Free Amharic Keyboard Online — Type Ge'ez / Fidel Script
Type Amharic using phonetic keys or the on-screen keyboard. Instant AI translation included.
Tap a key to see all 7–8 vowel forms · keyboard label shown below each letter
| Key | base | +u | +i | +a | +y | +E | +o |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | ሀH | ሁHu | ሂHi | ሃHa | ሄHy | ህHE | ሆHo |
| L | ለL | ሉLu | ሊLi | ላLa | ሌLy | ልLE | ሎLo |
| Shift+H | ሐShift+H | ሑShift+Hu | ሒShift+Hi | ሓShift+Ha | ሔShift+Hy | ሕShift+HE | ሖShift+Ho |
| M | መM | ሙMu | ሚMi | ማMa | ሜMy | ምME | ሞMo |
| Shift+S | ሠShift+S | ሡShift+Su | ሢShift+Si | ሣShift+Sa | ሤShift+Sy | ሥShift+SE | ሦShift+So |
| R | ረR | ሩRu | ሪRi | ራRa | ሬRy | ርRE | ሮRo |
| S | ሰS | ሱSu | ሲSi | ሳSa | ሴSy | ስSE | ሶSo |
| Caps+S | ሸCaps+S | ሹCaps+Su | ሺCaps+Si | ሻCaps+Sa | ሼCaps+Sy | ሽCaps+SE | ሾCaps+So |
| Q | ቀQ | ቁQu | ቂQi | ቃQa | ቄQy | ቅQE | ቆQo |
| Caps+Q | ቐCaps+Q | ቑCaps+Qu | ቒCaps+Qi | ቓCaps+Qa | ቔCaps+Qy | ቕCaps+QE | ቖCaps+Qo |
| B | በB | ቡBu | ቢBi | ባBa | ቤBy | ብBE | ቦBo |
| V | ቨV | ቩVu | ቪVi | ቫVa | ቬVy | ቭVE | ቮVo |
| T | ተT | ቱTu | ቲTi | ታTa | ቴTy | ትTE | ቶTo |
| C | ቸC | ቹCu | ቺCi | ቻCa | ቼCy | ችCE | ቾCo |
| Caps+H | ኀCaps+H | ኁCaps+Hu | ኂCaps+Hi | ኃCaps+Ha | ኄCaps+Hy | ኅCaps+HE | ኆCaps+Ho |
| N | ነN | ኑNu | ኒNi | ናNa | ኔNy | ንNE | ኖNo |
| Shift+N | ኘShift+N | ኙShift+Nu | ኚShift+Ni | ኛShift+Na | ኜShift+Ny | ኝShift+NE | ኞShift+No |
| X | አX | ኡXu | ኢXi | ኣXa | ኤXy | እXE | ኦXo |
| Caps+Shift+X | ዐCaps+Shift+X | ዑCaps+Shift+Xu | ዒCaps+Shift+Xi | ዓCaps+Shift+Xa | ዔCaps+Shift+Xy | ዕCaps+Shift+XE | ዖCaps+Shift+Xo |
| K | ከK | ኩKu | ኪKi | ካKa | ኬKy | ክKE | ኮKo |
| Caps+Shift+H | ኸCaps+Shift+H | ኹCaps+Shift+Hu | ኺCaps+Shift+Hi | ኻCaps+Shift+Ha | ኼCaps+Shift+Hy | ኽCaps+Shift+HE | ኾCaps+Shift+Ho |
| W | ወW | ዉWu | ዊWi | ዋWa | ዌWy | ውWE | ዎWo |
| Z | ዘZ | ዙZu | ዚZi | ዛZa | ዜZy | ዝZE | ዞZo |
| Shift+Z | ዠShift+Z | ዡShift+Zu | ዢShift+Zi | ዣShift+Za | ዤShift+Zy | ዥShift+ZE | ዦShift+Zo |
| Shift+Y | የShift+Y | ዩShift+Yu | ዪShift+Yi | ያShift+Ya | ዬShift+Yy | ይShift+YE | ዮShift+Yo |
| D | ደD | ዱDu | ዲDi | ዳDa | ዴDy | ድDE | ዶDo |
| Caps+D | ዸCaps+D | ዹCaps+Du | ዺCaps+Di | ዻCaps+Da | ዼCaps+Dy | ዽCaps+DE | ዾCaps+Do |
| J | ጀJ | ጁJu | ጂJi | ጃJa | ጄJy | ጅJE | ጆJo |
| G | ገG | ጉGu | ጊGi | ጋGa | ጌGy | ግGE | ጎGo |
| Shift+T | ጠShift+T | ጡShift+Tu | ጢShift+Ti | ጣShift+Ta | ጤShift+Ty | ጥShift+TE | ጦShift+To |
| Shift+C | ጨShift+C | ጩShift+Cu | ጪShift+Ci | ጫShift+Ca | ጬShift+Cy | ጭShift+CE | ጮShift+Co |
| Shift+P | ጰShift+P | ጱShift+Pu | ጲShift+Pi | ጳShift+Pa | ጴShift+Py | ጵShift+PE | ጶShift+Po |
| Caps+Shift+T | ጸCaps+Shift+T | ጹCaps+Shift+Tu | ጺCaps+Shift+Ti | ጻCaps+Shift+Ta | ጼCaps+Shift+Ty | ጽCaps+Shift+TE | ጾCaps+Shift+To |
| Caps+T | ፀCaps+T | ፁCaps+Tu | ፂCaps+Ti | ፃCaps+Ta | ፄCaps+Ty | ፅCaps+TE | ፆCaps+To |
