Hita is a new keyboard layout built for modernity, utility, and language-first computing. In Sanskrit, hita means 'benefit', 'advantage', and 'that which is useful'.
All the number-related keys in one place.
The prose section — familiar QWERTY, enhanced with accents & other useful characters.
The en dash for proper number & date ranges (e.g., 10–15, 1947–1991); don’t make do with the hyphen any longer.
The universal digit group separator (narrow no-break space) for unambiguous large number formatting (e.g., 1 400 000 000)—comma be gone.
An easily accessible long-vowel accent (macron) for clarity in native words (e.g., sārī, Mīnakshī).
Top currency signs are just a Shift key away, with the rupee rightfully being a first-class citizen.
The actual minus sign instead of the hyphen doing triple+ duty.
Indicate compound units with the multiplication dot (e.g., kW⋅h, N⋅m); leave the pared-down, incorrect symbols behind (e.g., “kWh”, “Nm”).
Discuss temperatures, geographical coordinates & angles with the degree sign (e.g., 20 °C, 80° E, 360°); save the coulombs and farads for scientists!
The em dash to fully express yourself. Forget about the “-” or “--” funny business.
Finally write areas & volumes properly with superscripts (e.g., km², m³); no more incorrect, ad-hoc inventions (e.g., “sq km”, “m3”, or “cu m”).
The rest of the top 20 most-traded currencies’ signs to be ready for any situation.
Talk about small quantities, like PM2.5 levels, with the symbol for micro- (e.g., μg, μm) & upgrade from the improvised abbreviations (e.g., “mcg”, “um”).
Transliterate most Indian languages’ characters using the ISO 15919 glyphs in this section (e.g., kahāniyā̃, gr̥hapravēśa, sāṛī, Puṣpa, Tamiḻ).
Specify feet/inches or arcminutes/arcseconds with the prime & double prime (via Shift) characters: e.g., 5′ 11″, 80° 30′ 47″ E.
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Has all the keys you actually would need and use; none you wouldn't.
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Transliterate all Indian languages flawlessly with native ISO 15919 support.
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It's QWERTY-based, rupee-first, and fully metric system-enabled.
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