How to type Ş, Ç, Ö, Ğ

Four ways to type the four new Uzbek letters on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android — or let Alfavit type them for you.

1. 1

   Copy the letters from this page

   Tap a letter above to copy it, then paste it where you write. Handy for a name, a heading or a form field.

2. 2

   Mac

   On the U.S. layout, Option+U then O gives ö and Option+C gives ç. For ş and ğ add the Turkish Q input source (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources): ğ sits on the [ key, ş on ;, ö on , and ç on the . key. The Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) also has all four.

3. 3

   Windows

   Add the Turkish Q keyboard (Settings → Time & Language → Language & region → Add a keyboard) and use the same keys: ğ on [, ş on ;, ö on , and ç on the . key. In Word, type 015f then Alt+X for ş and 011f then Alt+X for ğ. With a numeric keypad, Alt+0246 gives ö and Alt+0231 gives ç.

4. 4

   iPhone and Android

   Add the Turkish keyboard (iOS: Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards; Android: Gboard → Languages). Ş, ç, ö and ğ are on it directly, and long-pressing s, c, o and g shows them too. One catch: it also brings Turkish autocorrect and predictions, which will fight Uzbek words. Turn auto-correction off while you write Uzbek (iOS: Settings → General → Keyboard; Gboard: Settings → Text correction), or keep typing the old way and convert afterwards.

5. 5

   Or let Alfavit type them

   Keep typing the old way and convert: the Mac app converts as you type anywhere on your Mac; the web converter, Telegram bot and Chrome extension convert pasted or selected text.

The official layout proposal places Ö, Ğ, Ş and Ç on punctuation keys that are unused in Uzbek. Until keyboards and operating systems ship it, the Turkish Q layout is the practical choice: it already has all four letters.