Complete guide to Alt codes and special character combinations for efficient Krutidev Hindi typing
Master the complete set of Alt+Number combinations for typing special characters in KrutiDev Hindi keyboard layout
Kruti Dev is a non-Unicode Devanagari clip font family designed to mimic the Remington typewriter layout, making it one of the most widely used Hindi typing fonts in India. Created circa 1997 by Kruti Dev Ram, these fonts generate Hindi script via English-character keystrokes. Because they follow the Remington layout, older typists transitioning from typewriters can adapt more quickly to computer typing.
The font family revolutionized Hindi computing in the pre-Unicode era by providing a systematic approach to digital Devanagari text creation. Unlike modern Unicode fonts that represent characters semantically, KrutiDev operates as a clip font where each English keystroke maps directly to a specific Devanagari glyph, maintaining the physical key arrangement that typists were accustomed to from manual typewriters.
However, the extensive nature of the Devanagari script, with its complex character combinations, conjuncts, and special symbols, far exceeds the number of keys available on a standard keyboard. To address this fundamental limitation, KrutiDev incorporates a comprehensive system of Alt+Number combinations that unlock access to hundreds of additional characters, special symbols, and formatting elements.
These Alt code combinations are not merely supplementary—they are essential for professional Hindi typing, especially in literary contexts, government documentation, and academic writing where precision and completeness of character representation are paramount. Mastering these special character codes distinguishes a competent typist from a professional one, as they enable the creation of sophisticated Hindi documents with proper punctuation, mathematical symbols, and specialized Devanagari forms.
The 189 Alt code combinations detailed below represent the complete character set available in KrutiDev fonts, encompassing everything from basic punctuation marks to complex accented characters and mathematical symbols. This comprehensive reference serves as an indispensable tool for typists, publishers, and content creators working with KrutiDev-based Hindi typography systems.
189 essential Alt+Number combinations for KrutiDev typing
| Combination 1 | Combination 2 | Combination 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alt + 033 = ! | 64. Alt + 096 = ` | 127. Alt + 0176 = ° |
| 2. Alt + 034 = " | 65. Alt + 097 = a | 128. Alt + 0177 = ± |
| 3. Alt + 035 = # | 66. Alt + 098 = b | 129. Alt + 0179 = ³ |
| 4. Alt + 036 = $ | 67. Alt + 099 = c | 130. Alt + 0180 = ´ |
| 5. Alt + 037 = % | 68. Alt + 0100 = d | 131. Alt + 0182 = ¶ |
