Czech Keyboard Test

A keyboard tester with Czech QWERTZ keycaps: háček letters on the number row, ú and ů on the right.

Čeština (QWERTZ)·ISO

APM:
/
CPS:
0/0

Esc

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9

F10

F11

F12

PrtSc

ScrLk

Pause

F13

F14

F15

F16

F17

F18

F19

°
;

1
+
~

2
ě
ˇ

3
š
^

4
č
˘

5
ř
°

6
ž
˛

7
ý
`

8
á
˙

9
í
´

0
é
˝

%
=
¨

ˇ
´
¸

Backspace

Tab

Q

W

E

R

T

Z

U

I

O

P

/
ú
[

(
)
]

Enter

Caps Lock

A

S

D

F

G

H

J

K

L

"
ů
$

!
§
'

'
¨
\

Shift

|
\

Y

X

C

V

B

N

M

?
,
<

:
.
>

_
-
*

Shift

Ctrl

Alt

Alt

Ctrl

Ins

fn

Home

Page
Up

Delete

End

Page
Down

Num
Lock

clear

=

/

*

-

7

8

9

+

-

4

5

6

+

1

2

3

Enter

0

.

Keys that differ from US QWERTY

PositionUS QWERTYCzech QWERTZ
` key`~;°
1 key (number row)1!+1~
2 key (number row)2@ě2ˇ
3 key (number row)3#š3^
4 key (number row)4$č4˘
5 key (number row)5%ř5°
6 key (number row)6^ž6˛
7 key (number row)7&ý7`
8 key (number row)8*á8˙
9 key (number row)9(í9´
0 key (number row)0)é0˝
- key-_=%¨
= key=+´ˇ¸
E keyEE
Y keyYZ
[ key[{ú/[
] key]})(]
; key;:ů"$
' key'"§!'
\ key\|¨'\
Z keyZY
, key,<,?<
. key.>.:>
/ key/?-_*

Extra physical keys

PositionKeycapevent.code
Between left Shift and Z\|IntlBackslash

How the Czech layout works

The standard Czech layout is QWERTZ (Y and Z swapped) with the accented letters on the unshifted number row: + ě š č ř ž ý á í é across 1 to 0, and digits on Shift. ú sits right of P with ) beside it, ů and § are right of L, and the dead keys ´ ˇ and ¨ provide the remaining accents. The top-left key is ; °. AltGr reaches @ # $ & { } [ ] \ | and the Euro sign. The board is ISO with a tall Enter and an extra \ | key beside the left Shift.

Testing a Czech keyboard

Press every key and watch each cap count one per tap. The number row is the busiest: test it unshifted for the accented letters and with Shift for the digits. Press the dead keys ´ and ˇ on their own — the tester registers the switch immediately. Check the ISO-only keys beside the left Shift and beside Enter, and try AltGr with the letters that carry programming symbols.

My number row types letters instead of numbers

That is by design: on a Czech layout the digits are on Shift. If you want unshifted digits, most people either use the numeric keypad or switch to the “Czech (QWERTY)” or programmer variants. The hardware is the same — this tester shows every switch working regardless of the mapping.