80 Keyboard Layouts for Windows - Identification Guide + Illustrations

by Sebastian Kończak, updated at Jun 2023

This article was updated on June, 2023.

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Laptop and desktop keyboards come with various layouts and languages, which are specific to a given country or region. Here you'll find detailed illustrations to quickly determine which Windows keyboard layout you have. These are also the exact layouts we use on our decorative laptop keyboard stickers and language keyboard stickers.

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What Layout Is My Keyboard?

US English keyboard layout

Used in the US, Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and many other countries. Has horizontal, rectangular enter key. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy US English keyboard stickers.

US English Windows keyboard layout

US International keyboard layout

It has an identical symbol set as US English but with additional Euro symbol and Alt Gr key instead of Alt. Has horizontal, rectangular enter key. Can be easily misidentified as US English layout. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy US International keyboard stickers.

US International Windows keyboard layout

UK (British) English keyboard layout

Used in the England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Can also be found on Malta, Gibraltar and former British colonies. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy UK British English keyboard stickers.

UK British English Windows keyboard layout

Arabic keyboard layout

Used in Arabic-speaking countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, etc. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Arabic keyboard stickers.

Arabic Windows keyboard layout

Armenian keyboard layout

Used in Armenia. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Armenian keyboard stickers instead.

Armenian Windows keyboard layout

Azeri/Azerbaijani keyboard layout

Used in Azerbaijan. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Azeri keyboard stickers instead.

Azeri/Azerbaijani Windows keyboard layout

Belgian keyboard layout

Used in Belgium. Frequently misidentified with French layout, which is similar. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Belgian keyboard stickers.

Belgian Windows keyboard layout

Bengali keyboard layout

Used in Bangladesh and India. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Bengali keyboard stickers instead.

Bengali Windows keyboard layout

Bosnian keyboard layout

Used in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's identical to Croatian, Slovene/Slovenian, and Serbian (Latin) layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Bosnian keyboard stickers.

Bosnian Windows keyboard layout

Bulgarian keyboard layout

Used in Bulgaria. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Bulgarian keyboard stickers.

Bulgarian Windows keyboard layout

Burmese keyboard layout

Used in Myanmar. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Burmese keyboard stickers instead.

Burmese Windows keyboard layout

Cherokee keyboard layout

Used by Cherokee people in the United States. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Cherokee keyboard stickers instead.

Cherokee Nation Windows keyboard layout

Chinese keyboard layout

Used in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Includes Cangjie, Dayi and Zhuyin symbols. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Chinese Zhuyin keyboard stickers or Chinese Cangjie keyboard stickers.

Chinese Cangjie, Dayi, Zhuyin Windows keyboard layout

Colemak English keyboard layout

Used by writers and programmers as a faster alternative to standard QWERTY. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Colemak keyboard stickers instead.

Colemak Windows keyboard layout

Croatian keyboard layout

Used in Croatia and Montenegro. It is identical to Bosnian, Slovene/Slovenian, and Serbian (Latin) layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Croatian keyboard stickers.

Croatian Windows keyboard layout

Czech keyboard layout

Used in the Czech Republic. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Czech keyboard stickers.

Czech Windows keyboard layout

Danish keyboard layout

Used in Denmark, Greenland and Faroese Islands. It can also be a part of so-called "Nordic" layout, combined with Norwegian and Swedish layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Danish keyboard stickers.

Danish Windows keyboard layout

Dutch keyboard layout

Used in the Netherlands. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Dutch keyboard stickers.

Dutch Windows keyboard layout

Dvorak English keyboard layout

Used by writers and programmers as a faster alternative to standard QWERTY. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Dvorak keyboard stickers instead.

Dvorak Windows keyboard layout

Estonian keyboard layout

Used in Estonia. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Estonian keyboard stickers instead.

Estonian Windows keyboard layout

Finnish keyboard layout

Used in Finland. It's identical to the standard Swedish layout. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Finnish keyboard stickers.

Finnish Windows keyboard layout

French (BÉPO) keyboard layout

Used as a faster alternative to standard French AZERTY layout. It's available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy French BÉPO keyboard stickers instead.

French BÉPO Windows keyboard layout

French (Canadian) keyboard 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 laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Canadian French keyboard stickers.

French Canadian Windows keyboard layout

French keyboard 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 laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy French keyboard stickers.

French AZERTY Windows keyboard layout

German keyboard layout

Used in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and can also be found in Switzerland. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy German keyboard stickers.

German Windows keyboard layout

Georgian keyboard layout

Used in Georgia (country). It's available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Georgian keyboard stickers instead.

Georgian Windows keyboard layout

Greek keyboard layout

Used in Greece. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Greek keyboard stickers.

