About Amharic Keyboard
Amharic Keyboard is a free, browser-based tool designed to make typing in Amharic — one of the world's oldest written languages — accessible to everyone, anywhere, without installing any software.
What is Amharic?
Amharic (አማርኛ) is the official working language of Ethiopia and is spoken by over 35 million people as a first language, with tens of millions more as a second language. It is written using the Ethiopic script, also known as Ge'ez or Fidel (ፊደል), one of the oldest continuously used writing systems in the world.
The Fidel script is an abugida — each character represents a consonant-vowel combination. There are over 200 characters in common use, organized into families of 7 vowel orders. This makes typing Amharic on a standard QWERTY keyboard challenging without the right tools.
Our Mission
Our mission is to remove the technical barriers to typing and understanding Amharic online. Whether you are a native speaker who needs to type a message in Fidel, a student learning the language, a researcher, or a developer building Ethiopian-language software, this tool is built for you.
We believe language tools should be free, fast, and easy to use. Everything on this site runs in your browser — your text is never stored on our servers.
Key Features
Virtual On-Screen Keyboard
A full Amharic Fidel keyboard that works entirely in your browser. Click or tap any character to type — no software installation needed.
AI Translation Assistant
An integrated AI assistant that can translate Amharic text to English, explain grammar, and help you learn vocabulary in context.
Character Reference Guide
A built-in reference table showing all Fidel characters alongside their romanized transliteration keys, helping you learn the script as you type.
Transliteration Typing
Type Amharic phonetically using your regular keyboard. Type "selam" and the engine automatically converts it to ሰላም.
Who We Are
Amharic Keyboard is an independent project created by developers passionate about Ethiopian culture, language preservation, and accessible technology. We are not affiliated with any government body or commercial language service.
Have a question, suggestion, or found a bug? We would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact page to get in touch.