Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text. Go to the About the Codes section to see how they are implemented.

These charts show basic characters only. Check the latest Unicode charts to look for any additions to this block.

Vowels

Devanagari Vowels
Character Name Character OS X Option Code Win XP ALT Code Entity Hex Entity
DEVANAGARI LETTER A Option+0905 ALT+2309 &‌#2309;
DEVANAGARI LETTER AA Option+0906 ALT+2310 &‌#2310;
DEVANAGARI LETTER I Option+0907 ALT+2311 &‌#2311;
DEVANAGARI LETTER II Option+0908 ALT+2312 &‌#2312;
DEVANAGARI LETTER U Option+0909 ALT+2313 &‌#2313;
DEVANAGARI LETTER UU Option+090A ALT+2314 &‌#2314;
DEVANAGARI LETTER VOCALIC R Option+090B ALT+2315 &‌#2315;
DEVANAGARI LETTER VOCALIC L Option+090C ALT+2316 &‌#2316;
DEVANAGARI LETTER CANDRA E Option+090D ALT+2317 &‌#2317;
DEVANAGARI LETTER SHORT E Option+090E ALT+2318 &‌#2318;
DEVANAGARI LETTER E Option+090F ALT+2319 &‌#2319;
DEVANAGARI LETTER AI Option+0910 ALT+2320 &‌#2320;
DEVANAGARI LETTER CANDRA O Option+0911 ALT+2321 &‌#2321;
DEVANAGARI LETTER SHORT O Option+0912 ALT+2322 &‌#2322;
DEVANAGARI LETTER O Option+0913 ALT+2323 &‌#2323;
DEVANAGARI LETTER AU Option+0914 ALT+2324 &‌#2324;
DEVANAGARI LETTER VOCALIC RR Option+0960 ALT+2400 &‌#2400;
DEVANAGARI LETTER VOCALIC LL Option+0961 ALT+2401 &‌#2401;

 

Consonants

Devanagari Consonants
Character Name Character OS X Option Code Win XP ALT Code Entity Hex Entity
DEVANAGARI LETTER KA Option+0915 ALT+2325 &‌#2325;
DEVANAGARI LETTER KHA Option+0916 ALT+2326 &‌#2326;
DEVANAGARI LETTER GA Option+0917 ALT+2327 &‌#2327;
DEVANAGARI LETTER GHA Option+0918 ALT+2328 &‌#2328;
DEVANAGARI LETTER NGA Option+0919 ALT+2329 &‌#2329;
DEVANAGARI LETTER CA Option+091A ALT+2330 &‌#2330;
DEVANAGARI LETTER CHA Option+091B ALT+2331 &‌#2331;
DEVANAGARI LETTER JA Option+091C ALT+2332 &‌#2332;
DEVANAGARI LETTER JHA Option+091D ALT+2333 &‌#2333;
DEVANAGARI LETTER NYA Option+091E ALT+2334 &‌#2334;
DEVANAGARI LETTER TTA Option+091F ALT+2335 &‌#2335;
DEVANAGARI LETTER TTHA Option+0920 ALT+2336 &‌#2336;
DEVANAGARI LETTER DDA Option+0921 ALT+2337 &‌#2337;
DEVANAGARI LETTER DDHA Option+0922 ALT+2338 &‌#2338;
DEVANAGARI LETTER NNA Option+0923 ALT+2339 &‌#2339;
DEVANAGARI LETTER TA Option+0924 ALT+2340 &‌#2340;
DEVANAGARI LETTER THA Option+0925 ALT+2341 &‌#2341;
DEVANAGARI LETTER DA Option+0926 ALT+2342 &‌#2342;
DEVANAGARI LETTER DHA Option+0927 ALT+2343 &‌#2343;
DEVANAGARI LETTER NA Option+0928 ALT+2344 &‌#2344;
DEVANAGARI LETTER NNNA Option+0929 ALT+2345 &‌#2345;
DEVANAGARI LETTER PA Option+092A ALT+2346 &‌#2346;
DEVANAGARI LETTER PHA Option+092B ALT+2347 &‌#2347;
DEVANAGARI LETTER BA Option+092C ALT+2348 &‌#2348;
DEVANAGARI LETTER BHA Option+092D ALT+2349 &‌#2349;
DEVANAGARI LETTER MA Option+092E ALT+2350 &‌#2350;
DEVANAGARI LETTER YA Option+092F ALT+2351 &‌#2351;
DEVANAGARI LETTER RA Option+0930 ALT+2352 &‌#2352;
DEVANAGARI LETTER RRA Option+0931 ALT+2353 &‌#2353;
DEVANAGARI LETTER LA Option+0932 ALT+2354 &‌#2354;
DEVANAGARI LETTER LLA Option+0933 ALT+2355 &‌#2355;
DEVANAGARI LETTER LLLA Option+0934 ALT+2356 &‌#2356;
DEVANAGARI LETTER VA Option+0935 ALT+2357 &‌#2357;
DEVANAGARI LETTER SHA Option+0936 ALT+2358 &‌#2358;
DEVANAGARI LETTER SSA Option+0937 ALT+2359 &‌#2359;
DEVANAGARI LETTER SA Option+0938 ALT+2360 &‌#2360;
DEVANAGARI LETTER HA Option+0939 ALT+2361 &‌#2361;
DEVANAGARI LETTER QA Option+0958 ALT+2392 &‌#2392;
DEVANAGARI LETTER KHHA Option+0959 ALT+2393 &‌#2393;
DEVANAGARI LETTER GHHA Option+095A ALT+2394 &‌#2394;
DEVANAGARI LETTER ZA Option+095B ALT+2395 &‌#2395;
DEVANAGARI LETTER DDDHA Option+095C ALT+2396 &‌#2396;
DEVANAGARI LETTER RHA Option+095D ALT+2397 &‌#2397;
DEVANAGARI LETTER FA Option+095E ALT+2398 &‌#2398;

