FM Abhaya is a keyboard layout designed specifically for the Sinhala language, which is spoken in Sri Lanka. The layout is named after the font "Abhaya," which is a popular Sinhala font used in various digital platforms. The FM Abhaya keyboard layout is designed to facilitate easy typing of Sinhala text, making it an essential tool for individuals who communicate in Sinhala, including language enthusiasts, researchers, and professionals.

Highly efficient for trained users, though confusing for beginners compared to phonetic layouts.

| Key | Normal | Shift+Key | |------|--------|------------| | a | අ | ආ | | i | ඉ | ඊ | | k | ක | ඛ | | g | ග | ඝ | | c | ච | ඡ | | j | ජ | ඣ | | t | ත | ථ | | d | ද | ධ | | n | න | ණ | | p | ප | ෆ | | b | බ | භ | | m | ම | ඹ | | y | ය | ය්‍ර | | r | ර | ර්‍ර | | l | ල | ළ | | v | ව | - | | s | ස | ශ | | h | හ | හ්‍ර |

With the rise of Unicode, fonts like FM Abhaya have become the standard for all government websites, social media, and word processors. The Nepali government’s "Nepali Language in IT" policy recommends Unicode-compliant fonts. The FM Abhaya layout, due to its phonetic logic, is being taught in schools across Nepal as the primary typing method.

Understanding the FM Abhaya font keyboard layout is essential for anyone typing in Sinhala on Windows or macOS. What is the FM Abhaya Keyboard Layout?

: FM Abhaya is a "legacy" font (ANSI-based). To type in FM Abhaya while using a modern Unicode keyboard, you may need a Sinhala Unicode to FM Abhaya Converter Layout Visuals