This article was updated on March, 2023.
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.
If you're looking for Mac layouts, click here.
Table of contents
- Laptop keyboard layouts
- US English
- US English International
- UK (British) English
- Arabic
- Armenian
- Azeri/Azerbaijani
- Belgian
- Bengali
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Burmese
- Cherokee
- Chinese
- Colemak
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dvorak
- Dutch
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French
- French (BÉPO)
- French (Canadian)
- German
- Georgian
- Greek
- Greek (Polytonic)
- Gujarati
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Inuktitut (Naqittaut)
- Italian
- Japanese
- Kannada
- Kazakh
- Khmer
- Korean
- Kurdish
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Malayalam
- Maltese
- Nepali
- Northern Sami
- Norwegian
- Odia/Oriya
- Pashto
- Persian/Farsi
- Polish
- Polish (214)
- Portuguese
- Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Russian (Phonetic)
- Serbian
- Serbian (Latin)
- Sinhala
- Slovak
- Slovene/Slovenian
- Spanish
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai (Kedmanee)
- Tibetan
- Turkish F
- Turkish Q
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Uyghur
- Uzbek
- Vietnamese
- How to physically switch layouts or to have a multilingual keyboard?
Laptop Keyboard Layouts 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. Has horizontal, rectangular enter key. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
US International 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.
UK (British) English layout
Used in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Can also be found on Malta, Gibraltar and former British colonies. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this 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 laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Armenian 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.
Azeri/Azerbaijani 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.
Belgian layout
Used in Belgium. Frequently misidentified with French layout, which is similar. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Bengali 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.
Bosnian 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.
Bulgarian layout
Used in Bulgaria. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Burmese 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.
Cherokee 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.
Chinese layout
Used in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Includes Cangjie, Dayi and Zhuyin symbols. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Colemak English 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.
Croatian 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.
Czech layout
Used in the Czech Republic. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Danish 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.
Dutch layout
Used in the Netherlands. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Dvorak English 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.
Estonian 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.
Finnish layout
Used in Finland. It's identical to the standard Swedish layout. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
French (BÉPO) 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.
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 laptop/desktop keyboard with this 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 laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
German layout
Used in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and can also be found in Switzerland. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Georgian 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.
Greek layout
Used in Greece. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Greek Polytonic 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.
Gujarati 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.
Hebrew layout
Used in Israel. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Hindi (Devanagari InScript) layout
Used in India. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Hungarian layout
Used in Hungary. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Icelandic layout
Used in Iceland. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Inuktitut (Canadian Aboriginal Syllabary) 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.
Italian layout
Used in Italy. Can be also found in Tunisia and Libya. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Japanese layout
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.
Kannada layout
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.
Kazakh 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.
Khmer 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.
Korean (2-set) 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.
Kurdish (Central) 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.
Latvian 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.
Lithuanian 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.
Macedonian 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.
Malayalam 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.
Maltese 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.
Nepali 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.
Northern Sami 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.
Norwegian (Bokmål) 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.
Odia/Oriya 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.
Pashto 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.
Persian/Farsi 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.
Polish 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.
Polish (214) 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.
Portuguese (Brazilian ABNT) 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.
Portuguese layout
Used in Portugal and its islands. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Punjabi (Gurmukhi) 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.
Romanian layout
Used in Romania. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Russian layout
Used in Russia. Also found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Belarus. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Russian Phonetic 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.
Serbian layout
Used in Serbia. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Serbian (Latin) 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.
Sinhala 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.
Slovak layout
Used in Slovakia. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Slovene/Slovenian layout
Used in Slovenia. Identical to the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian Latin layouts. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Spanish (Latin America) 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.
Spanish layout
Used in Spain. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Swedish 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.
Swiss 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.
Tamil 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.
Telugu 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.
Thai (Kedmanee) layout
Used in Thailand. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Tibetan 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.
Turkish F 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.
Turkish Q 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.
Ukrainian layout
Used in Ukraine. You can buy a laptop/desktop keyboard with this layout.
Urdu 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.
Uyghur 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.
Uzbek (Arabic) 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.
Vietnamese 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.
How to physically switch layouts or to have 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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