This French virtual keyboard mirrors the AZERTY layout of a physical French keyboard. Its 45 character keys reach the 35 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 19 characters that an ordinary Latin keyboard does not carry: £ ¤ ¨ « ° ¶ à æ ç è é ø ù þ ŧ € ← → ↓.
20 further characters come from the AltGr key (Alt on mobile): | @ # { [ ` \ } ] æ « € ¶ ŧ ← ↓ → ø þ ¤.
Script
Latin
Layout
AZERTY
Reading direction
Left to right
Character keys
45
Letters available
35
Non-ASCII characters
19
Unicode range
U+0041–U+005A, U+0061–U+007A, U+00C0–U+024F
Third layer (AltGr)
Yes
Transliteration
No
How to type in French
Click the on-screen keys or type on your physical keyboard — both write into the same text area.
Shift shows the second layer of every key: capitals and the characters printed at the top right.
AltGr (Alt on mobile) shows the third layer, the characters printed at the bottom right.
The Copy button puts the whole text on the clipboard, ready to paste into an email, a document or a form.
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.
Key
With Shift
With AltGr
&
1
|
é
2
@
"
3
#
'
4
{
(
5
[
-
6
|
è
7
`
_
8
\
ç
9
^
à
0
}
)
°
]
a
A
æ
z
Z
«
e
E
€
r
R
¶
t
T
ŧ
y
Y
←
u
U
↓
i
I
→
o
O
ø
p
P
þ
^
¨
—
$
£
¤
q
Q
—
s
S
—
d
D
—
f
F
—
g
G
—
h
H
—
j
J
—
k
K
—
l
L
—
m
M
—
ù
%
—
<
>
—
w
W
—
x
X
—
c
C
—
v
V
—
b
B
—
n
N
—
,
?
—
;
.
—
:
/
—
=
+
—
The characters on this layout
The 19 characters this layout can produce:
£
¤
¨
«
°
¶
à
æ
ç
è
é
ø
ù
þ
ŧ
€
←
→
↓
Other keyboards in the Latin script
These keyboards are written in the same script and share much of their character set.
The French AZERTY keyboard displays all accents directly. Accented letters like é, è, à, ç are on the number row. Use Shift to access uppercase accented letters.
What is the difference between AZERTY and QWERTY?
AZERTY is the standard French keyboard layout where A and Q are swapped compared to QWERTY, and Z and W are swapped. The number row also contains French accented characters.
How do I type the ç (c-cedilla) character?
The ç is located on the 9 key on the French AZERTY keyboard. Press 9 to get ç, or Shift+9 to get the number 9.
Can I type uppercase accented letters (É, È, À)?
Yes! Use Caps Lock or hold Shift while clicking the accented letter keys. The keyboard supports all uppercase French accented characters.
How do I access special characters like €, @, or #?
Use the AltGr (Alt Gr) key in combination with other keys. For example, AltGr+E gives €, AltGr+0 gives @, and AltGr+3 gives #.
Why are numbers on the Shift layer in AZERTY?
In French AZERTY layout, accented characters are prioritized on the main layer since they're used more frequently in French. Numbers require pressing Shift.
How do I type quotation marks « and »?
French guillemets are available via AltGr: AltGr+Z gives « and AltGr+X gives ». These are the standard French quotation marks.
Can I use this keyboard for typing in other languages?
Yes, while optimized for French, the AZERTY keyboard includes all standard Latin letters and can be used for English, Spanish, and other European languages.
What is the ² key used for?
The ² (superscript 2) key in the top-left is used for mathematical notation (like m² for square meters) and is a standard feature of French keyboards.
How do I type the œ ligature?
The œ ligature (used in words like 'cœur' or 'œuf') may require AltGr combinations or can be copied from character maps. It's not always directly available on standard AZERTY layouts.
