Virtual keyboard for other languages
Type Russian, Arabic, Greek, Korean or Japanese — no settings to change.
Your own keyboard types here too, by key position: each key types the character shown on it below (the small Latin letter is your key), Shift for the second one. If your computer is already set to this script, its keys are left as they are.
Nothing leaves your device
This tool runs entirely in your browser. What you type, play or record here stays on your device: nothing is uploaded or saved on a server.
Example
Example: Привет, Ευχαριστώ, שלום and 감사합니다 typed on a US or UK keyboard
A student on a library computer with an English keyboard wants to write a few words to friends in their own alphabets, and the computer’s settings cannot be changed. On this page each key types by its position — the small Latin letter on each on-screen key shows which one — and Shift gives the capital.
- Russian, standard layout: Shift+G H B D T N types Привет, because ЙЦУКЕН puts П where G is. With the phonetic layout you type it as it sounds: Shift+P R I V E T.
- Greek: the accent is a key of its own, the ; key, pressed before the vowel — ; then V gives ώ. W types the final ς.
- Hebrew and Arabic: the text box switches to right to left. A K U O types שלום, and A ; V H types شكرا.
- Korean joins the letters into syllables as you type — R K A gives 감 — and Japanese turns romaji into kana: arigatou becomes ありがとう.
| Keyboard | Keys to press | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Russian, standard (ЙЦУКЕН) | Shift+G H B D T N | Привет |
| Russian, phonetic | Shift+S P A S I B O | Спасибо |
| Ukrainian | Shift+L Z R E . | Дякую |
| Greek | Shift+E Y X A R I S T ; V | Ευχαριστώ |
| Hebrew | A K U O | שלום |
| Arabic | A ; V H | شكرا |
| Korean (Hangul) | R K A T K G K Q S L E K | 감사합니다 |
| Japanese (kana) | A R I G A T O U | ありがとう |
The words come out in the right alphabet and direction; press Copy and paste them into the message. With Katakana chosen, the same arigatou gives アリガトウ.
How it works
- Choose the keyboard: Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, Korean or Japanese.
- Click the keys, or type on your own keyboard: each key types the letter shown on it. Korean syllables and Japanese kana are put together as you type.
- Press Copy and paste the text wherever you need it.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need to install a keyboard layout?
- No. The page turns your keys into the other alphabet by their position, so it works on any computer, including a school or work one where you can’t change settings.
- What is the phonetic Russian keyboard?
- A layout where Latin keys type the Russian letter that sounds alike — a → а, b → б, d → д — easier if you don’t know ЙЦУКЕН. The keys show which letter each one types.
- Does it write right to left for Arabic and Hebrew?
- Yes — the text box switches to right-to-left, and copied text keeps its direction.
- How do I use the text?
- Press Copy and paste it into your message, document or search box. Nothing is saved: copy before you close the page.
- How do I type Greek accents?
- Press the ; key, then the vowel: ; then E gives έ, ; then O gives ό. Shift+; puts a dialytika on the next vowel (Shift+; then I gives ϊ), and Shift+W types the two together (΅) — the same keys as the standard Greek keyboard.
- How do Korean and Japanese work?
- Korean: each key is a letter, and the letters are put together into a syllable block as you type — D K S gives 안 — with Backspace taking back one letter at a time. Japanese: type romaji and it turns into hiragana or katakana as you go (konnichiha → こんにちは). There is no kanji conversion: the text stays in kana.
- Is what I type sent anywhere?
- No. The keyboard works in your browser; the text stays on the page until you copy it.