Amharic Keyboard - የአማርኛ ኪቦርድ
Type Amharic online with your computer keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen.
Keyboard shortcuts
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The HBN keyboard
When you click one of the root characters, all the variations will show up on the keyboard. You can then type the variation you want.
The phonetic keyboard
To enter አማርኛ type amarNa a(አ) ma(ማ) r(ር) Na(ኛ). To enter አዲስ አበባ type adis abeba a(አ) di(ዲ) s(ስ) a(አ) be(በ) ba(ባ). To enter ገብርኤል type gebr'El ge(ገ) b(ብ) r(ር) 'E(ኤ) l(ል). Note that rE yields ሬ while r'E yields ርኤ.
| ል | ቍ | |
|---|---|---|
| e | ለ | ቈ |
| u | ሉ | |
| i | ሊ | ቊ |
| a | ላ | ቋ |
| E | ሌ | ቌ |
| o | ሎ | |
| W | ሏ |
Transliteration
Transliteration works more or less the same way as the phonetic input with minor differences. Examples are a(አ), u(ኡ), i(ኢ), aa(ኣ), ee(ኤ), e(እ), o(ኦ), ua(ኧ), he(ሀ), hu(ሁ), hi(ሂ), ha(ሃ), hee(ሄ), h(ህ), ho(ሆ), hh(ሕ), sz(ሥ), sh(ሽ), qw(ቍ), qh(ቕ) , qhw(ቝ), eh(ዕ), ch(ች), x(ኅ), xw(ኍ), ny/gn(ኝ), kh(ኽ), khw(ዅ), zh(ዥ), dh(ዽ), gw(ጕ), gh(ጝ), th(ጥ), c(ጭ), ts(ጽ), tz(ፅ), ph(ጵ), bua(ቧ), kua(ኳ), hoa(ሇ), koa(ኯ), .(።), '.(.), ,(፣), ',(,), :(፤), ;(፥), :-(፦), <(«), >(»), ::(፡), +x(፠), |x(፨), `1(፩), ~1(፲).
Single quote(') can be used as a partition so that what is one the left and what is on the right are transliterated separately. For example s'ehl will produce ስዕል instead of ሰህል.
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Amharic Keyboard FAQ
Do I need to install an Amharic keyboard?
No. This virtual keyboard works directly in your browser.
Can I use my physical keyboard?
Yes. Type with your computer keyboard while the Amharic input mode is active.