Kannada
Vowels and Diphthongs (see Note 1)
| ಅa | ಌl̥ |
| ಆā | ಎe |
| ಇi | ಏē |
| ಈī | ಐai |
| ಉu | ಒo |
| ಊū | ಓō |
| ಋr̥ | ಔau |
| ೠr̥̄ |
Consonants (see Note 2)
| Gutturals | Palatals | Cerebrals | Dentals |
| ಕka | ಚca | ಟṭa | ತta |
| ಖkha | ಥcha | ಠṭha | ಥtha |
| ಗga | ಚja | ಡḍa | ದda |
| ಘgha | ಝjha | ಢḍha | ಧdha |
| ಙṅa | ಞña | ಣṇa | ನna |
| Labials | Semivowels | Sibilants | Aspirate |
| ಪpa | ಯya | ಶśa | ಹha |
| ಫpha | ರra | ಷṣa | |
| ಬba | ಱṟa | ಸsa | |
| ಭbha | ಲla | ||
| ಮma | ಳḷa | ||
| ೞl̤a | |||
| ವva |
| Anusvāra (Bindu or Sonne) (see Note 3) | Visarga |
| ◌ಂṃ | ◌ಃḥ |
Notes
1. Only the vowel forms that appear at the beginning of a syllable are listed; the forms used for vowels following a consonant can be found in grammars; no distinction between the two is made in transliteration.
2. The vowel a is implicit after all consonants and consonant clusters and is supplied in transliteration, with the following exceptions:
- a) when another vowel is indicated by its appropriate sign; and
- b) when the absence of any vowel is indicated by the superscript sign (◌್).
3. Exception: Anusvāra is transliterated by:
- a) ṅ before gutturals,
- b) ñ before palatals,
- c) ṇ before cerebrals,
- d) n before dentals, and
- e) m before labials.