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ि र र ि ि र

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Devanagari - INSCRIPT

◌िF

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Left index finger

Press lightly, then return to the home row.

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Match the guide to your device keyboard. Leave simulation unchecked when your system already types this language; enable it to practise these positions using English input.

Follow the highlighted character and finger. Correct mistakes with Backspace, then build a steady rhythm. Lesson progress resets when you change stage, layout or input mode, or leave this page.

Find your index fingers

Find the bumps at the F and J positions. Alternate your index fingers; use either thumb for Space.

These are key-position drills, not words. The large key label shows the output; the small label names its US keyboard position. Follow the highlighted finger. Slow down until each movement feels comfortable; speed comes with accurate repetition.

Add your middle fingers

Place your middle fingers beside your index fingers. Tap lightly and keep the other fingers resting on the home row.

Add your ring fingers

Use your ring fingers for these home-row positions. Keep your wrists relaxed.

Add your little fingers

Use your little fingers at the outer home-row positions. Avoid moving the whole hand.

Join the home row

Combine the home-row movements. Your index fingers reach inward for the G and H positions, then return home.

Reach the upper row

Reach up with the highlighted finger. Return it to the home row after each press.

Reach the lower row

Reach down with the highlighted finger. Keep your eyes on the next key and maintain a steady rhythm.

Practise the number row

Reach to the number row, then return home. Key outputs depend on your layout; follow the character shown.

Use the opposite Shift

Hold Shift with the opposite hand while pressing the highlighted key. Release Shift before each space.

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Keyboard setup & lesson notes

Practise Hindi input order with कि, की, and क्र, distinguish InScript from phonetic input, and type a short Devanagari sentence.

2 minute read + practice of optional reading · Updated October 22, 2026 · By TypeScore Lab

Decide between InScript and phonetic input

InScript assigns characters to fixed positions. A phonetic IME instead interprets Roman spellings and may offer word candidates. These are different skills: learning where क sits on InScript does not tell you which suggestion a phonetic IME will choose.

Use the Hindi input method already enabled on your device for these exercises. For the main test's built-in Devanagari - INSCRIPT reference, physical K produces क and D produces the virama ्. Leave Built-in practice unchecked when your system already produces Hindi.

Enter the consonant before the vowel sign

Practise क → का → कि → की as separate forms. For कि, enter क and then ि, even though the vowel sign appears to the left. Do not add a space to force its position. For की, choose ी; the two signs are not interchangeable.

The first drill separates each form with a space so you can inspect it. If a sign seems detached, check for an accidental space between the consonant and sign. If the base letter is wrong, verify the input method before repeating the drill.

Build clusters before increasing speed

The second drill isolates consonant combinations: क्र contains क + ् + र, and प्र contains प + ् + र. A font may join the shapes. You still need the correct text sequence, not a visually similar symbol copied from elsewhere.

The final sentence means that we read Hindi every day. Read it first, type it without a timer, then inspect the long vowel in हिंदी and the final danda ।. Move to the timed test once matras no longer interrupt every word.

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