That would make it easy. But holding the Shift +r, also does the trick. 



On Oct 13, 2025, at 11:27 PM, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh@umich.edu> wrote:

Hi Patrick,

     I have modified the DevanagariQWERTY keyboard to include this.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh@umich.edu> wrote:
Dear Patrick,

I am able to type पितॄन् using the Sanskrit 2003 font on my MacBook Pro.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear All:

I am using Devanagari-QWERTY keyboard with Sanskrit2003 font on a Macbook. I want to type the long “ṝ” in Devanagari (as in “pitṝn”), but I cannot find a way to type this in my keyboard. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Thanks.

Patrick

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