80 Mac Keyboard Layouts - Identification Guide + Illustrations

80 Mac Keyboard Layouts - Identification Guide + Illustrations

by Sebastian Kończak, updated at 13 May 2024, 8 comments

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Mac keyboards come with various layouts and localizations, which are specific to a given country or region. Here you'll find an infographic to quickly determine which localization you have. Below the infographic, we have listed all Mac layouts with detailed illustrations. These are also the exact layouts we use on our MacBook keyboard stickers.

If you don't have a Mac, please click here.

The infographic

The world of Mac keyboard layouts by Keyshorts

MacBook Keyboard Localizations Throughout the World

US English Layout

Used in the US, Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and many other countries. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

US English Mac keyboard layout

(US) English International Layout

It has identical characters layout as US English but uses ISO (European) key shapes. This is the most common layout in Poland. We also advise our customers to choose this layout, if they want to switch from any European language to English keyboard. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

US International Mac keyboard layout

UK (British) English Layout

Used in the United Kingdom and Ireland. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

UK English Mac keyboard layout

Arabic Layout

Used in Arabic-speaking countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, etc. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Arabic Mac keyboard layout

Armenian (Western) Layout

Used in Armenia. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Armenian Mac keyboard layout

Azeri/Azerbaijani Layout

Used in Azerbaijan. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Azeri Mac keyboard layout

Belgian Layout

Used in Belgium. It's identical to the French layout on a Mac. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Belgian Mac keyboard layout

Bengali Layout

Used in Bangladesh and India. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Bengali Mac keyboard layout

Bosnian Layout

Used in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's identical to Croatian, Slovene, and Serbian Latin layouts. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Bosnian Mac keyboard layout

Bulgarian Layout

Used in Bulgaria. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Bulgarian Mac keyboard layout

Burmese Layout

Used in Myanmar. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Burmese Mac keyboard layout

Cherokee Layout

Used by Cherokee people in the United States. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Cherokee Nation Mac keyboard layout

Chinese (Taiwanese) Layout

Used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Chinese Mac keyboard layout

Colemak Layout

Used by writers and programmers as a faster alternative to standard QWERTY. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Colemak Mac keyboard layout

Croatian Layout

Used in Croatia and Montenegro. It is identical to Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian Latin layouts. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Croatian Mac keyboard layout

Czech Layout

Used in the Czech Republic. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Czech Mac keyboard layout

Danish Layout

Used in Denmark, Greenland and Faroese Islands. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Danish Mac keyboard layout

Dvorak Layout

Used by writers and programmers as a faster alternative to standard QWERTY. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Dvorak Mac keyboard layout

Dutch Layout

Dutch layout is a modified English International with euro sign added. It is used in the Netherlands. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Dutch Mac keyboard layout

Estonian Layout

Used in Estonia. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Estonian Mac keyboard layout

Finnish Layout

Used in Finland. It's identical to the Swedish layout. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Finnish Mac keyboard layout

French Layout

Used in France, Belgium, Morocco, Algeria, French Guyana, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire. It's also used in parts of Luxembourg and Switzerland. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

French Mac keyboard layout

French Canadian Layout

This is a QWERTY variant of French layout, used by French-speaking citizens of Canada, mainly in the Quebec region. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

French Canadian Mac keyboard layout

Georgian Layout

Used in Georgia (country). This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Georgian Mac keyboard layout

German Layout

Used in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and can also be found in Switzerland. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

German Mac keyboard layout

Greek Layout

Used in Greece. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Greek Mac keyboard layout

Greek Polytonic Layout

An alternative to standard Greek layout, with more language-specific symbols. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Greek Polytonic Mac keyboard layout

Gujarati Layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Gujarat. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Gujarati Mac keyboard layout

Hebrew Layout

Used in Israel. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout. Kudos to Hila M. for corrections :-) 

Israeli Hebrew Mac keyboard layout

Hindi (Devanagari) Layout

Used in India. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Hindi Devanagari Mac keyboard layout