Greek Windows keyboard layout

Greek Polytonic keyboard layout

An alternative to the standard layout, with extra diacritics. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Greek Polytonic keyboard stickers instead.

Greek Polytonic Windows keyboard layout

Gujarati keyboard layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Gujarat. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Gujarati keyboard stickers instead.

Gujarati Windows keyboard layout

Hebrew keyboard layout

Used in Israel. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Hebrew keyboard stickers.

Hebrew Windows keyboard layout

Hindi (Devanagari InScript) keyboard layout

Used in India. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Hindi Devanagari keyboard stickers.

Hindi Devanagari InScript Windows keyboard layout

Hungarian keyboard layout

Used in Hungary. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Hungarian QWERTZ keyboard stickers.

Hungarian Windows keyboard layout

Icelandic keyboard layout

Used in Iceland. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Icelandic keyboard stickers.

Icelandic Windows keyboard layout

Inuktitut (Canadian Aboriginal Syllabary) keyboard layout

Used by peoples speaking Inuktitut, Cree, Ojibwe, and Blackfoot languages in parts of Canada. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Inuktitut (Canadian Aboriginal Syllabary) keyboard stickers instead.

Inuktitut Naqittaut Windows keyboard layout

Italian layout keyboard

Used in Italy. Can be also found in Tunisia and Libya. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Italian keyboard stickers.

Italian Windows keyboard layout

Japanese layout keyboard

Used in Japan. It has distinct key shapes, with additional keys next to the spacebar, and changed placement of Caps Lock, Control, and Fn keys. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Japanese keyboard stickers.

Japanese Windows keyboard layout

Kannada layout keyboard

Used mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Kannada keyboard stickers instead.

Kannada Windows keyboard layout

Kazakh keyboard layout

Used in Kazakhstan. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Kazakh keyboard stickers instead.

Kazakh Windows keyboard layout

Khmer keyboard layout

Used in Cambodia and Vietnam. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Khmer keyboard stickers instead.

Khmer Windows keyboard layout

Korean (2-set) Hangul keyboard layout

Used in South Korea. Basic layout (2-set), much more is available but not so popular as this one. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Korean Hangul keyboard stickers.

Korean 2-set Windows keyboard layout

Kurdish (Central) keyboard layout

Used in parts of Iraq and Iran. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Kurdish keyboard stickers instead.

Central Kurdish Windows keyboard layout

Latvian keyboard layout

Used in Latvia. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Latvian keyboard stickers instead.

Latvian Windows keyboard layout

Lithuanian keyboard layout

Used in Lithuania. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Lithuanian keyboard stickers instead.

Lithuanian Windows keyboard layout

Macedonian keyboard layout

Used in North Macedonia. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Macedonian keyboard stickers instead.

Macedonian Windows keyboard layout

Malayalam keyboard layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Malayalam keyboard stickers instead.

Malayalam Windows keyboard layout

Maltese keyboard layout

Used in Malta as an alternative to widely used UK English or Italian layouts. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Maltese keyboard stickers instead.

Maltese Windows keyboard layout

Nepali keyboard layout

Used in Nepal and northern India. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Nepali keyboard stickers instead.

Nepali Windows keyboard layout

Northern Sami keyboard layout

Used in northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Northern Sami keyboard stickers instead.

Northern Sami Windows keyboard layout

Norwegian (Bokmål) keyboard layout

Used in Norway and Svalbard. It can also be a part of the so-called "Nordic" layout, combined with Danish and Swedish layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Norwegian keyboard stickers.

Norwegian Windows keyboard layout

Odia/Oriya keyboard layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Odisha. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Oriya/Odia keyboard stickers instead.

Odia Oriya Windows keyboard layout

Pashto keyboard layout

Used in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Pashto keyboard stickers instead.

Pashto Windows keyboard layout

Persian/Farsi keyboard layout

Used in Iran. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Persian keyboard stickers instead.

Persian Farsi Windows keyboard layout

Polish keyboard layout

In widespread use in Poland. It's actually identical to the Dutch and US International layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Polish Programmers keyboard stickers.

Polish Windows keyboard layout

Polish (214) keyboard layout

Used back in the 80s and 90s, features Polish symbols. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Polish 214 keyboard stickers instead.

Polish 214 Windows keyboard layout

Portuguese (Brazilian ABNT) keyboard layout

The Brazilian version of Portuguese layout. Used in Brazil. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Portuguese Brazilian ABNT keyboard stickers instead.

Portuguese Brazilian ABNT Windows keyboard layout

Portuguese keyboard layout

Used in Portugal and its islands. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Portuguese keyboard stickers.

Portuguese Windows keyboard layout

Punjabi (Gurmukhi) keyboard layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Punjab and Pakistan. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Punjabi Gurmukhi keyboard stickers instead.

