Hindi Keyboard
A keyboard is a primary input device for computers. A keyboard is composed of buttons used to create letters, numbers, and symbols, and perform additional functions. A Hindi keyboard is used to input Hindi characters and letters on computer. When we talk about Hindi keyboard means keyboards that are capable for Hindi typing. Hindi typing keyboards can be a physical device or virtual keyboard layouts.
Physical Hindi keyboards are not in trends nowadays because all the work of Hindi typing can be possible with various Hindi Keyboard layouts and software's, we can activate as per our need in computer systems.
Hindi Keyboard (हिंदी कीबोर्ड) can be categorized on Six types based upon Keyboard character mappings:
1. Remington (typewriter) Hindi Keyboard (For Krutidev/ Devlys etc.)
2. Remington (GAIL) Hindi Keyboard (Unicode Font - Mangal font etc.)
3. Remington (CBI) Hindi Keyboard (Unicode Font - Mangal etc.)
4. Inscript Hindi Keyboard
5. Phonetic Hindi Keyboard (Hinglish Keyboard)
6. Android Mobile Hinglish Keyboard
1. Remington (typewriter) Hindi Keyboard (For Krutidev/Devlys etc.)
A standard Hindi typing keyboard (Remington keyboard) layout with the Hindi font Devlys and Kruti Dev. Remington Hindi keyboard is used in government typing examination such as Informatic Assistant in Rajasthan. Use Hindi typing tutor to learn typing with Hindi keyboard it will help you lot to get success in your typing test examination. It is the most popular and fast way to learn Hindi typing with Remington keyboard layout. Its is keyboard layout use in typewriter machine too.
Some of the character you will not found on this Hindi keyboard layout, can be typed with combination of Alt + 0XXX numeric code, to learn these code click on special character code for Hindi typing.
Download Krutidev Hindi Keyboard Layout
2. Remington (GAIL) Hindi Keyboard (Unicode Font - mangal etc.)
Remington GAIL layout used with Hindi Unicode font like Mangal, Aparajita, Arial Unicode MS, Akshar and many more. In many govt examination of Hindi typing test required Remington Gail keyboard layout is used like - SSC, CRPF, CISF, CPCT etc. Remington keyboard actually designed for those peoples who are habitual of old Mechanical typewriter keyboards, So it has same character mappings as own typewriter Hindi keyboards. Hindi Remington Gail Keyboard supports typing in Unicode Hindi fonts. Here you can see and download Remington keyboard layout from below link.
How to Free download Hindi Remington Gail Keyboard
Remington Gail Keyboard Character Code Guide
Download Hindi Remington (GAIL) Keyboard Layout
3. Remington (CBI) Hindi Keyboard (Unicode Font - Mangal etc.)
Remington CBI Layout also used for Hindi Unicode typing. There are minor difference in Remington Gail and CBI layout. To type in Remington CBI keyboard you need to install a software and activate in system. See the layout given below.
Free Remington CBI Typing software download
Download Hindi Remington (CBI) Keyboard Layout
4. Inscript Hindi Keyboard
Inscript keyboard is the new keyboard layout designed for Indian Language Typing this format supports up to 12 Indian language typing. It's not a popular keyboard for Hindi typing and also more difficult to learn Hindi typing with Inscript Hindi keyboard.
Inscript Hindi keyboard also used in SSC typing test exam, ssc data entry test exam along with Remington Gail/CBI layout. Inscript keyboard supports Unicode font. Inscript keyboard works with Mangal Hindi font that is used in SSC Exams for Typing Test and Stenography test.
Download Hindi Inscript Keyboard Layout
Inscript Keyboard Layout is already available in your windows operating system; you have to enable Hindi Inscript Keyboard in Windows Operating System. The steps for Enabling Inscript Hindi Keyboard are given in following link.
How to Enable Inscript Keyboard in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP
Inscript keyboard Character Code Guide
5. Phonetic Hindi Keyboard (English to Hindi Typing)
This is Phonetic based keyboard layout for Hindi Typing. Phonetic means "Type as you Speak", Hindi transliteration software works on Phonetic Keyboard, It is also know as Hinglish typing. If you are not know Hindi Typing then you can type with phonetic pattern In which you can type with your English keyboard and get in Hindi. Its the simplest method for Hindi Typing Without learning or practicing any keyboard layout.
To type Hindi Using Phonetics go to English to Hindi Typing
6. Android Mobile Hindi Keyboard App
In todays time we spent our more time on mobile phones specially Android smart phone, Your android smart phone also support Hindi keyboard. You can download free Hindi Keyboard App for Android mobile it will work on transliteration system and type in Hindi from English.