Hungarian Layout

Used in Hungary. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Hungarian Mac keyboard layout

Icelandic Layout

Used in Iceland. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Icelandic Mac keyboard layout

Inuktitut (Nunavut) Layout

Used by peoples speaking Inuktitut, Cree, Ojibwe, and Blackfoot languages in parts of Canada. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Inuktitut (Nunavut) Mac keyboard layout

Italian Layout

Used in Italy. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Italian Mac keyboard layout

Japanese Layout

Used in Japan. It has distinct key shapes, with additional keys next to space, and changed placement of Caps Lock, Control, and Fn keys. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Japanese Mac keyboard layout

Kannada Layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Kannada Mac keyboard layout

Kazakh Layout

Used in Kazakhstan. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Kazakh Mac keyboard layout

Khmer Layout

Used in Cambodia and Vietnam. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Khmer Mac keyboard layout

Korean (2-Set) Layout

Used in South Korea. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Korean Mac keyboard layout

Kurdish (Sorani) Layout

Used in parts of Iraq and Iran. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Kurdish (Sorani) Mac keyboard layout

Latvian Layout

Used in Latvia. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Latvian Mac keyboard layout

Lithuanian Layout

Used in Lithuania. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Lithuanian Mac keyboard layout

Macedonian Layout

Used in Macedonia. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Macedonian Mac keyboard layout

Malay (Jawi) Layout

Used in Malaysia. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Malay Jawi Mac keyboard layout

Malayalam Layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Malayalam Mac keyboard layout

Maltese Layout

Used in Malta as an alternative to widely used UK English or Italian layouts. This layout features symbols specific to the Maltese language. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Maltese Mac keyboard layout

Nepali Layout

Used in Nepal and northern India. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Nepali Mac keyboard layout

Northern Sami Layout

Used in northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Northern Sami Mac keyboard layout

Norwegian Layout

Used in Norway and Svalbard. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Norwegian Mac keyboard layout

Oriya (Odia) Layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Odisha. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Oriya Mac keyboard layout

Pashto Layout

Used in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Pashto Mac keyboard layout

Persian (Farsi) Layout

Used in Iran. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Persian Farsi Mac keyboard layout

Polish Layout

Used in Poland, although the newer Polish Pro layout is much more popular. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Polish Mac keyboard layout

Polish Pro Layout

A modern version of Polish layout that is used in Poland almost exclusively. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout (Apple sells Macs with US International layout in Poland).

Polish Pro Mac keyboard layout

Portuguese Layout

Used in Portugal and Brazil. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Portuguese Mac keyboard layout

Portuguese (Brazilian ABNT2) Layout

Used in Brazil. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Portuguese Brazilian ABNT2 Mac keyboard layout

Punjabi (Gurmukhi) Layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Punjab and Pakistan. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Punjabi (Gurmukhi) Mac keyboard layout

Romanian Layout

Used in Romania, although Romanian - StandardUS English, and English International layouts are more popular.

Romanian Mac keyboard layout

Russian Layout

Used in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Belarus. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Russian Mac keyboard layout

Russian Phonetic Layout

Used mainly by foreigners who learn Russian. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Russian phonetic Mac keyboard layout

Serbian Layout

Used in Serbia. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Serbian Mac keyboard layout

Serbian (Latin QWERTY) Layout

Used in Serbia. Identical to the Croatian, Bosnian, and Slovene layouts. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Serbian Latin Mac keyboard layout

 

Sinhala (QWERTY) Layout

Used in Sri Lanka. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Sinhala QWERTY Mac keyboard layout

Slovak Layout

Used in Slovakia. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Slovak Mac keyboard layout

 

Slovene/Slovenian Layout

Used in Slovenia. Identical to the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian Latin layouts. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Slovene/Slovenian Mac keyboard layout

 

Spanish ISO (Spain) Layout

Used in Spain and Latin American countries: Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Surinam, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Spanish Mac keyboard layout

Spanish (Latin America) Layout

Used in the US, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Surinam, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Spanish Latin America Mac keyboard layout

