Bangla/Bengali letters

How to write joint letters/ jukto okkhor in Bangla from your iPhone keyboard?

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Posted on Oct 17, 2022 12:29 PM

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Tom Gewecke

Level 10

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Oct 17, 2022 2:03 PM in response to Hakuna64

Joint letters (conjuncts) are written by typing a virama, shown below, between them.

If you have problems with a specific letter, post a picture and I can show you how to make it.

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