Amharic Keyboard

Type Amharic in the Ge’ez (Ethiopic) script by sound: press a consonant key, then a vowel, and the right fidel character appears. selam becomes ሰላም and amarNa becomes አማርኛ.

Last updated: October 24, 2026

How to use the Amharic Keyboard

1. Click in the text box: the Phonetic (SERA) layout is ready.
2. Type with your keyboard (keep “Type with my physical keyboard” ticked) or click the on-screen keys. Each key shows the Amharic character it types.
3. Hold Shift or press the on-screen ⇧ key for the second character on each key.
4. Use the quick characters below the keyboard for marks and symbols that are not on the main layout.
5. Copy the text and paste it anywhere, download it as a .txt file, or search Google for it directly.

About the Amharic keyboard

Amharic is written with the Ge’ez (Ethiopic) script, an abugida of over 200 characters called fidel. Each consonant has seven forms, one for each vowel, so typing works by combining a consonant key with a vowel key.

• Phonetic (SERA): Type a consonant, then a vowel: s → ስ, then e → ሰ, a → ሳ, u → ሱ, i → ሲ, E → ሴ, o → ሶ. Shift gives ጥ ጭ ጵ ጽ and other ejectives.

Amharic letters and where to find them

The main Amharic consonants in all seven vowel forms. Press the key, then the vowel shown in the column heading.

Tips for typing Amharic

• The sixth form (ብ, ስ) is used for consonants without a vowel or with the short ə sound.
• Several letters sound the same (ሀ ሐ ኀ for h, ሰ ሠ for s, አ ዐ for a); use the quick buttons for the less common ones.
• Word separator ፡ is traditional but most modern texts use spaces.
• Ethiopic numbers (፩ ፪ ፫) exist but Arabic digits are standard today.

Frequently asked questions

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