Free Online Tibetan Keyboard — Type Tibetan Script in Your Browser Using the Monlam Bod-yig Layout
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Quick reference — Monlam keyboard layout
Consonants
k ཀ ka
K ཁ kha
g ག ga
G གྷ gha
n ན na
N ཉ nya
c ཅ ca
C ཆ cha
j ཇ ja
t ཏ ta
T ཐ tha
d ད da
D ཛ dza
p པ pa
P ཕ pha
f ང nga
b བ ba
B བྷ bha
v ཌ da (retro)
V ཎ na (retro)
m མ ma
z ཟ za
Z ཞ zha
x ཙ tsa
X ཚ tsha
s ས sa
S ཤ sha
h ཧ ha
r ར ra
l ལ la
y ཡ ya
w ཝ wa
' འ a-chen
a ཨ a
q ཊ ta (retro)
Q ཋ tha (retro)
; ཌྷ dha (retro)
Vowels, Subscripts & Punctuation
i ི gigu (i)
u ུ zhukgu (u)
e ེ drengbu (e)
o ོ naro (o)
- ྀ reversed-i
= ྃ chandrabindu
, ྱ ya-btags
. ྲ ra-btags
Space ་ tsheg
` ་ tsheg (alt)
/ ། shad
\ ༔ chuchenyige
About This Free Online Tibetan Keyboard
This free online Tibetan keyboard lets you type Tibetan script directly in your browser — no download, no installation, and no account required. It implements the official Monlam Bod-yig v3.00 keyboard layout, the most widely used standard for Tibetan Unicode input on Mac and Windows. Each key shows the Tibetan character at the top and the English key label at the bottom, exactly like a physical Tibetan keyboard overlay sticker.
The tool outputs standard Tibetan Unicode (U+0F00–U+0FFF) — fully compatible with Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Gmail, LibreOffice, and any other Unicode-aware application. Click the keys on screen or type on your physical keyboard — both work simultaneously and in real time. Use Copy to paste your text anywhere, or Download to save it as a plain Unicode .txt file.
The keyboard automatically detects whether you are on macOS or Windows and shows the matching layout. Switch at any time with the toggle above the keyboard. The Shift key unlocks a full second layer — aspirated consonants (ཐ, ཆ, ཕ), long vowels (ཱི, ཱུ), rare consonants, and Tibetan ornamental marks. The number row types traditional Tibetan numerals ༡–༠.
Whether you need to type Tibetan prayers, write Tibetan letters, compose Buddhist texts, or study the Tibetan language, this Tibetan typing tool is the fastest way to produce correctly encoded Tibetan script without installing any software. It works on desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile — in any modern browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I type Tibetan online with this keyboard?
Click any key on the on-screen keyboard to insert the Tibetan character into the text box above. You can also type directly on your physical keyboard — every key is mapped to its Tibetan equivalent using the standard Monlam Bod-yig layout. Press the Shift key (or click it on screen) to access the second layer of characters including aspirated consonants and long vowels.
What is the Monlam Bod-yig keyboard layout for Tibetan?
The Monlam Bod-yig keyboard layout is the most widely used standard for typing Tibetan Unicode on computers and online. Created by Lobsang Monlam, it maps all Tibetan consonants, vowel signs, subscript letters, and punctuation to English QWERTY keys. For example, 'k' types ཀ (ka), 'g' types ག (ga), 'i' inserts the gigu vowel sign ི, and the spacebar inserts ་ (tsheg). This tool implements Monlam Bod-yig v3.00 exactly.
Does this Tibetan keyboard work on Mac and Windows?
Yes. The keyboard automatically detects whether you are on macOS or Windows and shows the correct key layout for your operating system, including the correct modifier key labels (⌘/Ctrl, ⌥/Alt). You can also switch layouts manually using the macOS / Windows toggle above the keyboard. No separate installation or driver is needed.
Is this online Tibetan keyboard completely free?
