Odia InScript Keyboard

Updated 26 October 2026

The Odia InScript keyboard, on one chart

InScript is the Government of India standard keyboard for Indian scripts, and the Odia keyboard that Windows installs. OSSC's recent computer skill tests have used it, so it is the layout to learn for an Odisha government typing test; check your notification for the layout your post names. The notepad above is already set to InScript for this visit, so you can try every key as you read.

Each key below shows the letter it types on its own (large), with Shift (above), and with AltGr, the right-hand Alt key (small, in the corner). The English letter printed on the key is in the top left.

How the layout is organised

InScript puts vowel signs under the left hand and consonants under the right, so most syllables alternate between your hands. On the home row, the left hand types କୋ କେ କ୍ କି କୁ, shown here on କ (keys A S D F G), and the right hand types ପ ର କ ତ ଚ (keys H J K L ;). Press Shift on the same key for the independent vowel or the breathy consonant: F gives the sign ି, Shift+F gives ଇ; K gives କ, Shift+K gives ଖ.

• Halanta. The D key. Type it between two consonants to join them: L, D, J gives ତ୍ର.
• Joined letters with their own keys. Shift with the number row: 3 ୍ର (the ra sign under a letter), 4 ର୍ (ra over a letter), 5 ଜ୍ଞ, 6 ତ୍ର, 7 କ୍ଷ, 8 ଶ୍ର.
• Marks. X is anusvara (ଂ), Shift+X chandrabindu (ଁ), Shift+minus visarga (ଃ), Shift+period the danda (।).
• Odia digits. AltGr with the number row types ୧ ୨ ୩. Without AltGr the number row types 1 2 3.
• Joining control. Ctrl+Shift+2 types a zero-width non-joiner, which stops two letters from joining; Ctrl+Shift+1 a zero-width joiner; Ctrl+Shift+4 the rupee sign (₹).

Every key in a table

Learn it in short steps

1. Spend a day on the home row only: the five vowel signs and ପ ର କ ତ ଚ. Type simple words like କର, ପର and ପତି in the notepad above.
2. Add the top row (ୌ ୈ ା ୀ ୂ on the left, ବ ହ ଗ ଦ ଜ ଡ on the right) and then the bottom row.
3. Learn Shift last, one row at a time, and the halanta for joined letters.
4. Check your progress on the Odia typing test, which starts on InScript and shows your speed and accuracy.

If you only need to write Odia now and then, typing in Roman letters is quicker to pick up: see the ITRANS chart and the main Odia typing notepad. To switch the notepad between the two, open Settings and choose the Odia keyboard.

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