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Tŝilhqot'in Keyboard Help

This keyboard is designed for the Tŝilhqot'in language of the BC Interior region of Canada.

If square boxes are displayed instead of characters when using this keyboard (and in the keyboard layouts below), please read our troubleshooting guide.

  • All accents are typed after the base character — ŝ is typed s then Left-bracket [
    • To type the acute accent ˊ use either the Slash key / or Backquote key ` — á is typed a then / or a then `
    • To type the circumflex accent ˆ use the Left-bracket key [ — ŝ is typed s then [
  • You can type the English value of the punctuation keys by holding down the Right-Alt or Option key. The Semicolon ; is typed Right-Alt+; (Windows) / ⌥ Option+; (Mac).
    • NOTE: When using Google Docs, Slash / is typed Right-Alt+Shift+/ (Windows) / ⌥ Option+Shift+/
  • Opening and closing quotes. For Mac users, Right-Alt is either of the Option Keys.
    • single: ‘ Shift+` — ’ '
    • double: “ Shift+[ — ” Shift+]
    • single ‹ Right-Alt+Shift+9 — › Right-Alt+Shift+0
    • double « Right-Alt+9 — » Right-Alt+0

Unicode Fonts

The following fonts have been installed on your computer: Aboriginal Sans, Aboriginal Serif. Please use these fonts when typing in your language as they have been specially built to represent your language as accurately as possible.

Download the latest version of Aboriginal Sans and Aboriginal Serif

Notes on touch layout

q w ŵ e é ɨ ɨ́ t y u ú i í o ó p
a á s ŝ d ʔ g h j k l  
z ẑ x c ´ ^ b n m
123 🌐 ’ ' " space .
  • Keys with a red background are combining accents. On your mobile device, these keys will have green text.
  • The first character in a cell is the "one-tap" key, any further characters are "hold-select" keys.
  • Common punctuation marks can be found by pressing and holding the period key on the right side of the space bar.

Keyboard Layout

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