Hebrew Keyboard

Why you might need this

Most people who need to type Hebrew occasionally — filling in a form, writing a quick message to family, replying to something in an email — don't want to permanently change their computer's keyboard settings for it. This tool exists for exactly that gap: type Hebrew right now, in the browser, on a shared computer, a work laptop, or any device where installing a new keyboard layout isn't practical or allowed, then copy the result wherever you actually need it.

The layout, without needing JavaScript to see it

This on-screen keyboard follows the real Israeli standard layout (SI-1452) — the same one used on physical Hebrew keyboards sold in Israel, and the layout your keyboard switches to if you ever add Hebrew as an input language in Windows or macOS. If you already know it, or want to learn it properly rather than clicking, here's the full mapping from a standard QWERTY key to the Hebrew letter it produces:

Notice the five letters with special final (sofit) forms — ך ם ן ף ץ — sit at keys L, O, I, semicolon and period respectively, exactly where their regular counterparts (כ מ נ פ צ, at F, N, B, P and M) would suggest once you know the pattern. If you've already read Hebrew for Beginners, this is the same set of five letters covered there.

Practising the layout properly

If you expect to type Hebrew regularly rather than as a one-off, it's worth actually learning this layout rather than relying on this tool indefinitely — the same way learning to touch-type is worth it in any language once typing becomes a regular task. A reasonable approach: use the on-screen keys below for the first week or two while your fingers learn where things are, then switch to typing directly on your physical keyboard (the tool still accepts physical key presses whenever the text box below is focused) and only glance at the on-screen layout when you genuinely forget a key.

For regular use, your OS's own Hebrew keyboard is better

This tool is deliberately built for occasional, no-setup-required typing — it works on any device with a browser and nothing else. If you find yourself needing Hebrew input often, adding a real Hebrew keyboard layout at the operating system level is worth the five minutes it takes: on Windows, through Settings → Time & Language → Language & region; on macOS, through System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources; on iOS and Android, through your device's general keyboard settings. Once added, you can switch to it system-wide with a keyboard shortcut, and it'll use the same SI-1452 layout as this tool, so nothing you've practised here goes to waste.