Want to key in Vietnamese on your device? Try the Telex keyboard! This article is a tutorial to guide installation to platforms of iOS, Android, Windows 10, Windows 7, Mac, and Linux Ubuntu. Also teach how to type in special Vietnamese alphabet
# Installation for Telex Keyboard
# iOS
- Go to Setting
- click Keyboard
- click Keyboard
- click Add New Keyboard
- click Vietnamese
- click QWERTY
After installation, you can switch the new keyboard of Tiếng Việt when you typeing.
# Android
# Samsung
- Go to Setting
- click General management
- click Language and input
- click On-screen keyboard
- click Samsung Keyboard
- click Languages and types
- click MANAGE INPUT LANGUAGES
- click Tiếng Việt
After installation, you can switch the new keyboard of Tiếng Việt when you typeing.
# Mac
- Go to Apple icon on the left-top corner on the screen
- click System Preferences
- click Keyboard
- click Input Sources
- click + icon in the left-bottom corner
- select Vietnamese in the left column
- select Telex or Simple Telex in the right column
- press Add button
After installation, you can switch the new keyboard of Tiếng Việt when you typeing.
# Windows
# Windows 10
- Click Windows icon on the left-bottom corner on the screen
- Click Settings
- Click Time & Language
- Select Region and Language in the left column
- Click Add a language button in the right column
- Click Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) button
After installation, you can switch the new keyboard of VI Vietnamese (Vietnam) in the keyboards icon.
# Windows 7
- Click Windows icon on the left-bottom corner on the screen
- Click Control Panel
- Click Region and Language
- Select Keyboards and Languages tab
- Click Change keyboards
- Click Add button
- Select Vietnamese (Vietnam) > Keyboard > Vietnamese > and press OK button
- Click OK button
- Click OK button
After installation, you can switch the new keyboard of VI Vietnamese (Vietnam) in the keyboards icon.
# Linux
# Ubuntu - using ibus-unikey
- Open Terminal app
- typein sudo apt-get install ibus-unikey
- typein ibus restart
- typein exit to terminate the terminal app
- click Text Entry Settings in the keyboards icon on the tool bar in the screen
- click + button
- select Vietnamese (Unikey) (iBus)
- restart the system
After installation, you can switch the new keyboard of Unikey in the keyboards icon.
# Type in Special Alphabet
Non-tonal diacritics
| Character | Keys pressed | Sample input | Sample output |
|---|---|---|---|
| ă | aw | trawng | trăng |
| â | aa | caan | cân |
| đ | dd | ddaau | đâu |
| ê | ee | ddeem | đêm |
| ô | oo | nhoo | nhô |
| ơ | ow | mow | mơ |
| ư | uw or w | tuw or tw | tư |
Tone markings
| Tone | Keys added to syllable | Sample input | Sample output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngang (level) | z or nothing | ngang | ngang |
| Huyền (falling) | f | huyeenf | huyền |
| Sắc (rising) | s | sawcs | sắc |
| Hỏi (dipping-rising) | r | hoir | hỏi |
| Ngã (rising glottalized) | x | ngax | ngã |
| Nặng (falling glottalized) | j | nawngj | nặng |