Punjabi (Gurmukhi) Windows keyboard layout

Romanian keyboard layout

Used in Romania. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Romanian keyboard stickers.

Romanian Standard Windows keyboard layout

Russian keyboard layout

Used in Russia. Also found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Belarus. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Russian keyboard stickers.

Russian Windows keyboard layout

Russian Phonetic/Mnemonic keyboard layout

Used mainly by foreigners who learn Russian. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Russian Phonetic/Mnemonic keyboard stickers instead.

Russian Phonetic Windows keyboard layout

Serbian keyboard layout

Used in Serbia. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Serbian keyboard stickers instead.

Serbian Windows keyboard layout

Serbian (Latin) keyboard layout

Used in Serbia as an alternative to the Cyrillic layout. Identical to the Bosnian, Croatian and Slovene/Slovenian layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Serbian Latin keyboard stickers.

Serbian Latin Windows keyboard layout

Sinhala keyboard layout

Used in Sri Lanka. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Sinhala keyboard stickers instead.

Sinhala Windows keyboard layout

Slovak keyboard layout

Used in Slovakia. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Slovak keyboard stickers.

Slovak Windows keyboard layout

Slovene/Slovenian keyboard layout

Used in Slovenia. Identical to the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian Latin layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Slovene/Slovenian keyboard stickers.

Slovene Slovenian Windows keyboard layout

Spanish (Latin America) keyboard layout

The American version of Spanish layout. Used in Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Surinam, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Spanish (Latin American) keyboard stickers.

Spanish LATAM Windows keyboard layout

Spanish keyboard layout

Used in Spain. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Spanish keyboard stickers.

Spanish Windows keyboard layout

Swedish keyboard layout

Used in Sweden. It can also be a part of the so-called "Nordic" layout, combined with Norwegian and Danish layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Swedish keyboard stickers.

Swedish Windows keyboard layout

Swiss keyboard layout

Used in Switzerland. It's a joined layout of Swiss French and Swiss German. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Swiss keyboard stickers.

Swiss Windows keyboard layout

Tamil keyboard layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Tamil keyboard stickers instead.

Tamil Windows keyboard layout

Telugu keyboard layout

Used mainly in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Telugu keyboard stickers instead.

Telugu Windows keyboard layout

Thai (Kedmanee) keyboard layout

Used in Thailand. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Thai keyboard stickers.

Thai Kedmanee Windows keyboard layout

Tibetan keyboard layout

Used by Tibetan people all around the world. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Tibetan keyboard stickers instead.

Tibetan Windows keyboard layout

Turkish F keyboard layout

Used in Turkey by enthusiasts and fast-typists. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Turkish F keyboard stickers instead.

Turkish F Windows keyboard layout

Turkish Q keyboard layout

This is a modern version of Turkish layout which utilizes QWERTY key placement (Turkish-Q). You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Turkish Q keyboard stickers.

Turkish Q Windows keyboard layout

Ukrainian keyboard layout

Used in Ukraine. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can also buy Ukrainian keyboard stickers.

Ukrainian Windows keyboard layout

Urdu keyboard layout

Used in Pakistan and India. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Urdu keyboard stickers instead.

Urdu Windows keyboard layout

Uyghur keyboard layout

Used in western China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Uyghur keyboard stickers instead.

Uyghur Windows keyboard layout

Uzbek (Arabic) keyboard layout

Used in Afghanistan and western parts of China. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Uzbek keyboard stickers instead.

Uzbek Arabic Windows keyboard layout

Vietnamese keyboard layout

Used in Vietnam. This layout is available through Windows keyboard settings. You most likely can't easily buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout. You can buy Vietnamese keyboard stickers instead.

Vietnamese Windows keyboard layout

What are 4 types of keyboard layout?

Different characters, letters and symbols are not the only things that differ from layout to layout. There are also four different key arrangements commonly found in keyboards:

  • ANSI (commonly known as US/American type), featuring horizontal, rectangular enter key and wide left Shift key;
  • ISO (commonly know as European type), featuring 7-shaped enter key and short left Shift key together with additional regular key on the right of the left Shift key;
  • JIS (commonly known as Japanese type), featuring multiple additional keys around spacebar, shortened spacebar, and an enter key similar in shape to ISO type, but wider;
  • ABNT (commonly known as Brazilian type), which is identical to ISO type, but features an additional key to the left of right Shift key.

How to physically switch/change layouts or to make a multilingual keyboard?

We run Keyshorts for several years now and we learned that 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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Sebastian Kończak

Multi-discipline man and co-founder at Keyshorts. I write about working from home, productivity hacks, e-commerce and keyboards.

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