The Lao alphabet on the keyboard
| Letter | Unicode name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| ໆ | ko la | Shift + M |
| ກ | ko | D |
| ຂ | kho sung | 0 |
| ຄ | kho tam | 7 |
| ງ | ngo | ' |
| ຈ | co | 9 |
| ສ | so sung | L |
| ຊ | so tam | - |
| ຍ | nyo | P |
| ດ | do | F |
| ຕ | to | 8 |
| ຖ | tho sung | 4 |
| ທ | tho tam | M |
| ນ | no | O |
| ບ | bo | [ |
| ປ | po | X |
| ຜ | pho sung | Z |
| ຝ | fo tam | / |
| ພ | pho tam | R |
| ຟ | fo sung | 2 |
| ມ | mo | , |
| ຢ | yo | 1 |
| ຣ | lo ling | Shift + I |
| ລ | lo loot | ] |
| ວ | wo | ; |
| ຫ | ho sung | S |
| ໜ | ho no | Shift + O |
| ໝ | ho mo | Shift + , |
| ອ | o | V |
| ຮ | ho tam | I |
| ຯ | ellipsis | Shift + C |
| ະ | vowel sign a | T |
| າ | vowel sign aa | K |
| ຳ | vowel sign am | E |
| ຽ | sign nyo | Shift + P |
| ເ | vowel sign e | G |
| ແ | vowel sign ei | C |
| ໂ | vowel sign o | 3 |
| ໃ | vowel sign ay | . |
| ໄ | vowel sign ai | W |
| ່ | tone mai ek | J |
| ້ | tone mai tho | H |
| ໊ | tone mai ti | Shift + H |
| ໋ | tone mai catawa | Shift + J |
| ໌ | cancellation mark | Shift + 5 |
| ໍ | niggahita | = |
| ັ | vowel sign mai kan | A |
| ິ | vowel sign i | Y |
| ີ | vowel sign ii | U |
| ຶ | vowel sign y | B |
| ື | vowel sign yy | N |
| ຸ | vowel sign u | 5 |
| ູ | vowel sign uu | 6 |
| ົ | vowel sign mai kon | Q |
| ຼ | sign lo | Shift + 6 |
Accent and AltGr keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| AltGr | ໑ ໒ ໓ ໔ ໕ ໖ ໗ ໘ ໙ ໐ |
Questions
How many letters does the Lao alphabet have?
40, per Unicode CLDR. Plus 15 marks typed after a letter.
Which Lao letters need Shift on this keyboard?
10 of them: ໆ (Shift + M), ຣ (Shift + I), ໜ (Shift + O), ໝ (Shift + ,), ຯ (Shift + C), ຽ (Shift + P), ໊ (Shift + H), ໋ (Shift + J), ໌ (Shift + 5), ຼ (Shift + 6).
Guides
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Layout data: CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/lo-t-k0-windows.xml. Letter list: CLDR release-43 (lo). Letter names: Unicode Character Database. What you type stays in your browser.