Click on the virama, calledhalant in Sanskrit (diacritic in the center) to delete the inherent vowela: it's necessary to add the virama between two consonants.
example:vedānta is written by clicking on the keys: va + e + da + ā + na +virama + ta
Instructions
To type directly with the computer keyboard:
Use the capital to type the letters subscribed with a dot below: T, Th, D, Dh, N, L, S
Type G or ng forṅ & J forñ
Type z or ç or sh forś
Type aa, ii, uu (or A, I, U) for the long vowelsā, ī, ū
Type -r and -ri for ri and rī
Type -l and -li for li and lī
Type M forं (anusvara) & MM forँ (candra bindu)
Type H forः (visarga)
Type = four़ (nukta): dot below
Type _ for॒ (anudatta) and __ for॑ (udatta)
Type / or | for। (danda)
Type ' (apostrophe) forऽ (avagraha)
Type O, OM (capitals) forॐ
Type x (unicode 200D, zwj, zero width joiner) to form a half consonant; example: type sx forस्
Type xx (unicode 200C, zwnj, zero width non-joiner) to prevent conjunct forms; example: type kxxS forक्ष्
