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Afrikaans keyboard online

Click a letter to add it to the text box and copy it. Every Afrikaans accent and special letter is here, with the codes to type them yourself.

Sê, môre, kombuis, ‘n.

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About Afrikaans letters

Afrikaans uses the circumflex (sê, môre), the diaeresis (reën) and occasionally the acute and grave. The word ’n is always lowercase.

South African keyboards are usually US layout, so most people use US-International dead keys: ^ then e for ê.

On a Mac, Option+I then the vowel gives the circumflex.

Afrikaans letters: names and codes

Every special letter in Afrikaans, with the Windows Alt code where one exists, the hex code to type in Word followed by Alt+X, the Mac shortcut and the HTML entity. Click a letter to copy it.

Letter Name Unicode Alt code Word (Alt+X) Mac Word shortcut HTML
E with Circumflex U+00EA Alt+0234 00EA Option+I, E Ctrl+Shift+^, e ê
E with Diaeresis U+00EB Alt+0235 00EB Option+U, E Ctrl+Shift+:, e ë
E with Grave Accent U+00E8 Alt+0232 00E8 Option+`, E Ctrl+`, e è
E with Acute Accent U+00E9 Alt+0233 00E9 Option+E, E Ctrl+', e é
O with Circumflex U+00F4 Alt+0244 00F4 Option+I, O Ctrl+Shift+^, o ô
O with Diaeresis U+00F6 Alt+0246 00F6 Option+U, O Ctrl+Shift+:, o ö
U with Circumflex U+00FB Alt+0251 00FB Option+I, U Ctrl+Shift+^, u û
U with Diaeresis U+00FC Alt+0252 00FC Option+U, U Ctrl+Shift+:, u ü
I with Diaeresis U+00EF Alt+0239 00EF Option+U, I Ctrl+Shift+:, i ï
I with Circumflex U+00EE Alt+0238 00EE Option+I, I Ctrl+Shift+^, i î
A with Acute Accent U+00E1 Alt+0225 00E1 Option+E, A Ctrl+', a á
A with Grave Accent U+00E0 Alt+0224 00E0 Option+`, A Ctrl+`, a à
Capital E with Circumflex U+00CA Alt+0202 00CA Option+I, Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+E Ê
Capital E with Diaeresis U+00CB Alt+0203 00CB Option+U, Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+E Ë
Capital E with Grave Accent U+00C8 Alt+0200 00C8 Option+`, Shift+E Ctrl+`, Shift+E È
Capital E with Acute Accent U+00C9 Alt+0201 00C9 Option+E, Shift+E Ctrl+', Shift+E É
Capital O with Circumflex U+00D4 Alt+0212 00D4 Option+I, Shift+O Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+O Ô
Capital O with Diaeresis U+00D6 Alt+0214 00D6 Option+U, Shift+O Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+O Ö
Capital U with Circumflex U+00DB Alt+0219 00DB Option+I, Shift+U Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+U Û
Capital U with Diaeresis U+00DC Alt+0220 00DC Option+U, Shift+U Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+U Ü
Capital I with Diaeresis U+00CF Alt+0207 00CF Option+U, Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+:, Shift+I Ï
Capital I with Circumflex U+00CE Alt+0206 00CE Option+I, Shift+I Ctrl+Shift+^, Shift+I Î
Capital A with Acute Accent U+00C1 Alt+0193 00C1 Option+E, Shift+A Ctrl+', Shift+A Á
Capital A with Grave Accent U+00C0 Alt+0192 00C0 Option+`, Shift+A Ctrl+`, Shift+A À

How to switch your keyboard to Afrikaans

Windows

Open Settings → Time & Language → Language & region, add Afrikaans (or open the options for your language and add the United States-International keyboard). Switch layouts with Win+Space. The current layout is shown next to the clock.

Mac

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit, click +, and add ABC Extended. Switch with Control+Space or from the input menu in the menu bar. Turn on Show Input menu in menu bar to see which layout is active.

iPhone and iPad

Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard and choose Afrikaans. Switch by holding the globe key on the keyboard.

Android

In Gboard, open Settings → Languages → Add keyboard and choose Afrikaans. Switch by holding the space bar or tapping the globe key.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Afrikaans letters on an English keyboard? +

Press and hold the base letter on a Mac or phone to see accented versions, use the Option dead keys on a Mac, the US-International layout or Alt codes on Windows, or click the letters on this page to build your text and copy it.

Which keyboard layout should I add for Afrikaans? +

Windows: United States-International. Mac: ABC Extended. iPhone: Afrikaans. Android (Gboard): Afrikaans.

Will Afrikaans characters copied from here work in Word, Google Docs and social media? +

Yes. They are standard Unicode characters, so they paste as real text into any app that supports Unicode, which includes Word, Docs, Excel, WhatsApp, Instagram and email.

Do Afrikaans letters have Alt codes? +

Many do. The table on this page lists the Windows Alt code for each letter that has one; letters without a code can be typed in Word by entering the Unicode hex value and pressing Alt+X.

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