Type in Malayalam using transliteration bookmarklet
This page provides information on Malayalam bookmarklet. For other languages, use the appropriate link: Arabic Bengali Gujarati Hindi Kannada Malayalam Marathi Persian Nepali Punjabi Tamil Telugu Urdu Ever visited a web-site and wanted to type in Malayalam but did not find transliteration feature there? Now you can use this bookmarklet to type in Malayalam on any web-site.
Transliteration bookmarklet is a small piece of code that you store in your browser. Once stored, you can type in Malayalam in any text box on any web-site of your choice. It works on Google web-sites as well as other web-sites.
For example, you can use the bookmarklet to chat in Malayalam in Gmail, send messages in Malayalam to your friends on networking web-sites, or edit a Malayalam Wikipedia article or search for Malayalam information on Google search.
Note that you do not need to use the bookmarklet to scrap in Orkut, compose email in Gmail, write blog, write a knol or use in Labs page. Transliteration is built-in on these web-sites.
- About transliteration
- Storing the transliteration bookmarklet
- Using the transliteration bookmarklet
- Supported languages and browsers
- Frequently asked questions
- Feedback
- Terms of use
About transliteration
Google Transliteration offers an option for converting English characters to the characters used in Malayalam. This lets you type Malayalam words phonetically in English script and then have them appear in Malayalam. Note that this is not the same as translation - it is the sound of the words that are converted from one alphabet to the other, not their meaning. For example, typing "avan" transliterates into Malayalam as
.Storing the transliteration bookmarklet
If you know how to create a bookmarklet, bookmarklet this link: [അ Type in Malayalam]. NOTE: This is NOT same as clicking on the link.Done! Now whenever you visit a web-site and want to type in Malayalam, click on the bookmarklet you just created. For more information, see the Using the transliteration bookmarklet section.
For detailed steps on storing the bookmarklet, use the appropriate link below. Note that you need to follow these steps only once.
Steps for Internet Explorer users.
Steps for Firefox users.
Steps for Chrome users.
Steps for Safari users.Storing transliteration bookmarklet on Internet Explorer
Note: Transliteration bookmarklet is supported on Internet Explorer version 6 and above. If you come across font issues, see this Wikipedia article for possible solutions.Perform the following steps:
- Right-click this link: [അ Type in Malayalam].
- Select "Add to Favorites".
Click "Yes" for the security message shown by Internet Explorer.
Choose "Links" as the directory where the bookmarklet should be created.
- Click "Add".
After following the above steps, a bookmark with name [അ Type in Malayalam] should appear in the Internet Explorer Links toolbar as follows:
If you do not see the the bookmark, follow these additional steps:
- Make sure that the Links toolbar is visible. Right-click on empty space in Internet Explorer toolbar area and confirm that the Links toolbar is checked:
- Make sure that the toolbars are unlocked. To unlock toolbar, right-click on empty space in Internet Explorer toolbar area and uncheck the "Lock the Toolbars" option.
- Drag the Links toolbar to left side. Your toolbar will now look like:
Done! You can now go to Using the transliteration bookmarklet section for details on how to use the bookmarklet.
Storing transliteration bookmarklet on Firefox
Note: Transliteration bookmarklet is supported on Firefox version 3 and above. If you come across font issues, see this Wikipedia article for possible solutions.Perform the following steps:
- Right-click this link: [അ Type in Malayalam].
- Click on "Bookmark This Link".
- Choose "Bookmarks Toolbar" in the "Folder" option.
- Click "Done".
After following the above steps, a bookmark with name [അ Type in Malayalam] should appear in the Firefox Bookmark toolbar as follows:
If you do not see the the bookmark, follow this additional step:
Make sure that the Bookmarks toolbar is enabled. Right-click on the empty space next to "Help" menu and click on the "Bookmarks Toolbar" option:
Done! You can now go to Using the transliteration bookmarklet section for details on how to use the bookmarklet.
Storing transliteration bookmarklet on Chrome
Note: Transliteration bookmarklet is supported on Chrome 2. If you come across font issues, see this Wikipedia article for possible solutions.Perform the following steps:
- Press Ctrl+B so that the Bookmarks toolbar is always visible.
