देवनागरी · the alphabet

Devanagari is an abugida: every consonant already carries a built-in a sound. Attach a vowel sign to change that sound, or strip it entirely with a virama (्) to leave a bare consonant. Paste a Sanskrit word below, then tap out the glowing key each time to watch it get built up one key-press at a time — or just browse the keyboard to see every letter and mark on its own.