Kurdish Sorani Typing Speed Test
Free Online Kurdish Sorani Keyboard – Type Kurdish Anywhere in the World
Welcome to the most comprehensive Kurdish Sorani keyboard online (کوردیی ناوەندی)! Our free virtual keyboard gives you instant access to the full Sorani alphabet in its modified Arabic script, with correct right-to-left typing, so you can write from any computer, tablet, or smartphone without installing software or changing your system language. Whether you are in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Sanandaj, Kermanshah, or part of the Kurdish diaspora, AnyKeyboard brings proper Sorani typing to your fingertips in seconds.
Why do 8+ million people need an online Sorani keyboard? Sorani, or Central Kurdish, is spoken by more than 8 million people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and in Iran's Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces. Kurdish is an official language of Iraq under the 2005 constitution, and Sorani is the variety used for most official, educational, and media purposes there. Yet a standard Arabic or Persian keyboard cannot produce correct Sorani — it is missing several letters the language depends on — which leaves millions of speakers unable to type their own language properly on ordinary devices.
The Sorani script is a modified Arabic alphabet adapted specifically for Kurdish sounds. It adds ڕ (rolled r), ڵ (velarised l), ۆ (o), ێ (ê), and the digraph وو (û), alongside ژ, چ, پ, گ and ڤ. Crucially, unlike Arabic and Persian, Sorani is fully vocalised: every vowel is written out rather than left to the reader to infer. That makes the complete letter set essential — omit ڕ or ڵ and the word is not merely unpointed, it is misspelled.
Right-to-left typing that behaves correctly. The keyboard handles RTL text direction, letter joining, and cursor behaviour for you, so words connect properly and punctuation lands on the correct side. You can mix in Latin text and numbers without the line order breaking, which matters for anything containing names, URLs, or figures.
Perfect for every Sorani typing need: writing to family, preparing school and university work, filing official paperwork in the Kurdistan Region, publishing on Kurdish social media, reading and quoting Kurdish news, studying poets such as Nalî, Mahwî, and Piramerd, and preparing Newroz greetings for 21 March. Students, journalists, civil servants, and translators use AnyKeyboard to produce correct Sorani on any machine.
Related keyboards: Kurdish Sorani shares its Arabic-based script with Persian and Arabic, while Kurds in Turkey and Syria generally write Kurdish Kurmanji in Latin script. Switch between them instantly using the Layout dropdown above.
Your privacy is guaranteed – all typing happens 100% locally in your browser. Nothing you write is sent to a server, stored, or logged, so the keyboard is safe for private messages and confidential documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kurdish Sorani?
Kurdish Sorani (کوردیی ناوەندی), also called Central Kurdish, is one of the two main Kurdish literary languages. It is spoken by over 8 million people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and in Iran's Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces, and it is the Kurdish variety used for most official and media purposes in Iraq.
What script does Sorani use?
Sorani uses a modified Arabic alphabet written right to left. It adds letters that standard Arabic does not have — ڕ, ڵ, ۆ, ێ and the digraph وو — along with ژ, چ, پ, گ and ڤ, all of which are needed to write Kurdish sounds accurately.
Why can't I use an Arabic or Persian keyboard for Sorani?
Because both are missing letters Sorani requires. An Arabic keyboard has no ڕ, ڵ, ۆ or ێ, and a Persian keyboard lacks several of them too. Sorani also writes all its vowels explicitly, so those characters are needed constantly rather than occasionally — substituting Arabic letters produces misspelled words, not just informal ones.
Is Sorani written with all its vowels?
Yes, and this is a key difference from Arabic and Persian. Sorani is fully vocalised: every vowel is written as a letter rather than being inferred by the reader or marked with optional diacritics. That is why the complete Kurdish letter set is essential for correct spelling.
What is the difference between Sorani and Kurmanji?
They are the two main Kurdish literary varieties. Sorani is written in modified Arabic script and has largely lost grammatical gender and case, while Kurmanji uses a Latin alphabet and retains both. Speakers of one cannot always read the other, and they require entirely different keyboards — we provide both.
Does right-to-left typing work correctly?
Yes. The keyboard handles RTL text direction, letter joining, and cursor placement automatically, so letters connect properly and punctuation appears on the correct side. You can mix in Latin words and numbers without the line order breaking.
Is this Sorani keyboard free?
Yes, completely free. There is no cost, no registration, no account, and no limit on how much you type. The site is supported by advertising, which is what keeps the keyboard free to use for everyone.
Does it work on mobile phones and tablets?
Yes. The layout is fully responsive and works on Android and iOS phones, tablets, Chromebooks, Windows, and macOS. On touchscreens you tap the letters directly, which makes it a practical way to type Kurdish on a device with no Sorani keyboard installed.
Is my typing private?
Completely private. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never transmitted to a server, never stored, and never logged, so it is safe for personal and sensitive writing.
Where is Sorani spoken?
Mainly in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk — and in Iran's Kurdistan province around Sanandaj, and in Kermanshah. It is also used by diaspora communities across Europe, North America, and Australia.
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