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It is based on the [Yiddish Klal](https://www.isaacbleaman.com/resources/yiddish_typing/), created by Isaac L. Bleaman.\n\nQWERTY is the standard keyboard layout in English-speaking and many other countries, whereas QWERTZ prevails in German-speaking and some other European countries.\n\nOur version of the Yiddish keyboard layout makes it easier to type Yiddish for anybody who is used to German keyboards. Not only is Z next to T and Y next to X, but punctuation marks and various symbols are also where you'd expect them to be.\n\nOther than that, the Yiddish layout follows the principles of the above-mentioned Yiddish Klal, i.e.:\n\n- Typing `a` will yield a _pasekh alef_, אַ\n- `o` will yield a _komets alef_, אָ\n- `e` will yield an _ayen_, ע\n- `v` will yield _tsvey vovn_, װ (which Unicode treats a single character)\n- `p` will yield a _pey_, פּ\n- `f` will yield a _fey_, פֿ\n- …, etc.\n\nTo type the final letters, hold\n\n- `F` will yield a _langer fey_, ף\n- `M` will yield a _shlos mem_, ם\n…, etc.\n\nDoublets (when YIVO transliteration corresponds to multiple Yiddish characters):\n\n- `t` will yield a _tes_, ט\n- `T` will yield a _tof_, תּ\n- `s` will yield a _samekh_, ס\n- `S` will yield a _sof_, ת\n- `W` will yield a _sin_, שׂ (`w` will yield a _shin_, ש)\n- `V` will yield a _veys_, בֿ (`v` will yield _tsvey vovn_, װ, as mentioned above)\n- `k` or `q` will yield a _kuf_, ק\n- `K` or `Q` will yield a _kof_, כּ\n\nOther letters will be less intuitive for those familiar with the YIVO system of transliteration, e.g., because it sometimes uses a combination of several Latin letters for a single Yiddish letter (e.g., צ is [ts]). These letters will need to be memorized:\n\n- `A` will yield a _shtumer alef_, א\n- `x` will yield a _khof_, כ (and `X` a _langer khof_, ך)\n- `H` will yield a _khes_, ח (`h` is just a _hey_, ה, as expected)\n- `c` will yield a _tsadek_, צ (and `C` a _langer tsadek_, ץ)\n- `w` will yield a _shin_, ש (and `W` a sin, שׂ)\n- `j` or `E` will yield _tsvey yudn_, ײ (a single Unicode character)\n- `y` will yield _pasekh tsvey yudn_, ײַ (two Unicode characters)\n- `O` or `Y` will yield _vov yud_, ױ (a single Unicode character)\n\nLetter combinations:\n\n- For זש type either `z` `w` or, as a shortcut, type `Z`\n- For דזש type either `d` `z` `w` or, as a shortcut, type `G` or `J` or `D`\n- For טש type either `t` `w` or, as a shortcut, type `R` (mnemonic: between the `t` and `w` on the keyboard)\n\n## Layout\n\n### Standard\n\n![Снимок экрана 2021-06-18 в 11.59.30](https://i.imgur.com/USb6tuE.png)\n\n### Shift\n\n![Снимок экрана 2021-06-18 в 12.00.09](https://i.imgur.com/L143s6H.png)\n\n### Caps Lock\n\nCaps Lock turns this keyboard layout into a regular German QWERTZ layout.\n\n![Снимок экрана 2021-06-18 в 12.48.53](https://i.imgur.com/11I3KgF.png)\n\n### Caps Lock + Shift\n\n![Снимок экрана 2021-06-18 в 12.49.14](https://i.imgur.com/8HYKJbQ.png)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbcdh%2Fyiddishqwertz","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fbcdh%2Fyiddishqwertz","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbcdh%2Fyiddishqwertz/lists"}