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Krutidev Special Characters

Every punctuation mark, symbol, number, and special character in Krutidev 010 with the exact keyboard shortcut to type it.

Special characters in Krutidev go beyond the basic consonants and vowels. These include conjuncts (joint letters like क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ), nukta characters (borrowed from Urdu/Arabic like क़, ख़, ग़), and punctuation that behaves differently in Hindi than in English.

Government typists encounter these most often when typing legal text (which uses formal conjuncts), Urdu-origin words in official correspondence (which need nukta marks), and financial documents (which mix Devanagari and Arabic numerals). Knowing the Krutidev code for each special character saves time compared to hunting through the keyboard layout.

Punctuation & Symbols

Symbol	Name	Hindi	Krutidev Code	Key
।	Purna Viram / Full Stop	पूर्ण विराम	A	Shift+a
?	Question Mark	प्रश्नचिह्न	\	Backslash
(	Left Parenthesis	बायाँ कोष्ठक	¼	Alt+0188
)	Right Parenthesis	दायाँ कोष्ठक	½	Alt+0189
{	Left Curly Brace	बायाँ घुंघराला कोष्ठक	¿	Alt+0191
}	Right Curly Brace	दायाँ घुंघराला कोष्ठक	À	Alt+0192
=	Equals Sign	बराबर का चिह्न	¾	Alt+0190
-	Hyphen	हाइफ़न	&	Shift+7
,	Comma	अल्पविराम	]	] key
;	Semicolon	अर्धविराम	(	Shift+9
'	Left Smart Quote	बायाँ उद्धरण चिह्न	^	Shift+6
'	Right Smart Quote	दायाँ उद्धरण चिह्न	*	Shift+8
“	Left Double Quote	बायाँ दोहरा उद्धरण	Þ	Alt+0222
”	Right Double Quote	दायाँ दोहरा उद्धरण	ß	Alt+0223
॥	Double Danda	दोहरा दंड	AA	Shift+a twice
ऽ	Avagraha	अवग्रह	·	Alt+0183
/	Slash (in text)	स्लैश	@	Shift+2

Devanagari Numerals (देवनागरी अंक)

These are the traditional Devanagari digit forms. Most government documents use Arabic numerals (0-9) even in Hindi text, but some formal publications require these.

Digit	Devanagari	Krutidev Code	Alt Code
0	०	å	Alt+0229
1	१	ƒ	Alt+0131
2	२	„	Alt+0132
3	३	…	Alt+0133
4	४	†	Alt+0134
5	५	‡	Alt+0135
6	६	ˆ	Alt+0136
7	७	‰	Alt+0137
8	८	Š	Alt+0138
9	९	‹	Alt+0139

Nukta Characters (नुक्ता वाले अक्षर)

Nukta adds a dot below a consonant to represent sounds borrowed from Urdu/Arabic/Persian. These are common in Hindi words like ज़मीन (zameen), फ़ोन (phone), and क़ीमत (qeemat).

Character	Name	Krutidev Code	Key Combination
क़	Qa	d+	d then Shift+=
ख़	Kha with nukta	[k+	[ k then Shift+=
ग़	Gha with nukta	x+	x then Shift+=
ज़	Za	t+	t then Shift+=
ड़	Da with nukta	M+	Shift+m then Shift+=
ढ़	Dha with nukta	<+	Shift+, then Shift+=
फ़	Fa	Q+	Shift+q then Shift+=

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Frequently Asked Questions

Krutidev me purna viram (<span lang="hi">।</span>) kaise likhe?

Press Shift+a (capital A). The standard period key "." produces ण् (half Na) in Krutidev, not a full stop. The Devanagari purna viram is on the Shift+a key.

How do I type brackets in Krutidev?

Krutidev remaps the bracket keys. Parentheses ( ) use special characters ¼ and ½ (Alt+0188 and Alt+0189). Curly braces { } use ¿ and À (Alt+0191 and Alt+0192). Most typists copy-paste brackets or use the character map when needed.

How do I type Devanagari numerals (<span lang="hi">०१२</span> instead of 012) in Krutidev?

Devanagari numerals use high-ASCII characters in Krutidev. They require Alt codes: Alt+0229 for ०, Alt+0131 for १, and so on. Most government documents use standard Arabic numerals (0-9) even in Hindi text, so Devanagari numerals are rarely needed in practice.

What is a nukta character and how do I type it?

A nukta (़) is a dot placed below a consonant to represent sounds borrowed from Arabic/Persian. For example, ज़ (za) is ज with a nukta. In Krutidev, type the base consonant first, then press Shift+= (the plus key) to add the nukta dot.

Krutidev me comma kaise likhe?

Press the ] (right bracket) key for a comma in Krutidev. The standard comma key "," produces ए (the vowel e) in Krutidev. This remapping catches many beginners off guard.