Trilingual Sinhala/Tamil/English Computer Keyboard Layout

as approved by the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka

August 2004

~
`
Tab

!
_
% 1

@
2
Q

%
5

R
T

$
4
E

Lock

Shift

#
3

"
'

&
7

"

Bk Spc

'
'

,
.

{ {
[

<
,

>
.

:
;
?

_
-

)
0

(
9

*
8

^
6

:
;

|
\

Enter

Shift

?
/

Space

Symbols on keyboard
H = yansaya
% = rakaaraansaya
_ = repaya

Symbols not on keyboard

=alt-gr- (alt-gr-o)
=alt-gr-(alt-gr-.)
=alt-gr- (alt-gr-v)

=alt-gr- (alt-gr-c)

=alt-gr- (alt-gr-x)
= alt-gr-. (alt-gr-')

= join adjacent letters

The shifted form of this key
produces touching letters
041122

Optional Tamil Symbols

Shift-A: (Tamil Rupee Sign)

(Tamil Number Sign)

Shift-D: (Tamil As-above
Shift-S:

Sign)

Shift-Z:
Shift-X:
Shift-C:
Shift-V:
Shift-B:

(Tamil Day Sign)

(Tamil Month Sign)
(Tamil Year Sign)
(Tamil Debit Sign)
(Tamil Credit Sign)