Baybayin Keyboard: Type Baybayin Online

Click the keys to type Baybayin characters, kudlit marks and the virama. Copy the result or save it as an image.

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Type Baybayin Here

On-screen keys

Your Baybayin text

Colors:

Keys with a gold border are marks. Press a consonant first, then its mark. This keyboard types characters exactly as you press them and does not check spelling.

Quick start

How to Use This Baybayin Keyboard

1Pick a consonantEach consonant key types a character that reads with an “a”, such as ba or ka.

2Add a mark if neededPress a kudlit key for i, e, u or o, or the virama key to drop the vowel.

3Copy or downloadCopy the text into any app, or save it as an image in your own colors.

Layout of the Baybayin keyboard with vowel keys, consonant keys and mark keys in two rows — The keyboard has 3 vowels, 14 consonants, 3 mark keys, a space key and a delete key.

Where it will be used

Using Your Baybayin Text on Phones, Computers and Apps

Baybayin typed here is regular Unicode text, so it travels anywhere you can paste text. Choose the setup closest to yours.

Press “Copy text”, then paste into your message, document or post. If the characters turn into boxes, the app needs a Baybayin font. See the troubleshooting table below.

Open this page in your phone browser, type, copy, and paste into your chat or notes app. Most modern phones show Baybayin correctly, but some apps replace the font, which can change how it looks.

Type here, copy, and paste into a document or browser field. For documents you plan to print or share, choose a font that supports the Tagalog block, such as Noto Sans Tagalog.

In design apps, paste the text and set the font to one that supports Baybayin. If the font is missing, download the image version from this page instead, so the result looks the same everywhere.

Typing rules

How to Type Syllables, Marks and Final Consonants

Baybayin is written in syllables, so typing it works like building blocks. Press the consonant, then add a mark when the vowel is not “a”.

ba: press the ba key.
bi or be: press ba, then the i / e kudlit key.
bu or bo: press ba, then the u / o kudlit key.
b alone: press ba, then the virama key.

Diagram showing the ba key plus a kudlit key combining into one Baybayin character — A base key plus a mark key makes one finished character.

Examples to try

Word	Baybayin	Keys to press
mahal	ᜋᜑᜎ᜔	ma, ha, la, then the virama key
salamat	ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔	sa, la, ma, ta, then the virama key
puso	ᜉᜓᜐᜓ	pa, u/o kudlit, sa, u/o kudlit
ngayon	ᜅᜌᜓᜈ᜔	nga, ya, u/o kudlit, na, then the virama key

For the full list of characters and what each mark does, see the Baybayin alphabet guide.

Choosing a method

Keyboard or Translator: Which Should You Use?

Use this keyboard when

You already know the characters you want, you are copying a specific spelling, or you are practicing the script one key at a time.

Use a translator when

You want to type an English or Tagalog word and get the Baybayin automatically. The Baybayin Translator does that conversion for you.

Both give you standard Baybayin text. The keyboard gives you full control, while a translator saves time but makes spelling choices for you.

Fixing problems

Why Baybayin Looks Wrong and How to Fix It

Comparison of Baybayin showing as empty boxes without a font and as correct characters with a supported font — Boxes mean the font is missing. The text itself is fine.

What you see	Likely cause	What to do
Boxes or question marks	No font for the Tagalog Unicode block	Select or install a font such as Noto Sans Tagalog.
A mark beside the letter instead of above or below	The font does not place marks well	Try another font and keep the mark right after its consonant.
Text changes after pasting	The app swaps fonts or strips formatting	Paste as plain text, then apply a supported font, or use the image download.
Final consonant missing	Traditional style leaves it out	Add the virama key after the consonant.

To check what you typed, paste it into the Baybayin to Tagalog reader, which shows the reading syllable by syllable.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Click the character keys in the keyboard above to build your text, then use the kudlit and virama keys to change or remove the vowel. When you are done, copy the text or download it as an image.

Press the consonant first, then press the kudlit key right after it. The i / e key places the mark above the character, and the u / o key places it below.

Press the consonant and then the virama key. For example, ma, ha, la and the virama key spell mahal with a clear final “l”.

A standard English keyboard types Latin letters, so it cannot produce Baybayin on its own. You need an on-screen keyboard like this one, or a converter that turns Latin spellings into Baybayin.

Usually yes, because the characters are standard Unicode text. How it looks depends on whether the app or device has a font that supports Baybayin.

The device or app does not have a font for the Tagalog Unicode block. Select or install a font that supports it, such as Noto Sans Tagalog.

No. Baybayin has only one form for each character, so there are no capital or lowercase versions.

No. It runs in your browser, and you can copy the result straight into any app.