How to type Vietnamese
The Vietnamese layout keeps the English letters and turns the number row into the Vietnamese ones: ă on 1, â on 2, ê on 3, ô on 4 and đ on 0. ư and ơ are on [ and ].
The five tone marks are on 5 to 9, typed after the vowel: grave on 5, hook on 6, tilde on 7, acute on 8 and dot below on 9. So a then 8 gives á, and ă then 9 gives ặ.
Because the number row types letters, the digits are on AltGr: 1 is AltGr + 1.
Many Vietnamese typists use Telex instead (aa for â, s for the acute tone). This keyboard follows the Windows Vietnamese layout; Telex is not built in yet.
Vietnamese letters and their keys
| Letter | Unicode name | Key |
|---|---|---|
| à | a with grave | a then ◌̀ (5) |
| ả | a with hook above | a then ◌̉ (6) |
| ã | a with tilde | a then ◌̃ (7) |
| á | a with acute | a then ◌́ (8) |
| ạ | a with dot below | a then ◌̣ (9) |
| ă | a with breve | the ă key (US 1) |
| ằ | a with breve and grave | ă then ◌̀ (5) |
| ẳ | a with breve and hook above | ă then ◌̉ (6) |
| ẵ | a with breve and tilde | ă then ◌̃ (7) |
| ắ | a with breve and acute | ă then ◌́ (8) |
| ặ | a with breve and dot below | ă then ◌̣ (9) |
| â | a with circumflex | the â key (US 2) |
| ầ | a with circumflex and grave | â then ◌̀ (5) |
| ẩ | a with circumflex and hook above | â then ◌̉ (6) |
| ẫ | a with circumflex and tilde | â then ◌̃ (7) |
| ấ | a with circumflex and acute | â then ◌́ (8) |
| ậ | a with circumflex and dot below | â then ◌̣ (9) |
| đ | d with stroke | the đ key (US 0) |
| è | e with grave | e then ◌̀ (5) |
| ẻ | e with hook above | e then ◌̉ (6) |
| ẽ | e with tilde | e then ◌̃ (7) |
| é | e with acute | e then ◌́ (8) |
| ẹ | e with dot below | e then ◌̣ (9) |
| ê | e with circumflex | the ê key (US 3) |
| ề | e with circumflex and grave | ê then ◌̀ (5) |
| ể | e with circumflex and hook above | ê then ◌̉ (6) |
| ễ | e with circumflex and tilde | ê then ◌̃ (7) |
| ế | e with circumflex and acute | ê then ◌́ (8) |
| ệ | e with circumflex and dot below | ê then ◌̣ (9) |
| ì | i with grave | i then ◌̀ (5) |
| ỉ | i with hook above | i then ◌̉ (6) |
| ĩ | i with tilde | i then ◌̃ (7) |
| í | i with acute | i then ◌́ (8) |
| ị | i with dot below | i then ◌̣ (9) |
| ò | o with grave | o then ◌̀ (5) |
| ỏ | o with hook above | o then ◌̉ (6) |
| õ | o with tilde | o then ◌̃ (7) |
| ó | o with acute | o then ◌́ (8) |
| ọ | o with dot below | o then ◌̣ (9) |
| ô | o with circumflex | the ô key (US 4) |
| ồ | o with circumflex and grave | ô then ◌̀ (5) |
| ổ | o with circumflex and hook above | ô then ◌̉ (6) |
| ỗ | o with circumflex and tilde | ô then ◌̃ (7) |
| ố | o with circumflex and acute | ô then ◌́ (8) |
| ộ | o with circumflex and dot below | ô then ◌̣ (9) |
| ơ | o with horn | the ơ key (US ]) |
| ờ | o with horn and grave | ơ then ◌̀ (5) |
| ở | o with horn and hook above | ơ then ◌̉ (6) |
| ỡ | o with horn and tilde | ơ then ◌̃ (7) |
| ớ | o with horn and acute | ơ then ◌́ (8) |
| ợ | o with horn and dot below | ơ then ◌̣ (9) |
| ù | u with grave | u then ◌̀ (5) |
| ủ | u with hook above | u then ◌̉ (6) |
| ũ | u with tilde | u then ◌̃ (7) |
| ú | u with acute | u then ◌́ (8) |
| ụ | u with dot below | u then ◌̣ (9) |
| ư | u with horn | the ư key (US [) |
| ừ | u with horn and grave | ư then ◌̀ (5) |
| ử | u with horn and hook above | ư then ◌̉ (6) |
| ữ | u with horn and tilde | ư then ◌̃ (7) |
| ứ | u with horn and acute | ư then ◌́ (8) |
| ự | u with horn and dot below | ư then ◌̣ (9) |
| ỳ | y with grave | y then ◌̀ (5) |
| ỷ | y with hook above | y then ◌̉ (6) |
| ỹ | y with tilde | y then ◌̃ (7) |
| ý | y with acute | y then ◌́ (8) |
| ỵ | y with dot below | y then ◌̣ (9) |
Accent and AltGr keys
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| AltGr | ` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = q w e r t y u i o p [ ] a s d f g h j k l ; ' \ \ z x c v b n m , . / ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + Q W E R T Y U I O P { } A S D F G H J K L : " | | Z X C V B N M < > ? |
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Layout data: CLDR release-43 keyboards/windows/vi-t-k0-windows.xml. Letter list: CLDR release-43 (vi). Letter names: Unicode Character Database. What you type stays in your browser.