| F | ፈF | ፉFu | ፊFi | ፋFa | ፌFy | ፍFE | ፎFo |
| P | ፐP | ፑPu | ፒPi | ፓPa | ፔPy | ፕPE | ፖPo |
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I type Amharic on a regular keyboard?
You can type Amharic phonetically using your regular QWERTY keyboard. Type the English letters that correspond to the Amharic sound — for example, type "selam" to get ሰላም, or "amesegnalehu" to get አመሰግናለሁ. The tool automatically converts your keystrokes into the correct Fidel character.
Do I need to install any software or extension?
No. Amharic Keyboard runs entirely in your web browser. There is nothing to download or install. It works on desktop, tablet, and mobile — on any operating system that has a modern browser.
What is the difference between the on-screen keyboard and phonetic typing?
The on-screen keyboard lets you tap each Amharic character directly. When you tap a key, a popup shows all 7–8 vowel forms of that consonant so you can pick the exact character you need. Phonetic typing lets you type English letters and the tool figures out the Amharic character automatically.
Can I copy and paste the Amharic text I typed?
Yes. Use the Copy button above the text area to copy everything you have typed to your clipboard. You can then paste it into any application — WhatsApp, Word, Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook, or anywhere else that supports Unicode text.
Is my text saved or stored anywhere?
No. Your text is never sent to or stored on our servers. Everything you type stays in your browser. When you close the page, the text is gone unless you copy it first.
What is the Ge'ez / Fidel script?
The Ge'ez script (also called Fidel, ፊደል) is one of the oldest writing systems still in use. It is used to write Amharic, Tigrinya, Tigre, and several other Ethiopian and Eritrean languages. The script is an abugida, meaning each symbol represents a consonant paired with a vowel. There are 7 standard vowel orders per consonant, giving over 200 characters in common use.
Can I use this tool to learn Amharic?
Yes. Visit the Learn page for a full guide to the Amharic script, including the seven vowel orders, common consonant families, and everyday vocabulary. The built-in reference table also shows every character next to the keyboard shortcut used to type it.
About This Tool
Amharic (አማርኛ) is the official language of Ethiopia, spoken by over 35 million people. It uses the ancient Ge'ez (Fidel) script — an abugida with over 200 characters.
Use the on-screen keyboard to tap characters, or type phonetically on your physical keyboard. For example, typing "selam" automatically becomes ሰላም.
Typed your text? Use the AI assistant panel to translate it to English, check grammar, or learn what words mean — all without leaving the page.