Meitei input methods are the methods that allow users of computers (desktops, laptops and keyboards) to input texts in the

Meitei script The Meitei script (), also known as the Kanglei script () or the Kok Sam Lai script (), after its first three letters is an abugida in the Brahmic scripts family used to write the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur, Assam an ...

(Manipuri script), systematically for

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(officially known as Manipuri language).

Unicode

The Unicode charts of Meetei Mayek script are found in the following PDFs: * https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/UABC0.pdf * https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/UAAE0.pdf The total number of characters in the

Meitei Mayek The Meitei script (), also known as the Kanglei script () or the Kok Sam Lai script (), after its first three letters is an abugida in the Brahmic scripts family used to write the Meitei language, the official language of Manipur, Assam an ...

script are: * 56 standard characters * 23 extension characters * 56 standard characters: ** 27 mapi characters ** 8 lonsum characters ** 8 cheinap characters ** 3 khudam characters ** 10 cheising characters (10 digits)

Gboard

The Meitei Mayek Gboard has most of the Unicode characters for the script but it still has some issues. Some characters including (apun), (onap), (eenap/inap) and (lum) are missing. Standard and historical characters are mixed up.

Apple iOS 13

The Apple iOS 13 keyboard system supports the Manipuri language in both Meetei Mayek (Meetei script) as well as

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. Apple users can go to Settings> General>Keyboards>Keyboards> and then tap on Add New Keyboard.

Google Translate

Google Translate supports the phonetic keyboard to type the characters of the

Linux

The Linux software system can render the

keyboard. To install it, the font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) should be copied to fonts:/// in the File Manager of the user.

Macintosh operating systems

Mac OS can render the

keyboard, in various forms. It can be installed under

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as follows : font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) >> /Library/Fonts (for all users), or >> /Users/Your_username/Library/Fonts (for your personal use only). If the Font Book is present in the user's OS, then: double-click on a font file >> a preview pops with an "Install font" button. It can also be installed under

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or less as follows: the fonts suitcases should be dragged into the System folder and should be added to the Fonts folder

Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard

In the year 2015, the

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keyboard supported Meitei (Manipuri), during its addition of 9 new Indian languages to the software system.

Windows

The Manipuri Keyboard or

Keyboard on the Windows was developed by Nongthonbam Tonthoi. Its version is 1.6.0. It can be installed on the Windows by using Android App Players like

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, KOPlayer, etc. It can be installed under the

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as follows : Select the font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) >> Right-click >> Install. It can also be installed under any version of

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as follows : Place the font file (EPAOMAYEK.ttf) into the Fonts folder, usually C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\WINNT\Fonts (or by the Start Menu >> Control Panel >> Appearance and Themes >> Fonts).

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