Yes, this Tibetan typing tool is 100% free with no account, no download, and no installation required. It works directly in any modern web browser on desktop, tablet, or mobile — including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. There are no ads on the typing interface and no hidden fees.
How do I type Tibetan vowels online?
In the Monlam Bod-yig layout, vowel signs are mapped to: i → ི (gigu), u → ུ (zhukgu), e → ེ (drengbu), o → ོ (naro). Type the consonant first, then the vowel sign. For example, type 'k' then 'i' to get ཀི (ki). Subscript letters follow similarly: comma (,) = ya-btags (ྱ), period (.) = ra-btags (ྲ). Shift+i gives long ཱི and Shift+u gives long ཱུ.
What is the tsheg (་) and shad (།) in Tibetan?
The tsheg (་) is the Tibetan syllable separator — the equivalent of a space in Tibetan script. It is typed with the spacebar or the backtick (`) key. The shad (།) is the sentence or section divider, typed with the forward slash (/) key. The apostrophe (') types འ (a-chen). These assignments follow the official Monlam Bod-yig v3.00 keyboard layout.
Can I copy and download Tibetan text I typed?
Yes. Use the Copy button to copy your Tibetan text to the clipboard, then paste it into any application — Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Gmail, Facebook, WhatsApp, or anywhere else that supports Unicode. Or click Download to save your text as a plain .txt file. The output is standard Tibetan Unicode (U+0F00–U+0FFF), which any modern app can display with a Tibetan font.
Can I use this Tibetan keyboard on mobile or tablet?
Yes, the on-screen keyboard works on any touch device including iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets. Tap the keys on screen to type. For a more comfortable experience on Android, you can also install the Kharag Edition Tibetan Keyboard app from the Google Play Store, which integrates directly into your phone's system keyboard.
What is the difference between Wylie and Monlam Tibetan keyboard layouts?
Wylie transliteration is a romanization system that represents Tibetan syllables using English letters — for example 'bkra shis' for བཀྲ་ཤིས་. It is designed for scholars. The Monlam keyboard layout types actual Tibetan Unicode characters directly: pressing 'k' inserts ཀ, pressing 'i' inserts ི. Monlam is the standard for practical typing and is what this tool uses. Monlam is far more intuitive for everyday Tibetan writing.
How do I type stacked Tibetan letters (consonant clusters)?
In Tibetan Unicode, stacked consonants are formed by typing a base consonant followed by a subjoined (subscript) consonant. For example, to type ཀྱ (kya), press 'k' then ',' (ya-btags ྱ). For ཀྲ (kra), press 'k' then '.' (ra-btags ྲ). Unicode handles the stacking automatically — the font renders the two characters as a single stacked glyph. No special stacking key is needed.
What Tibetan Unicode fonts support Tibetan script?
This keyboard outputs standard Tibetan Unicode (U+0F00–U+0FFF). Fonts that support it include Noto Serif Tibetan (used on this site), Tibetan Machine Uni, Jomolhari, DDC Uchen, and Microsoft Himalaya (built into Windows). Google Docs and most modern operating systems include Tibetan font support by default. If Tibetan characters appear as boxes or question marks, install Noto Serif Tibetan from Google Fonts.
Is there a free Tibetan keyboard app for Android?
Yes — the Kharag Edition Tibetan Keyboard app for Android is free on the Google Play Store. It installs as a system keyboard so you can type Tibetan in any app on your phone, including WhatsApp, Gmail, and social media. It supports Monlam layout and Wylie input mode. Search 'Kharag Edition Tibetan Keyboard' on Google Play or scan the QR code on this page.
How do I type Tibetan numbers online?
On this keyboard, the number row (1–0) types traditional Tibetan numerals ༡ ༢ ༣ ༤ ༥ ༦ ༧ ༨ ༩ ༠. Hold Shift for additional symbols on the number row. The Tibetan digits are standard Unicode characters (U+0F21–U+0F2A) and paste correctly into any Unicode-aware application.
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