Click on virāma, called candrakkala in Malayalam, to clear the inherent vowel (a).

To type directly with the computer keyboard:

• Use uppercase to type the letters subscribed with a dot below: T, Th, D, Dh, N, S, L
• Type G (or ng) for ṅ & J for ñ
• Type z or ç or sh for ś
• Type l=, r=, n=, t= for ḻ, ṟ, ṉ, ṯ
• Type aa, ii, uu, ee, oo (or A, I, U, E, O) for the long vowels: ā, ī, ū, ē, ō
• Type auu for ൗ
• Type -r and -ri for ri and rī
• Type -l and -li for li and lī
• Type M for ം (anusvara) & MM for ഁ(candra bindu)
• Type H for ഃ (visarga)
• Type ' (apostrophe) for ഽ (avagraha)
• Type x to separate two consonants
• Type x to obtain a chillu; example: kx

Download & install the font Noto Sans Malayalam