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Telugu Typing - A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering the Keyboard PART 3: Handling Conjunct Characters (Gunintalu and Vattulu)

What Are Conjunct Characters?

Telugu has Gunintalu (vowel-modified consonants) and Vattulu (conjunct consonants) that combine to form complex characters.

For example:

క + ్ + ష = క్ష (ksha)
ద + ్ + ధ = ద్ధ (ddha)
త + ్ + ర = త్ర (tra)
ప + ్ + త = ప్త (pta)

How to Type Conjunct Characters

Type the first consonant (Example: "క" by pressing ‘k’).
Add the Halant (Virama) symbol to remove the vowel sound (Example: "్" by pressing ‘]’).
Type the second consonant to complete the conjunct character (Example: "ష" by pressing ‘x’).
Final output: "క్ష" (ksha).

Examples of Telugu Words with Conjunct Characters

శ్రీ (Sri) – Lord
పండిత్ (Pandit) – Scholar
భక్తి (Bhakti) – Devotion

Typing conjunct characters is important for professional Telugu typing.