Swedish Layout

Used in Sweden and Finland. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Swedish Mac keyboard layout

Swiss Layout

Used in Switzerland. Matches both Swiss German and Swiss French layouts. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Swiss Mac keyboard layout

Tamil Layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Tamil Mac keyboard layout

Telugu Layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Telugu Mac keyboard layout

Thai Layout

Used in Thailand. You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Thai Mac keyboard layout

 

Tibetan (QWERTY) Layout

Used by Tibetan people all around the world. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Tibetan QWERTY Mac keyboard layout

Turkish F Layout

Used in Turkey by enthusiasts and fast-typists. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Turkish F Mac keyboard layout

Turkish Q Layout

This is a modern, widely used version of Turkish layout which utilizes QWERTY key placement (Turkish-Q). You can buy a MacBook or Apple keyboard with this layout.

Turkish Q Mac keyboard layout

Ukrainian Layout

Used in Ukraine. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Ukrainian Mac keyboard layout

 

Urdu Layout

Used in Pakistan and India. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Urdu Mac keyboard layout

Uyghur Layout

Used in western China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Uyghur Mac keyboard layout

Uzbek Layout

Used in Afghanistan and western parts of China. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Uzbek Mac keyboard layout

Vietnamese Layout

Used in Vietnam. This layout is available through Mac OS keyboard settings. You can't buy a Mac with this layout.

Vietnamese Mac keyboard layout

How to physically switch layouts or to have a multilingual keyboard

During the years we run Keyshorts we learned how many people need to change their keyboard layout or to have multiple layouts on the same keyboard. Unfortunately, purchasing and replacing the keyboard is expensive and hard, and - in the case of quite a few layouts - impossible.

Keyboard stickers are a great solution for this. They are relatively cheap and easy to apply and come with many different layouts. You can even customize their caption and background colors.

If you simply want to switch your keyboard to another layout, we can suggest choosing our Simple Black stickers or language stickers.

If you want to have two languages on one keyboard, try our bilingual stickers. If you need even more, our trilingual stickers and quadrilingual stickers will be the perfect solution.

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8 comments

Sakib Mahmus
13 May 2024 - 16:05

Hello Sebastian,
I have a german layout macbook pro retina 2013, but I intend to purchase a skin with the international english layout, should I select the International layout or should I select the german layout?

sergio luiz
13 May 2024 - 16:05

hello
have keyboard tickers|skins for xiaomi laptop air 13.3, portuguese layout
thanks

Sebastian Kończak
13 Mar 2017 - 12:03

CORC BALIKCIOGLU, we can do this, please contact Anna (ania at keyshorts.com) for details :-)

Corc Balikcioglu
12 Feb 2017 - 19:02

Hi Sebastian, I’m considering buying a Samsung Chromebook Plus or Pro (in the US). Can you make bilingual stickers (Turkish and Italian) to apply on the original US keyboard. In that way I can use it for three languages (English, Italian and Turkish). Please let me know, your answer will help me to decide. Thanks and best.

Random User
15 Nov 2016 - 05:11

Thanks a lot man! This is awesome. I got a MBA with a spanish keyboard layout and trying to hunt a proper english keyboard cover was daunting until I stumbled upon this comprehensive guide. Now I can order a cover that will set me back to a the proper english layout I want like on my apple wireless keyboard (US), which for the MBA would be the US International or English International.

Jakayla
12 Jul 2016 - 02:07

That’s not just the best anrswe. It’s the bestest answer!

Sebastian Kończak
16 May 2016 - 08:05

Hi Jonathan,

I never saw ready-made keyboard with both german and arabic characters, but we can make arabic-german stickers for Mac. Go here: https://keyshorts.com/collections/bilingual/products/arabic-keyboard-sticker

and as a base language choose “German”. Hope that’s good solution for you :)

Best,
Sebastian

Jonathan Jones
14 May 2016 - 15:05

Hi Sebastian
Do you know if there exists a German / Arabic keyboard for Mac?
Many thanks
Jonathan

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