gujaraatii hindii maraaThii sa.nskRRita baa.nlaa tamiz kannaDa telugu gurmukhii sa.nskRRita

English-Encoded Text converted to Indian Language Scripts       Output in HTML Unicode format: Supports:   Gujarati,   Hindi,   Marathi,   Sanskrit,   Bengali,   Tamil,   Kannada,   Telugu,   Gurmukhi,   Romanized Sanskrit. Reference documents: Table showing ITRANS Encoding for all scripts Separate and detailed documentation on each Indian Language Script: ITRANS Online Docs. Quick reference ITRANS encoding table.

Online Interface to ITRANS

Online Interface to ITRANS - Fill In Form

March 2013 update: this interface now only supports Unicode output. TeX is not supported.

Tips, Examples, and Caveats

• To enter English text, surround it with ## ... ##
  [Both start and end should be enclosed with "##" - two hash-marks]
  Use same technique to enter any punctuation other text that should not be processed by ITRANS.
  The percent character % is a comment character in ITRANS - everything from a % to the end of the line will be ignored and simply echoed to the output. Use ##%## to get an actual % char in the output.

• To use multiple languages or multiple text sizes, specify {script-textsize} in the text itself. You can use the buttons on the form to enter that command automatically after selecting the appropriate language script/text size value. Note that if all your text is to a single size and a single script, there is no need to use the "Enter ..." buttons, and that these commands apply only to the "Prose" text format; they are not used for other text formats.

• If the text format "ITRANS .itx input" is choosen, or if a filename is uploaded and the name of the file ends in ".itx", the input will be treated specially --- such text will be directly processed by ITRANS (HTML UTF8 output mode), without any pre-processing by this Online Interface to ITRANS (the {script-size} commands will not be processed). Example ITRANS .itx input.

• If the text format "ISONGS .s input" is choosen or if a filename is uploaded and the name of the file ends in ".s", the input will be treated specially --- such text will be processed as if the input were a ITRANS Song Book file, as shown in this ISONGS .s Example (2000+ .s files are available at the ITRANS Song Book archive). Example ISONGS .s input.

• Examples of the various options for the "Text Format":
  Prose,   ITRANS .itx input,   and   ISONGS .s input  

• For advanced users: list of common errors and fixes on using this interface. [Not all tips applicable to this interface.]

• The button "Enter {script-textsize} below" will work only if JavaScript is enabled. All other features should work on any browser that supports forms.

HTML Output Issues

HTML Unicode (UTF-8) Encoding

• Most platforms now have Unicode fonts and are already setup correctly to view Indian language texts. The Unicode output can be viewed correctly on your computer if there is a Unicode font with support for Indian Language Scripts installed, and the web browser is configured to use that font for Unicode UTF-8 documents.

• If the browser is unable to display text in Indian Languages, but you know your platform has a Unicode font and Unicode text editor, another option is to save the output file to local disk, and open it using your text editor (like Word 2000 or Office XP), and changing the text to a Unicode font that has Indian Language characters.

More fonts and other information available at other sites on the web:

• Fonts for Classical and Vedic Sanskrit and other languages of India in TrueType, PostScript Type 1, Unicode and OpenType Font formats. Website maintained by Ulrich Stiehl, Heidelberg, Germany.