Type Brazilian or European Portuguese with all its accents. Use the ABNT2 layout from Brazil or the Portugal layout with dead keys, type shortcuts on your usual keyboard (a~ → ã, c; → ç, e^ → ê) or click the buttons.
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How to use the Portuguese Keyboard
Choose a typing mode: Brazil (ABNT2), Portugal, Accent shortcuts.
Type with your keyboard (keep “Type with my physical keyboard” ticked) or click the on-screen keys. Each key shows the Portuguese character it types.
Hold Shift or press the on-screen ⇧ key for the second character on each key.
Use the quick characters below the keyboard for marks and symbols that are not on the main layout.
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About the Portuguese keyboard
Portuguese uses the acute (á é í ó ú), circumflex (â ê ô), tilde (ã õ), grave (à) and the cedilla (ç). The tilde marks nasal vowels, as in pão and nações, and the cedilla softens c before a, o and u.
Brazil (ABNT2): The Brazilian ABNT2 layout: ç next to L, ´ ` ~ ^ ¨ are dead keys (~ then a → ã, ´ then e → é).
Portugal: The Portuguese (Portugal) layout: ç next to L, ´ ` ~ ^ are dead keys, « » on the number row.
Accent shortcuts: Keep your normal keyboard and add accents with a symbol after the letter: e' → é, n~ → ñ, u" → ü. See the cheat sheet below.
Portuguese letters and where to find them
All 53 Portuguese characters on the main layout, with the key that types them and how to type them phonetically. “Shift+” means hold Shift (or press the on-screen ⇧ key first).
Letter
Unicode name
Key (Brazil (ABNT2))
Accent shortcuts
à
a with grave
` then a
a`
á
a with acute
´ then a
a'
â
a with circumflex
^ then a
a^
ã
a with tilde
~ then a
a~
ä
a with diaeresis
¨ then a
—
ç
c with cedilla
;
c;
è
e with grave
` then e
—
é
e with acute
´ then e
e'
ê
e with circumflex
^ then e
e^
ë
e with diaeresis
¨ then e
—
ì
i with grave
` then i
—
í
i with acute
´ then i
i'
î
i with circumflex
^ then i
—
ï
i with diaeresis
¨ then i
—
ñ
n with tilde
~ then n
—
ò
o with grave
` then o
—
ó
o with acute
´ then o
o'
ô
o with circumflex
^ then o
o^
õ
o with tilde
~ then o
o~
ö
o with diaeresis
¨ then o
—
ù
u with grave
` then u
—
ú
u with acute
´ then u
u'
û
u with circumflex
^ then u
—
ü
u with diaeresis
¨ then u
—
ý
y with acute
´ then y
—
ÿ
y with diaeresis
¨ then y
—
ć
c with acute
´ then c
—
ĉ
c with circumflex
^ then c
—
ĝ
g with circumflex
^ then g
—
ĥ
h with circumflex
^ then h
—
ĩ
i with tilde
~ then i
—
ĵ
j with circumflex
^ then j
—
ĺ
l with acute
´ then l
—
ń
n with acute
´ then n
—
ŕ
r with acute
´ then r
—
ś
s with acute
´ then s
—
ŝ
s with circumflex
^ then s
—
ũ
u with tilde
~ then u
—
ŵ
w with circumflex
^ then w
—
ŷ
y with circumflex
^ then y
—
ź
z with acute
´ then z
—
ǵ
g with acute
´ then g
—
ǹ
n with grave
` then n
—
ḧ
h with diaeresis
¨ then h
—
ḱ
k with acute
´ then k
—
ẁ
w with grave
` then w
—
ẃ
w with acute
´ then w
—
ẅ
w with diaeresis
¨ then w
—
ẑ
z with circumflex
^ then z
—
ẗ
t with diaeresis
¨ then t
—
ẽ
e with tilde
~ then e
—
ỳ
y with grave
` then y
—
ỹ
y with tilde
~ then y
—
Tips for typing Portuguese
-ção words (nação, educação) need both ç and ã.
Brazil and Portugal spell some words differently (fato/facto, ônibus/autocarro), but the accents are typed the same way.
Ordinals use º and ª: 1º, 2ª.
Choose your layout to match your physical keyboard, or use Accent shortcuts on a US keyboard.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type ã and õ?
On ABNT2 press the dead key ~ (right of ç) and then a or o. With Accent shortcuts type a~ → ã and o~ → õ.
How do I type ç?
ç has its own key right of L on both ABNT2 and Portugal layouts. With shortcuts type c; (c followed by a semicolon).
What is the difference between ABNT2 and the Portugal layout?
Both put ç next to L and use dead keys, but symbols are arranged differently: ABNT2 (Brazil) is close to US for punctuation, while the Portugal layout has « » on the number row and ~ ^ on the key next to Enter.
When is the crase à used?
À marks the contraction of the preposition a with the article a, as in vou à escola. Type a` in shortcuts or ` then a on the layouts.
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