What if I want to create a Kurdish Unified Keyboard for my system?

It is possible to create your own Kurdish Unified keyboard on most OS platforms. It will make your typing more convenient and easier even though you do not need to create any extra character since all OS platforms are accepting Kurdish Unified Alphabets. You might use the following information to create the Kurdish letter with diacritical.

Keystroke: Hold down the ALT key (to the left of the space bar) and type the codes from table, on the Numerical Keypad to the left. (NOT the numbers at the top of the keyboard), then release the ALT key.

Kurdish Unified Keyboard Layout

KAL is introducing a standard QWERTY keyboard layout which is by far the most widespread layout in the world. All thought you do not need to create any Keyboard to be able to write in Kurdish unified alphabet, KAL has created this installable keyboard which you can download and install on your computer. Since Kurdish is not defined among  the languages on Windows OS or MAC OS, KAL has modified a Swedish keyboard to create the Kurdish Standard keyboard layout which is accepted by Windows OS (any version Win 2000, XP, VISTA, Win 64). Please note that any text written by Kurdish Unified Alphabet will be readable on any platforms.

How to install the Kurdish Unified keyboard

1. Download the attached ku-latn.zip file
2. Unpack the .zip file and double click on setup.exe (You might be alerted to install .Net Framework as requirement if you do not have this on you system already. Please download this from Microsoft.com web site)
3. You will see a Keyboard system added to your platform. You will see this on the bottom right side of your screen. For more information on this process please see Microsoft Website.
4. Please note if you have already a Swedish keyboard on your system, the new installation will add only another keyboard layout by name “Kurdish Unified Keyboard” to your system. This means your Swedish language default system will have two keyboard side by side. You will need to select the “Kurdish Unified Keyboard” when your write in Kurdish.
5. After installation you will have the “Kurdish Unified Keyboard” on your system with the following layouts.

Figure 1: Kurdish Unified Keyboard Layout in Small Alphabet position (Natural Keyboard layout)

Figure 2: Kurdish Unified Keyboard Layout in (Shit) down position for capital letters

Figure 3: Kurdish Unified Keyboard Layout in (Alt Gr) position to enable writing in North Kurdish Alphabet

Central Kurdish keyboard Arabic based alphabet

Since Kurdish is not defined among  the languages on Windows OS or MAC OS, KAL has modified a Persian keyboard which is accepted by Windows OS (any version Win 2000, XP, VISTA, Win 64).

How to install the Central Kurdish keyboard

1. Download the attached ku-arab.zip file
2. Unpack the .zip file and double click on setup.exe (You might be alerted to install .Net Framework as requirement if you do not have this on you system already. Please download this from Microsoft.com web site)
3. You will see a Keyboard system added to your platform. You will see this on the bottom right side of your screen.
4. Please note if you have already a Persian keyboard on your system, the new installation will add only another keyboard layout by name “Kurdish Unified Keyboard” to your system. This means your Persian language default system will have two keyboard side by side. You will need to select the “Kurdish Unified Keyboard” when your write in Kurdish.
5. After installation you will have the “Kurdish Unified Keyboard” on your system with the following layouts.

Figure 4: Central Kurdish Keyboard Layout (Natural Keyboard layout)

Figure 5: Central Kurdish Keyboard Layout in (Shit) down position

Figure 6: Central Kurdish Keyboard Layout in (Alt Gr) position

 Please download the files below.