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:

ANSI keyboard Return key  ANSI keyboard Return key

ISO keyboard

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

ISO keyboard Return key  ISO keyboard Return key

Japanese keyboard

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

Japanese keyboard Return key


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)

US English keyboard Q key

Chinese – Pinyin

(if the 中/英 key is below the  key)

Chinese Pinyin keyboard Q key

Korean

Korean keyboard Q key  Korean keyboard Q key

Thai

Thai keyboard Q key  Thai keyboard Q key

Chinese – Zhuyin

Chinese Zhuyin keyboard Q key  Chinese Zhuyin keyboard Q key


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

Arabic keyboard Q key 

Bulgarian

Bulgarian keyboard Q key 

French / Belgian

French / Belgian keyboard A key 

Greek

Greek keyboard Q key 

Hebrew

Hebrew keyboard Q key 

Russian

Russian keyboard Q key 

Turkish - F

Turkish keyboard F key

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

Canadian French keyboard ; key 

Croatian / Slovenian

Croatian / Slovenian keyboard č key 

Czech

Czech keyboard ; key 

Danish

Danish keyboard Æ key 

Italian

Italian keyboard ò key 

Norwegian

Norwegian keyboard Ø key 

Portuguese

Portuguese keyboard Ç key 

Slovak

Slovak keyboard " key 

Spanish

Spanish keyboard Ñ key 

Swiss

Swiss keyboard é key 

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

German / Austrian keyboard Ü key  

Hungarian

Hungarian keyboard Ő key 

Icelandic

Icelandic keyboard Ð key 

Spanish (Latin America)

Spanish (Latin America) ¨ key 

Swedish / Finnish

Swedish / Finnish keyboard Å key 

Turkish - Q

Turkish - Q keyboard Ğ key 

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

British / Irish keyboard keys 

Dutch

Dutch keyboard keys 

International English

International English keyboard keys 

Romanian

Romanian keyboard keys 

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