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Czech Keyboard Online

The layout at a glance

This Czech virtual keyboard mirrors the QWERTZ layout of a physical Czech keyboard. Its 48 character keys reach the 40 letters of the Latin script (U+0041–U+005A, U+0061–U+007A, U+00C0–U+024F) straight from the browser, with no software to install and no system setting to change.

The layout reaches 28 characters that an ordinary Latin keyboard does not carry: ¤ § ¨ ° ´ ¸ × ß á é í ÷ ú ý č đ ě ł ř š ů ž ˇ ˘ ˙ ˛ ˝ €.

29 further characters come from the AltGr key (Alt on mobile): ~ ^ ˘ ˛ ` ˙ ˝ ¨ ¸ € ÷ × ¤ đ Đ [ ] ł Ł $ ß # & @ { } < > *.

ScriptLatin
LayoutQWERTZ
Reading directionLeft to right
Character keys48
Letters available40
Non-ASCII characters28
Unicode rangeU+0041–U+005A, U+0061–U+007A, U+00C0–U+024F
Third layer (AltGr)Yes
TransliterationNo

How to type in Czech

  1. Click the on-screen keys or type on your physical keyboard — both write into the same text area.
  2. Shift shows the second layer of every key: capitals and the characters printed at the top right.
  3. AltGr (Alt on mobile) shows the third layer, the characters printed at the bottom right.
  4. The Copy button puts the whole text on the clipboard, ready to paste into an email, a document or a form.
  5. The Google, YouTube and ChatGPT buttons run a search with the text you typed, without retyping it.

Key reference table

Each row is one physical key: the base character, the one produced with Shift, then the one produced with AltGr.

KeyWith ShiftWith AltGr
;°—
+1~
ě2ˇ
š3^
č4˘
ř5°
ž6˛
ý7`
á8˙
í9´
é0˝
=%¨
´ˇ¸
qQ\
wW|
eE€
rR—
tT—
zZ—
uU—
iI—
oO—
pP—
ú/÷
)(×
\|¤
aA—
sSđ
dDĐ
fF[
gG]
hH—
jJ—
kKł
lLŁ
ů"$
§!ß
\|—
yY—
xX#
cC&
vV@
bB{
nN}
mM—
,?<
.:>
-_*

The characters on this layout

The 28 characters this layout can produce:

  • ¤
  • §
  • ¨
  • °
  • ´
  • ¸
  • ×
  • ß
  • á
  • é
  • í
  • ÷
  • ú
  • ý
  • č
  • đ
  • ě
  • ł
  • ř
  • š
  • ů
  • ž
  • ˇ
  • ˘
  • ˙
  • ˛
  • ˝
  • €

Other keyboards in the Latin script

These keyboards are written in the same script and share much of their character set.

Further reading

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I type Czech special letters (á, č, ď, é, ě, í, ň, ó, ř, š, ť, ú, ů, ý, ž)?

Most accented letters are on the number row of the Czech keyboard, with others available through dead keys for the acute and háček.

What is the Czech QWERTZ layout?

The Czech keyboard is QWERTZ-based (Z and Y are swapped) and places the most common accented letters directly on the number row (keys 1-0).

How do I type háček letters (č, š, ž, ř, ...)?

Use the háček (caron) dead key, then the base letter, or press the dedicated keys on the number row for the most common ones.

How do I type ř, the famous Czech letter?

The letter ř has its own key on the number row. It represents a unique Czech sound found in few other languages.

What is the difference between ú and ů?

Both are a long 'u'. By spelling rule, ú is used at the start of a word (and after prefixes), while ů appears inside or at the end of a word.

What is the difference between the Czech and Slovak keyboards?

They are very similar QWERTZ layouts. Czech has ě, ř and ů, while Slovak adds ä, ô, ľ, ĺ and ŕ.

How do I type numbers?

The number row gives letters (ě š č ř ž ý á í é), so hold Shift to get 1 to 0.

How do I type ď, ť and ň?

Shift + the key left of Backspace gives the dead háček ˇ; then press d, t or n.

How do I type ó?

ó appears mostly in loanwords such as "gól" or "móda". Press the dead acute ´ (the key left of Backspace), then o.

Where are @, € and the brackets?

Alt Gr + V gives @, Alt Gr + E gives €, Alt Gr + F and G give [ ], and Alt Gr + B and N give { }.