How to identify your Apple keyboard layout by country or region

Use the letters and symbols on your Apple keyboard to help you determine your keyboard layout by country or region.

Some keyboard layouts are only available in certain countries or regions.

If you need keyboard replacement or repair, contact Apple or a service provider.

Identify your keyboard layout (ANSI, ISO, or Japanese)

Find the key that has the word “return” or the return-left symbol   printed on it. The key should look like one of the options below:

ANSI keyboard

If your Return key looks like one of the images below, you have an ANSI keyboard:

mac-keyboard-return-key-ansi-v1 mac-keyboard-return-key-ansi-v2

ISO keyboard

If your Return key looks like one of the images below, you have an ISO keyboard:

mac-keyboard-return-key-iso-v1 mac-keyboard-return-key-iso-v2

Japanese keyboard

If your Return key looks like the image below, you have a Japanese keyboard:

mac-keyboard-return-key-japanese

Identify the ANSI keyboard layouts

Find the Tab key or the key with the tab symbol   . The Q key to the right should look like one of the options below and will help you to identify your keyboard layout:

US English

(if the Caps Lock key is below the Tab key)

mac-keyboard-q-key-us-english

Chinese – Pinyin

(if the 中/英 key is below the   key)

mac-keyboard-q-key-us-english

Korean

mac-keyboard-q-key-korean-v1 mac-keyboard-q-key-korean-v2

Thai

mac-keyboard-q-key-thai-v1 mac-keyboard-q-key-thai-v2

Chinese – Zhuyin

mac-keyboard-q-key-chinese-zhuyin-v1 mac-keyboard-q-key-chinese-zhuyin-v2

Identify the ISO keyboard layouts

Find the Tab key or the key with the tab symbol   . The key to the right should look like one of the following options and will help you identify your keyboard layout:

Arabic

mac-keyboard-id-iso-arabic

Bulgarian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-bulgarian

French / Belgian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-french-belgian

Greek

mac-keyboard-id-iso-greek

Hebrew

mac-keyboard-id-iso-hebrew

Russian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-russian

Turkish - F

mac-keyboard-id-iso-turkish-f

The key to the right of the L key should look like one of the following options and will help you identify your keyboard layout:

Canadian French

mac-keyboard-id-iso-canadian-french

Croatian / Slovenian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-croatian-slovenian

Czech

mac-keyboard-id-iso-czech

Danish

mac-keyboard-id-iso-danish

Italian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-italian

Norwegian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-norwegian

Portuguese

mac-keyboard-id-iso-portuguese

Slovak

mac-keyboard-id-iso-slovak

Spanish

mac-keyboard-id-iso-spanish

Swiss

mac-keyboard-id-iso-swiss

Find the key with P printed on it. The key to the right should look like one of the following options and will help you identify your keyboard layout:

German / Austrian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-german-austrian

Hungarian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-hungarian

Icelandic

mac-keyboard-id-iso-icelandic

Spanish (Latin America)

mac-keyboard-id-iso-latin-american

Swedish / Finnish

mac-keyboard-id-iso-swedish-finnish

Turkish - Q

mac-keyboard-id-iso-turkish-q

Look at the keys near the upper-left corner of the keyboard. The keys should look like one of the following sets and will help you identify your keyboard layout:

British / Irish

mac-keyboard-id-iso-british-irish

Dutch

mac-keyboard-id-iso-dutch

International English

mac-keyboard-id-iso-international-english

Romanian

mac-keyboard-id-iso-romanian
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