African Virtual Keyboards

Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Zulu, Afrikaans, and other African languages

8 keyboard layouts available

AfrikaansOpen Keyboard AmharicOpen Keyboard HausaOpen Keyboard IgboOpen Keyboard SwahiliOpen Keyboard TigrinyaOpen Keyboard YorubaOpen Keyboard ZuluOpen Keyboard

About African Languages

Africa is home to over 2,000 languages, making it the most linguistically diverse continent on Earth. African languages belong to several major families including Afro-Asiatic (Amharic, Hausa), Niger-Congo (Yoruba, Igbo, Zulu, Swahili), and Khoisan, among others. Many African languages have unique tonal systems where pitch changes meaning, and several use writing systems that predate or differ significantly from the Latin alphabet. The African keyboards on AnyKeyboard cover both Afro-Asiatic languages written in the ancient Ethiopic (Ge'ez) script, and Bantu and West African languages that use the Latin alphabet with language-specific additions.

Which African Keyboard Should I Use?

Choosing the right African language keyboard depends on which language you speak and whether it uses a unique script or the Latin alphabet.

Amharic KeyboardBest for speakers of Amharic and Tigrinya writing in Ge'ez/Ethiopic script. Required for all Ethiopian Semitic languages.Open keyboard →Tigrinya KeyboardBest for speakers of Tigrinya (spoken in Eritrea and the Tigray region of Ethiopia). Uses the same Ethiopic script as Amharic.Open keyboard →Swahili KeyboardBest for East African communication. Swahili is a Bantu lingua franca spoken by over 200 million people across Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo, and beyond.Open keyboard →Hausa KeyboardBest for West and Central African communication. Hausa is the most widely spoken language in West Africa, with over 70 million speakers in Nigeria and Niger.Open keyboard →Yoruba KeyboardBest for typing Yoruba, a tonal Niger-Congo language spoken by approximately 40 million people in southwestern Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Includes tone mark support.Open keyboard →Igbo KeyboardBest for typing Igbo, a tonal language spoken by approximately 45 million Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria.Open keyboard →Zulu KeyboardBest for typing Zulu (isiZulu), a Bantu language with click consonants, spoken by approximately 12 million people in South Africa. South Africa's most widely spoken home language.Open keyboard →Afrikaans KeyboardBest for typing Afrikaans, a West Germanic language evolved from Dutch, spoken by approximately 7 million people in South Africa and Namibia as a first language.Open keyboard →

Frequently Asked Questions

What African Languages keyboards are available?

AnyKeyboard offers 8 African Languages keyboard layouts. Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Zulu, Afrikaans, and other African languages. Each keyboard is free to use and works directly in your browser.

How do I type in African Languages languages?

Simply select a keyboard from the list below, then either click the on-screen keys or use your physical keyboard. The characters will appear in the text editor, which you can then copy or download.

Do I need to install any software?

No installation required. All keyboards work directly in your web browser. Just visit the keyboard page and start typing immediately.

Is my typing saved anywhere?

No. Everything you type stays on your device. We never send your text to any server. Your privacy is completely protected.

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