| 6. Alt + 038 = & | 69. Alt + 0101 = e | 132. Alt + 0183 = · |
| 7. Alt + 039 = ' | 70. Alt + 0102 = f | 133. Alt + 0184 = ¸ |
| 8. Alt + 040 = ( | 71. Alt + 0103 = g | 134. Alt + 0186 = º |
| 9. Alt + 041 = ) | 72. Alt + 0104 = h | 135. Alt + 0187 = » |
| 10. Alt + 042 = * | 73. Alt + 0105 = i | 136. Alt + 0188 = ¼ |
| 11. Alt + 043 = + | 74. Alt + 0106 = j | 137. Alt + 0189 = ½ |
| 12. Alt + 044 = , | 75. Alt + 0107 = k | 138. Alt + 0190 = ¾ |
| 13. Alt + 045 = - | 76. Alt + 0108 = l | 139. Alt + 0191 = ¿ |
| 14. Alt + 046 = . | 77. Alt + 0109 = m | 140. Alt + 0192 = À |
| 15. Alt + 047 = / | 78. Alt + 0110 = n | 141. Alt + 0193 = Á |
| 16. Alt + 048 = 0 | 79. Alt + 0111 = o | 142. Alt + 0195 = Ã |
| 17. Alt + 049 = 1 | 80. Alt + 0112 = p | 143. Alt + 0196 = Ä |
| 18. Alt + 050 = 2 | 81. Alt + 0113 = q | 144. Alt + 0197 = Å |
| 19. Alt + 051 = 3 | 82. Alt + 0114 = r | 145. Alt + 0198 = Æ |
| 20. Alt + 052 = 4 | 83. Alt + 0115 = s | 146. Alt + 0199 = Ç |
| 21. Alt + 053 = 5 | 84. Alt + 0116 = t | 147. Alt + 0200 = È |
| 22. Alt + 054 = 6 | 85. Alt + 0117 = u | 148. Alt + 0201 = É |
| 23. Alt + 055 = 7 | 86. Alt + 0118 = v | 149. Alt + 0202 = Ê |
| 24. Alt + 056 = 8 | 87. Alt + 0119 = w | 150. Alt + 0203 = Ë |
| 25. Alt + 057 = 9 | 88. Alt + 0120 = x | 151. Alt + 0204 = Ì |
| 26. Alt + 058 = : | 89. Alt + 0121 = y | 152. Alt + 0205 = Í |
| 27. Alt + 059 = ; | 90. Alt + 0122 = z | 153. Alt + 0206 = Î |
| 28. Alt + 060 = < | 91. Alt + 0123 = { | 154. Alt + 0207 = Ï |
| 29. Alt + 061 = = | 92. Alt + 0124 = | | 155. Alt + 0209 = Ñ |
| 30. Alt + 062 = > | 93. Alt + 0125 = } | 156. Alt + 0210 = Ò |
| 31. Alt + 063 = ? | 94. Alt + 0126 = ~ | 157. Alt + 0211 = Ó |
| 32. Alt + 064 = @ | 95. Alt + 0130 = ‚ | 158. Alt + 0212 = Ô |
| 33. Alt + 065 = A | 96. Alt + 0131 = ƒ | 159. Alt + 0214 = Ö |
| 34. Alt + 066 = B | 97. Alt + 0132 = „ | 160. Alt + 0216 = Ø |
| 35. Alt + 067 = C | 98. Alt + 0133 = … | 161. Alt + 0217 = Ù |
| 36. Alt + 068 = D | 99. Alt + 0134 = † | 162. Alt + 0220 = Ü |
| 37. Alt + 069 = E | 100. Alt + 0135 = ‡ | 163. Alt + 0221 = Ý |
| 38. Alt + 070 = F | 101. Alt + 0136 = ˆ | 164. Alt + 0222 = Þ |
| 39. Alt + 071 = G | 102. Alt + 0137 = ‰ | 165. Alt + 0224 = à |
| 40. Alt + 072 = H | 103. Alt + 0138 = Š | 166. Alt + 0225 = á |
| 41. Alt + 073 = I | 104. Alt + 0139 = ‹ | 167. Alt + 0226 = â |
| 42. Alt + 074 = J | 105. Alt + 0140 = Œ | 168. Alt + 0227 = ã |
| 43. Alt + 075 = K | 106. Alt + 0145 = ' | 169. Alt + 0228 = ä |
| 44. Alt + 076 = L | 107. Alt + 0146 = ' | 170. Alt + 0229 = å |
| 45. Alt + 077 = M | 108. Alt + 0147 = " | 171. Alt + 0230 = æ |
| 46. Alt + 078 = N | 109. Alt + 0148 = " | 172. Alt + 0231 = ç |
| 47. Alt + 079 = O | 110. Alt + 0150 = – | 173. Alt + 0232 = è |
| 48. Alt + 080 = P | 111. Alt + 0151 = — | 174. Alt + 0233 = é |
