Tifinagh keyboard
Type Tamazight in Tifinagh letters on any phone or computer, then copy or share it.
The Tifinagh alphabet
Every letter of the alphabet you picked, with its sound and the computer key that types it. Tap a letter to type it.
Speakers of each variety are still checking these letter sets.
How to type in Tifinagh
On a phone or tablet, tap the letters on the keyboard above. Keys with a red dot hold more letters: press and hold one to see them.
On a computer you can also type with your own keyboard. Each Tifinagh letter sits on the Latin key with the same sound: a types ⴰ and z types ⵣ. Hold Shift for the emphatic letter (Z types ⵥ) and AltGr for the extra Kabyle and Tuareg letters.
Apps for Android and iPhone are on the way. They will let you type Tifinagh in every app, including WhatsApp.
About Tifinagh
Tifinagh is the alphabet of Tamazight, the Amazigh language of North Africa. Its letters are made of circles, dots and straight lines, and its roots go back more than two thousand years, to inscriptions carved across the Sahara.
In 2003 Morocco's Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM) adopted Neo-Tifinagh as the standard way to write Tamazight. It is now taught in schools and seen on public signs. Tamazight became an official language in Morocco in 2011 and in Algeria in 2016.
Kabyle writers in Algeria use Tifinagh with a few extra letters, and the Tuareg of the Sahara and the Sahel keep their own, older letter forms. This keyboard has all three.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. The keyboard is free, with no account to create.
Is my text saved or sent anywhere?
No. What you type stays in your browser and is never sent to a server.
Will the person I send it to see the letters?
Most phones and computers from the last few years can show Tifinagh. If someone sees empty boxes instead, their device needs an update or a Tifinagh font such as Noto Sans Tifinagh.
Which letters should I pick?
Pick Morocco (IRCAM) for the standard taught in Moroccan schools, Kabyle / Algeria for the extra letters used in Kabylie, and Tuareg for the Saharan forms. You can switch at any time.