for ం anywhere.