| 49. Alt + 081 = Q | 112. Alt + 0152 = ˜ | 175. Alt + 0234 = ê |
| 50. Alt + 082 = R | 113. Alt + 0153 = ™ | 176. Alt + 0235 = ë |
| 51. Alt + 083 = S | 114. Alt + 0155 = š | 177. Alt + 0236 = ì |
| 52. Alt + 084 = T | 115. Alt + 0159 = Ÿ | 178. Alt + 0237 = í |
| 53. Alt + 085 = U | 116. Alt + 0161 = ¡ | 179. Alt + 0238 = î |
| 54. Alt + 086 = V | 117. Alt + 0162 = ¢ | 180. Alt + 0239 = ï |
| 55. Alt + 087 = W | 118. Alt + 0163 = £ | 181. Alt + 0240 = ð |
| 56. Alt + 088 = X | 119. Alt + 0164 = ¤ | 182. Alt + 0241 = ñ |
| 57. Alt + 089 = Y | 120. Alt + 0165 = ¥ | 183. Alt + 0243 = ó |
| 58. Alt + 090 = Z | 121. Alt + 0167 = § | 184. Alt + 0244 = ô |
| 59. Alt + 091 = [ | 122. Alt + 0168 = ¨ | 185. Alt + 0245 = õ |
| 60. Alt + 092 = \ | 123. Alt + 0169 = © | 186. Alt + 0246 = ö |
| 61. Alt + 093 = ] | 124. Alt + 0170 = ª | 187. Alt + 0247 = ÷ |
| 62. Alt + 094 = ^ | 125. Alt + 0171 = « | 188. Alt + 0248 = ø |
| 63. Alt + 095 = _ | 126. Alt + 0174 = ® | 189. Alt + 0249 = ù |
| 189 total Alt code combinations available for complete KrutiDev typing | ||
Complete reference for Unicode Hindi typing using Inscript layout Alt codes
Inscript Layout was devised especially after the arrival of computers so that in the text editor text will be printed on Unicode which means Hindi text will be printed as it is.
For shortage of keys on keyboards, special method of typing keys using Alt+Number key combinations was developed. They might be special keys of Hindi but they are as useful as regular letters.
Nowadays Inscript Layout is getting popular in Indian Government offices. By regular practice, one can master these Alt key combinations. Below is produced the most exhaustive list of Online Hindi Typing ALT CODE combinations.
These Hindi Typing Codes work only in Word 2003+ for Windows.
123 essential Alt+Number combinations for Unicode Hindi typing
| Combination 1 | Combination 2 | Combination 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alt + 2309 = अ | 42. Alt + 2350 = म | 83. Alt + 2391 = ॗ |
| 2. Alt + 2310 = आ | 43. Alt + 2351 = य | 84. Alt + 2392 = क़ |
| 3. Alt + 2311 = इ | 44. Alt + 2352 = र | 85. Alt + 2393 = ख़ |
| 4. Alt + 2312 = ई | 45. Alt + 2353 = ऱ | 86. Alt + 2394 = ग़ |
| 5. Alt + 2313 = उ | 46. Alt + 2354 = ल | 87. Alt + 2395 = ज़ |
| 6. Alt + 2314 = ऊ | 47. Alt + 2355 = ळ | 88. Alt + 2396 = ड़ |
| 7. Alt + 2315 = ऋ | 48. Alt + 2356 = ऴ | 89. Alt + 2397 = ढ़ |
| 8. Alt + 2316 = ऌ | 49. Alt + 2357 = व | 90. Alt + 2398 = फ़ |
| 9. Alt + 2317 = ऍ | 50. Alt + 2358 = श | 91. Alt + 2399 = य़ |
| 10. Alt + 2318 = ऎ | 51. Alt + 2359 = ष | 92. Alt + 2400 = ॠ |
| 11. Alt + 2319 = ए | 52. Alt + 2360 = स | 93. Alt + 2401 = ॡ |
| 12. Alt + 2320 = ऐ | 53. Alt + 2361 = ह | 94. Alt + 2402 = ॢ |
