Pali (Pāḷi) Easy Keyboard

Pali (Pāḷi) characters input made easy

Type Pāli diacritics anywhere on the web — without hunting for character pickers or switching keyboards. Pāli Easy Keyboard & Shortcut lets you insert ā, ī, ū, ñ, ṅ, ṃ, ṁ, ḍ, ḷ, ṇ, ṭ, and ŋ with simple shortcuts, optional ITRANS sequences, or one-click insert from a pinned helper. Perfect for students, translators, scholars, and anyone writing Pāli in browsers, forms, docs, and online editors. FEATURES • Keyboard shortcuts for all common Pāli characters • Optional ITRANS mode — type aa → ā, ;n → ṅ, ;m → ṁ, and more • Works in text fields, textareas, and contenteditable areas • Quick-insert character bar and clickable shortcut guide • Pin a draggable helper modal to the page while you write • Zen Editor — a focused writing page opened from the popup • Enable on all pages, or turn on only for the current tab • Layout-friendly shortcuts for both Windows and macOS HOW TO USE 1. Install the extension 2. Click the toolbar icon to open the popup 3. Keep Enable on (recommended), or turn it on for the current page 4. Focus any text field and use shortcuts — or open the shortcut guide and click a character to insert it 5. Optionally enable ITRANS for romanized typing sequences 6. Open Zen Editor when you want a distraction-free place to write SUPPORTED CHARACTERS ā ī ū ñ ṅ ṃ ṁ ḍ ḷ ṇ ṭ ŋ (and uppercase forms where applicable) WHO IT’S FOR • Pāli learners and meditators taking notes online • Translators and editors working with Tipiṭaka / sutta text • Teachers, students, and researchers writing academic or study material • Anyone tired of copy-pasting diacritics one character at a time ITRANS (when enabled) Enable ITRANS in the popup, then type these sequences: aa → ā ii → ī uu → ū ~n → ñ ;n → ṅ .n → ṇ .t → ṭ .d → ḍ .l → ḷ .m → ṃ ;m → ṁ .g → ŋ Uppercase letter sequences produce uppercase characters where applicable (e.g. AA → Ā). Tip: Open the popup → Show Keyboard Shortcuts (or pin the helper) to see every mapping at a glance. SOURCE & LICENSE • GitHub: https://github.com/kenng/pali-characters-browser-extension • License: MIT ## Changelog ### 2.0.6..2.0.13 — 2026-09-12 - Zen Editor: column width control at the bottom (− / px / +); click the value to type a custom width - Zen Editor: character toolbar can be toggled off; a lightbulb restores it (preference remembered) - Zen Editor: font size control in the header (default 16px) - Zen Editor: multiple pages with tabs; double-click a tab to rename - Renamed the extension to **Pali (Pāḷi) Easy Keyboard** and refreshed store icons