Lipikaar is a simple method for typing in Punjabi on an ordinary keyboard. It requires no learning, and within a few seconds you will be able to type in Punjabi any word that you can imagine.

Lipikaar Typing Software is based on a simple assumption - if you can write in Punjabi, then you can type in Punjabi with Lipikaar. It works on all Windows Applications, MS Office, All Websites, Chat and E-mail.

To start typing in Punjabi, download our popular versions - a Desktop Plugin for Windows and IE, and a Free Extension to the popular Mozilla FireFox browser.

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Lipikaar is a software that lets you type in Punjabi with ease. Apart from Punjabi, we support many other languages. To get help on the language which you want, choose it from the page menu.

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Since Lipikaar comes in two versions: Lipikaar for the Windows Desktop and Lipikaar Firefox Add-on, it supports almost all Windows and Internet based applications in which you need to type in Punjabi. The Lipikaar Desktop Application lets you create Word documents, Presentations, Excel Sheets, or simply chat in any messenger in your language. Download this desktop plugin and type in your language in any standard Office, Internet and Windows Desktop Applications. Lipikaar works with Windows XP, Win 2000, Vista, ME. [ Download Lipikaar for Windows ] The Lipikaar FireFox Addon lets you create emails, blogs, scraps, comments, chats and search in your favourite language on any website. Download this free add-on for Firefox and start typing into any website. [ Download Lipikaar for FireFox ] Both the versions support 15 languages - Arabic, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Nepali, Konkani, Sindhi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Urdu.

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Very Easy! Be in complete control while typing. No dependence on correct English spellings. Read the rules once and type any word, and even create your own style of writing.

Just follow these rules for Punjabi:

Rule 1

Type the phonetically nearest English alphabet repeatedly till you see the character you want onscreen. Same as you type on your mobile phone while sending a text message (SMS).
Type S once for ਸ, twice for ਸ਼ and thrice for .
Also, to attach ਰ to an alphabet as in ਕ੍ਰ, ਕ type R repeatedly after the alphabet.
For ਕ੍ਰਮ, type K R R M ,
For ਕਪਾ, type K R R R P A.

Rule 2

For half characters, type X after the alphabet. For ਗੁਪ੍ਤਾ, type G U P X T A.
For ਕਰ੍ਮਾ K R X M A.

Rule 3

Type Z to get all the special characters and symbols in Punjabi.

For example, by typing Z repeatedly, you will get ੰ ਂ ਼ । and so on.

Thus, for typing ਮੰ , type M Z.
To type ਅ। , type A A Z Z Z Z.

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Now try typing these words yourself:

ਕਮਲ
ਦੇਵਿਕਾ
ਸੁਧੀ੍ਰ
ਵਰ੍ਮਾ
ਮਿਸ੍ਤਰ
ਏਨਕ
ਉਲ੍ਲੂ
ਟ੍ਰਕ
ਜਹਾਂ

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a	ਾlਅlਆlਊਂ
b	ਬlਭlਦ੍ਬ
c	ਚlਛlਕ੍
d	ਦlਧlਡlਢlਦ੍ਧlਦ੍ਵlਦ੍ਯlਦ੍ਦlਦ੍ਮlਦ੍ਨ
e	ੇlੈlਏlਐl੍ਯl੍ਵl੍
f	ਫlਫ਼lਪ
g	ਗlਘlਜ੍ਞlਙlਗ਼
h	ਹlਹ੍ਮlਹ੍ਯlਹ੍ਲlਹ੍ਨlਹ੍ਵ
i	ਿlੀlਇlਈ
j	ਜlਝlਞlਜ੍ਞlਜ਼
k	ਕlਖlਕ੍ਤlਕ਼lਖ਼
l	ਲlਲ਼lਲ਼਼lਹ੍ਲ
m	ਮlਦ੍ਮlਹ੍ਮ
n	ਨlਣlਨ਼lਦ੍ਨlਹ੍ਨ
o	ੋlੌlਓlਔ
p	ਪlਫlਫ਼
r	ਰl੍ਰ
s	ਸlਸ਼
t	ਤlਥlਟlਠlਤ੍ਰ
u	ੁlੂlਉlਊ
v	ਵlਦ੍ਵlਹ੍ਵ
w	ਵlਦ੍ਵlਹ੍ਵ
x	੍lੱ
y	ਯlਯ਼lਦ੍ਯlਹ੍ਯ
z	ੰlਂl਼l।

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Matras are placed incorrectly. Left side matras are placed on the right of the associated character. Or matras are rendered wrongly.

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The problem is that Unicode fonts are not available. The characters appear as boxes or question marks.

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Yes. The Lipikaar Desktop Application is not dependent on Internet connectivity. It is an offline program which resides on the background of your Windows operating system. All you need to do is to select your language, enable Lipikaar and you are ready to type in any Windows-based application like Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc.

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The Lipikaar FireFox Extension is a free tool for Internet applications. This extension technically does require an Internet connection, but after installation it runs through FireFox. Thus, even if you are offline, the extension functions the same way as when you are online. You can turn off your connection, finish all the typing in your Internet Application using the Lipikaar FireFox extension. Similar to how you can be offline while composing an email in Outlook or Thunderbird.

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Now that's a sweet thought. Feedback is always welcome, good or bad, praise or bewilderment, we are always there for you!
See our Testimonials Page to read what our users feel.
For product support, feedback or to report a bug for the Punjabi language, send an email to
Our contact addresses and phone numbers are given here.

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