How to type clean Sinhala with the Wijesekara layout, avoid broken ligatures, and use Keyshepherd on Windows and Mac.

What is the Wijesekara layout?

Wijesekara is the standard Sinhala keyboard layout used across Sri Lanka. Keyshepherd keeps that familiar muscle memory while fixing rendering problems that show up in ASCII fonts.

Why Sinhala ligatures break

Combinations like මි, ළු, and දු often break in older ASCII fonts. Keyshepherd corrects those ligatures as you type so text stays readable in Word, CorelDraw, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

Wijesekara vs Isiwara fonts

Many designers still work with Wijesekara or Isiwara ASCII fonts. Keyshepherd supports both, so you can keep your existing font workflow instead of converting documents by hand.

How to get started

Download the installer from the Keyshepherd site.
Sign in with Google to unlock license sync.
Switch to Wijesekara from the tray menu or layout picker and start typing.
Optional Premium: text shortcuts, Icons layout with ShepGlyphs, and the Adobe Apply ShepGlyphs panel.

Trial vs Premium

Core Wijesekara typing is available during the trial. Premium unlocks unlimited layouts, text shortcuts, custom ShepGlyphs icons, the Adobe icon panel, and multi-device sync. See the FAQ or pricing.

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More help: all guides, ligature fixes.