- Drag this link: [അ Type in Malayalam] to the Bookmarks toolbar.
After following the above steps, a bookmark with name [അ Type in Malayalam] should appear in the Chrome Bookmark toolbar as follows:
Done! You can now go to Using the transliteration bookmarklet section for details on how to use the bookmarklet.
Storing transliteration bookmarklet on Safari
Note: Transliteration bookmarklet is supported on Safari 4. If you come across font issues, see this Wikipedia article for possible solutions.Perform the following steps:
- Press Ctrl+Shift+B so that the Bookmarks toolbar is always visible.
- Drag this link [അ Type in Malayalam] to the Bookmarks toolbar.
After following the above steps, a bookmark with name [അ Type in Malayalam] should appear in the Safari Bookmark toolbar as follows:
Done! You can now go to Using the transliteration bookmarklet section for details on how to use the bookmarklet.
Using the transliteration bookmarklet
To type in Malayalam on any web-site, follow these simple steps:- Click on the [അ Type in Malayalam] button in Bookmarks toolbar. Wait till the message "Transliteration is enabled ..." is displayed. The message informs us that transliteration is ready to use.
- Click on any text box where you want to type in Malayalam. You will see a
icon in the text box. Now start typing in English and words will be transliterated to Malayalam.
- To switch off typing in Malayalam (i.e. to type in English), click on the [അ Type in Malayalam] button in Bookmarks toolbar again.
Here are some places where you can try it out:
Chatting in Malayalam in Gmail:
Editing a Malayalam Wikipedia article:
Supported languages and browsers
This document gives information on how to use the bookmarklet tool to type in Malayalam. Transliteration bookmarklet is also available for other languages. To know more, click on the appropriate link below:- Bookmarklet for Arabic.
- Bookmarklet for Bengali.
- Bookmarklet for Gujarati.
- Bookmarklet for Hindi.
- Bookmarklet for Kannada.
- Bookmarklet for Malayalam.
- Bookmarklet for Marathi.
- Bookmarklet for Persian.
- Bookmarklet for Nepali.
- Bookmarklet for Punjabi.
- Bookmarklet for Tamil.
- Bookmarklet for Telugu.
- Bookmarklet for Urdu.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Transliteration bookmarklet ?
Transliteration bookmarklet is a tool that helps you to type in your language on any web-site. The tool uses the Google transliteration service in the background. - Can I use this tool on web-sites other than Google's ?
Yes. This bookmarklet can enable Typing in Malayalam on any web- site. - How do I use this tool ?
See the Storing the transliteration bookmarklet and the Using the transliteration bookmarklet sections for detailed information. - Does my system support the bookmarklet tool?
The bookmarklet tool is supported on Internet Explorer 6 and above, Firefox 3 and above, Chrome 2 and Safari 4. - I created the bookmark but I cannot see it. Why?
Please see the instructions in the Storing the transliteration bookmarklet for steps on creating the bookmarklet and making sure that it is visible. - How do I switch ON transliteration or switch OFF transliteration?
You can switch ON transliteration by clicking on the [അ Type in Malayalam] link in the Bookmarks toolbar. You can switch OFF transliteration by clicking on the same link again.
To type in Malayalam, you must switch ON transliteration and then click on the text box where you want to type in Malayalam. - How do I know if transliteration is enabled ?
When transliteration is enabled, you will see aicon in the text box, then transliteration is disabled.
You can enable and disable transliteration by clicking on [അ Type in Malayalam] bookmarklet in the toolbar. - I cannot see text in Malayalam, but see empty boxes like ☐ instead - why ?
This usually means that you browser or system does not have support for Malayalam. See this Wikipedia article for more details. - Will transliteration work even without internet connectivity?
Transliteration requires a live internet connection, as all the transliteration is done on Google's servers and sent back to your browser while you continue typing. If you find that the English words you type are not getting converted to Malayalam, make sure that transliteration is ON and then check your internet connection. - I created the bookmarklet. How can I delete it?
To delete the bookmarklet, right-click on it and select "Delete".
Feedback
To share your thoughts with us, please send them to indialabs+indictransliteration@google.com.Terms of use
This software is provided under the Apache 2.0 Licence. Please see the COPYING file for details. 
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