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.

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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