What to type
Every symbol and the character that produces it. This table and the notation app's in-editor guide render from the same data, swarlipi/reference, so the two cannot drift. Symbols shows the same marks drawn large, with the geometry explained.
Swaras
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
s | Sa | ਸs |
r | Re | ਰੇr |
g | Ga | ਗg |
m | Ma | ਮm |
p | Pa | ਪp |
d | Dha | ਧd |
n | Ni | ਨੀn |
Komal and tivra
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
R | komal (flat) Re | ਰੇR |
G | komal (flat) Ga | ਗG |
M | tivra (sharp) Ma | ਮM |
D | komal (flat) Dha | ਧD |
N | komal (flat) Ni | ਨੀN |
Octaves
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
u | taar: one dot above | ਸsu |
U | ati-taar: two dots above | ਸsU |
l | mandra: one dot below | ਸsl |
L | ati-mandra: two dots below | ਸsL |
Mizrab ke bol (strokes)
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
; | Da | ਦ; |
' | Ra | ਰ' |
[ | Daa | ਦਾ[ |
] | Raa | ਰਾ] |
\ | Dir | ਦਿਰ\ |
Chhand
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
@ | Dugun (2) | ਸਰੇ@sr |
# | Tigun (3) | ਸਰੇਗ#srg |
$ | Chaugun (4) | ਸਰੇਗਮ$srgm |
% | Pachgun (5) | ਸਰੇਗਮਪ%srgmp |
^ | Chhatgun (6) | ਸਰੇਗਮਪਧ^srgmpd |
& | Satgun (7) | ਸਰੇਗਮਪਧਨੀ&srgmpdn |
* | Athgun (8) | ਸਰੇਗਮਪਧਨੀਸ*srgmpdns |
Lower chhand (for nesting)
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
` | Lower chaugun (4) | ਸਰੇਗਮ`srgm |
! | Lower chhatgun (6) | ਸਰੇਗਮਪਧ!srgmpd |
~ | Lower athgun (8) | ਸਰੇਗਮਪਧਨੀਸ~srgmpdns |
Meend and ghaseet
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
q | Meend start | ਸਰੇqsre |
e | Meend end | ਸਰੇqsre |
w | Meend continue (an in-between beat) | w |
W | Meend stroke (a note struck again) | ਸਰੇਮqsWrem |
Q | Ghaseet start | ਸਰੇQsrE |
E | Ghaseet end | ਸਰੇQsrE |
Kan (grace note)
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
{ } | Kan before the note | ਮਪ{m}p |
{ } | Two-note kan | ਪਧਨੀ{pd}n |
Krintan
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
{m3} | Kan struck three times | ਮ੩ਪ{m3}p |
{g2} | Kan struck twice | ਗ੨ਰੇ{g2}r |
Murki
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
( ) | Murki around the note | (ਪ)(p) |
Dashes, digits and separators
| Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
- | Sustain (khali): holds the previous note | ਸ–s- |
_ | Long dash | —_ |
, | Comma | ਸ,ਰੇs,r |
space | Separates notes within a beat | ਸ ਰੇ ਗs r g |
0–9 | Digits, in the script’s numerals | ੦੧੨੩੪੫੬੭੮੯0123456789 |