Johar-Edge

Johar Edge - Masaram Gondi ITRANS Keyboard

A modern, user-friendly keyboard for typing Masaram Gondi script using English transliteration (ITRANS).

Creator: © Umesh Porte
Font: Noto Sans Masaram Gondi (Google Fonts)
License: MIT

Features

• ✅ Web-based converter (React)
• ✅ Type English letters → Get Gondi script
• ✅ Real-time conversion
• ✅ Support for vowels and consonants
• ✅ Mobile-friendly design

Supported Characters

Consonants

ka, kha, ga, gha, ng, cha, ja, jha, nya, ta, tha, da, dha, na, pa, pha, ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la, wa, va, sa, sha, ha, qa, fa, za

Vowels

a, aa, i, ii, u, uu, e, o, ai, au

Vowel Signs (Matras)

Add vowel modifiers after consonants: ka + i = ki, ka + u = ku, etc.

Online Converter

Visit: https://joharedge.github.io/Johar-Edge

Installation

1. Web Converter (No Installation Needed)

Just visit the online version above.

2. Local Setup (Developers)

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/joharedge/Johar-Edge.git
cd Johar-Edge

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run development server
npm start

# Build for production
npm run build

How to Use

1. Type English letters from left to right
2. Output appears in Masaram Gondi (right to left)
3. Supported format: ITRANS (Indian Languages Transliteration)

Examples

• Type: ka → Output: 𑴌
• Type: khi → Output: 𑴍𑴲
• Type: lav → Output: 𑴧𑴨
• Type: rama → Output: 𑴦𑴀𑴤𑴀

ITRANS Transliteration System

Input	Output	Input	Output
ka	𑴌	tha	𑴜𑵄
kha	𑴍𑵄	da	𑴝𑵄
ga	𑴎𑵄	dha	𑴞𑵄
gha	𑴏𑵄	na	𑴟𑵄
cha	𑴑𑵄	pa	𑴠𑵄
ja	𑴓𑵄	pha	𑴡𑵄
jha	𑴔𑵄	ba	𑴢𑵄
ta	𑴛𑵄	bha	𑴣𑵄

Technology Stack

• Frontend: React.js
• Font: Google Fonts (Noto Sans Masaram Gondi)
• Unicode: Masaram Gondi Block (U+11C00–U+11C6F)
• Deployment: GitHub Pages

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

Issues & Feedback

Report issues on: https://github.com/joharedge/Johar-Edge/issues

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

References

• Unicode Masaram Gondi: https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U11C00.pdf
• Google Fonts Noto Sans Masaram Gondi
• ITRANS System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITRANS

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