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By making the Hindi script easier to type directly, the Abbasi layout encourages users to write in correct Devanagari. It preserves the visual identity of the language in digital communication, ensuring that future generations do not lose the ability to write their language correctly in favor of convenience.
Abbasi is a popular non-Unicode, legacy Hindi font. Unlike modern Unicode fonts (like Mangal or Arial Unicode MS), Abbasi belongs to the category of "Krutidev" style fonts. It is widely used in print media, newspapers, and local government documentation due to its clean, traditional aesthetic and high readability in small point sizes. The Abbasi Keyboard Layout
You must set your system's input language to English (United States) – QWERTY. Do not use a Hindi InScript keyboard. Then, simply change the font in your word processor (MS Word, CorelDRAW) to Abbasi and start typing phonetically.
| | Abbasi Output | Key | Abbasi Output | |--------|------------------|--------|------------------| | A | अ | K | क | | B | ब | L | ल | | C | च | M | म | | D | द | N | न | | E | इ | O | ओ | | F | फ | P | प | | G | ग | Q | क़ / क़ | | H | ह | R | र | | I | ई | S | स | | J | ज | T | त |
