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How to type in Ukrainian

Your computer and your phone already have a Ukrainian keyboard. It only needs turning on, and here's how on each, plus where to find the letters English doesn't have.

Typing a word yourself is part of learning it: you remember what you've had to spell. AnimeLang doesn't transliterate, so this is the first ten minutes of the course.

On a Mac

• Open System Settings › Keyboard, then Text Input › Edit.
• Click +, search for Ukrainian and add Ukrainian.
• Switch with Control-Space, or from the input menu in the menu bar. To use the 🌐 key instead, set Keyboard › “Press 🌐 key to” › Change Input Source.

On Windows 11

• Open Settings › Time & language › Language & region.
• Next to Preferred languages, choose Add a language, pick Ukrainian, then Next and Install.
• Then, next to Ukrainian, choose … › Language options › Add a keyboard and add Ukrainian (Enhanced). It's the one with an apostrophe key; plain Ukrainian has none.
• Switch with Windows key + Space.

On an iPhone or iPad

• Go to Settings › General › Keyboard › Keyboards › Add New Keyboard and choose Ukrainian.
• To switch, touch and hold the 🌐 key and pick the keyboard.

On Android

• With the keyboard open, tap Settings › Languages › Add keyboard in Gboard, pick Ukrainian and tap Done.
• To switch, touch and hold the space bar.

The letters English doesn't have

On the Mac's Ukrainian layout (keys named as on a US keyboard):

• і is S, ї is ], є is '.
• ґ is the key left of 1, or Option-U.
• The apostrophe in a word like мʼята is the \ key.

On Windows' Ukrainian (Enhanced):

• і is S, ї is ], є is '.
• ґ is Right Alt + U.
• The apostrophe is the key left of 1.

From Apple's, Microsoft's and Google's own help: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Gboard, and Windows keyboard layouts.