| 13. Alt + 2321 = ऑ | 54. Alt + 2362 = ऺ | 95. Alt + 2403 = ॣ |
| 14. Alt + 2322 = ऒ | 55. Alt + 2363 = ऻ | 96. Alt + 2404 = । |
| 15. Alt + 2323 = ओ | 56. Alt + 2364 = ़ | 97. Alt + 2405 = ॥ |
| 16. Alt + 2324 = औ | 57. Alt + 2365 = ऽ | 98. Alt + 2406 = ० |
| 17. Alt + 2325 = क | 58. Alt + 2366 = ा | 99. Alt + 2407 = १ |
| 18. Alt + 2326 = ख | 59. Alt + 2367 = ि | 100. Alt + 2408 = २ |
| 19. Alt + 2327 = ग | 60. Alt + 2368 = ी | 101. Alt + 2409 = ३ |
| 20. Alt + 2328 = घ | 61. Alt + 2369 = ु | 102. Alt + 2410 = ४ |
| 21. Alt + 2329 = ङ | 62. Alt + 2370 = ू | 103. Alt + 2411 = ५ |
| 22. Alt + 2330 = च | 63. Alt + 2371 = ृ | 104. Alt + 2412 = ६ |
| 23. Alt + 2331 = छ | 64. Alt + 2372 = ॄ | 105. Alt + 2413 = ७ |
| 24. Alt + 2332 = ज | 65. Alt + 2373 = ॅ | 106. Alt + 2414 = ८ |
| 25. Alt + 2333 = झ | 66. Alt + 2374 = ॆ | 107. Alt + 2415 = ९ |
| 26. Alt + 2334 = ञ | 67. Alt + 2375 = े | 108. Alt + 2416 = ॰ |
| 27. Alt + 2335 = ट | 68. Alt + 2376 = ै | 109. Alt + 2417 = ॱ |
| 28. Alt + 2336 = ठ | 69. Alt + 2377 = ॉ | 110. Alt + 2418 = ॲ |
| 29. Alt + 2337 = ड | 70. Alt + 2378 = ॊ | 111. Alt + 2419 = ॳ |
| 30. Alt + 2338 = ढ | 71. Alt + 2379 = ो | 112. Alt + 2420 = ॴ |
| 31. Alt + 2339 = ण | 72. Alt + 2380 = ौ | 113. Alt + 2421 = ॵ |
| 32. Alt + 2340 = त | 73. Alt + 2381 = ् | 114. Alt + 2422 = ॶ |
| 33. Alt + 2341 = थ | 74. Alt + 2382 = ॎ | 115. Alt + 2423 = ॷ |
| 34. Alt + 2342 = द | 75. Alt + 2383 = ॏ | 116. Alt + 2424 = ॸ |
| 35. Alt + 2343 = ध | 76. Alt + 2384 = ॐ | 117. Alt + 2425 = ॹ |
| 36. Alt + 2344 = न | 77. Alt + 2385 = ॑ | 118. Alt + 2426 = ॺ |
| 37. Alt + 2345 = ऩ | 78. Alt + 2386 = ॒ | 119. Alt + 2427 = ॻ |
| 38. Alt + 2346 = प | 79. Alt + 2387 = ॓ | 120. Alt + 2428 = ॼ |
| 39. Alt + 2347 = फ | 80. Alt + 2388 = ॔ | 121. Alt + 2429 = ॽ |
| 40. Alt + 2348 = ब | 81. Alt + 2389 = ॕ | 122. Alt + 2430 = ॾ |
| 41. Alt + 2349 = भ | 82. Alt + 2390 = ॖ | 123. Alt + 2431 = ॿ |
| 123 total Inscript Alt code combinations available for complete Unicode Hindi typing | ||
Master these techniques to become a proficient Hindi typist
Dedicate 15-30 minutes daily to practice Alt code combinations. Muscle memory develops through consistent practice.
Start with the most frequently used characters and gradually expand your repertoire to less common combinations.
For best results, use the right Alt key and maintain proper finger positioning while typing the number codes.
Ensure you have the correct fonts installed (KrutiDev for legacy, Mangal for Unicode) for proper character display.
Keep this reference handy while practicing. Quick access to Alt codes improves learning speed significantly.
Set typing speed goals and track your progress. Professional Hindi typing requires 25+ WPM for most job requirements.
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