DEVANAGARI LETTER YYA

Option+095F ALT+2399 &‌#2399;

 

Devanagari Signs and Punctuations

Note: When codes for combining signs are inputted, they are placed on the adjacent
letter. Signs are shown combined with a supporting .

Devanagari Signs/Punctuation
Character Name Character OS X Option Code Win XP ALT Code Entity Hex Entity
DEVANAGARI SIGN CANDRABINDU कँ Option+0901 ALT+2305 &‌#2305;
DEVANAGARI SIGN ANUSVARA कं Option+0902 ALT+2306 &‌#2306;
DEVANAGARI SIGN VISARGA कः Option+0903 ALT+2307 &‌#2307;
DEVANAGARI SIGN NUKTA क़ Option+093C ALT+2364 &‌#2364;
DEVANAGARI SIGN AVAGRAHA कऽ Option+093D ALT+2365 &‌#2365;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN AA का Option+093E ALT+2366 &‌#2366;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN I कि Option+093F ALT+2367 &‌#2367;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN II की Option+0940 ALT+2368 &‌#2368;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN U कु Option+0941 ALT+2369 &‌#2369;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN UU कू Option+0942 ALT+2370 &‌#2370;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R कृ Option+0943 ALT+2371 &‌#2371;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC RR कॄ Option+0944 ALT+2372 &‌#2372;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC L कॢ Option+0962 ALT+2402 &‌#2402;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC LL कॣ Option+0963 ALT+2403 &‌#2403;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN CANDRA E कॅ Option+0945 ALT+2373 &‌#2373;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN SHORT E कॆ Option+0946 ALT+2374 &‌#2374;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN E के Option+0947 ALT+2375 &‌#2375;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN AI कै Option+0948 ALT+2376 &‌#2376;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN CANDRA O कॉ Option+0949 ALT+2377 &‌#2377;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN SHORT O कॊ Option+094A ALT+2378 &‌#2378;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN O को Option+094B ALT+2379 &‌#2379;
DEVANAGARI VOWEL SIGN AU कौ Option+094C ALT+2380 &‌#2380;
DEVANAGARI SIGN VIRAMA क् Option+094D ALT+2381 &‌#2381;
DEVANAGARI STRESS SIGN UDATTA क॑ Option+0951 ALT+2385 &‌#2385;
DEVANAGARI STRESS SIGN ANUDATTA क॒ Option+0952 ALT+2386 &‌#2386;
DEVANAGARI GRAVE ACCENT क॓ Option+0953 ALT+2387 &‌#2387;
DEVANAGARI ACUTE ACCENT क॔ Option+0954 ALT+2388 &‌#2388;
DEVANAGARI DANDA क। Option+0964 ALT+2404 &‌#2404;
DEVANAGARI DOUBLE DANDA क॥ Option+0965 ALT+2405 &‌#2405;

 

Numerals and Symbols

Devanagari Numerals and Symbols
Character Name Character OS X Option Code Win XP ALT Code Entity Hex Entity
DEVANAGARI DIGIT ZERO Option+0966 ALT+2406 &‌#2406;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT ONE Option+0967 ALT+2407 &‌#2407;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT TWO Option+0968 ALT+2408 &‌#2408;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT THREE Option+0969 ALT+2409 &‌#2409;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT FOUR Option+096A ALT+2410 &‌#2410;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT FIVE Option+096B ALT+2411 &‌#2411;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT SIX Option+096C ALT+2412 &‌#2412;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT SEVEN Option+096D ALT+2413 &‌#2413;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT EIGHT Option+096E ALT+2414 &‌#2414;
DEVANAGARI DIGIT NINE Option+096F ALT+2415 &‌#2415;
DEVANAGARI OM Option+0950 ALT+2384 &‌#2384;
DEVANAGARI ABBREVIATION SIGN Option+0970 ALT+2416 &‌#2416;

 

About The Codes

Using the Entity Codes

The Unicode numeric entity codes can be expressed as either decimal numbers or hexadecimal numbers.

For instance, the decimal version of the Sanskrit yogī (योगी)
would be &‌#1057;&‌#1087;&‌#1086;&‌#1088;&‌#1090;

The hexadecimal version of Sanskrit yogī (योगी) is
&‌#x092F;&‌#x0917;&‌#x094B;&‌#x0440;&‌#x0940;
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.:

Windows Word Numeric Alt Codes

Use ALT plus the decimal version of any code to input it into a Windows document.

Note: These work only in Word 2003+ for Windows. Users with other software or versions of Windows may wish to use the Character Map instead.

OS X Option Codes

If an application supports the Unicode Hex input Keyboard, then use Option plus the hexadecimal number.

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