Greek Keyboard Test

The tester drawn as a Greek keyboard, with Greek and Latin legends on every letter key.

Ελληνικά·ISO

APM:
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CPS:
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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

#
3

$
4

%
5

^
6

&
7

*
8

(
9

)
0

_
-

+
=

Backspace

Tab

Q;

Wς

EΕ

RΡ

TΤ

YΥ

UΘ

IΙ

OΟ

PΠ

{
[

}
]

Enter

Caps Lock

AΑ

SΣ

DΔ

FΦ

GΓ

HΗ

JΞ

KΚ

LΛ

;¨
΄

"
'

|
\

Shift

\>
<

ZΖ

XΧ

CΨ

VΩ

BΒ

NΝ

MΜ

<
,

>
.

?
/

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

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Keys that differ from US QWERTY

PositionUS QWERTYGreek
Q keyQ;
W keyWς
E keyEΕ
R keyRΡ
T keyTΤ
Y keyYΥ
U keyUΘ
I keyIΙ
O keyOΟ
P keyPΠ
A keyAΑ
S keySΣ
D keyDΔ
F keyFΦ
G keyGΓ
H keyHΗ
J keyJΞ
K keyKΚ
L keyLΛ
; key;:΄¨
Z keyZΖ
X keyXΧ
C keyCΨ
V keyVΩ
B keyBΒ
N keyNΝ
M keyMΜ

Extra physical keys

PositionKeycapevent.code
Between left Shift and Z<>IntlBackslash

How the Greek layout works

The Greek layout maps Greek letters onto their nearest Latin counterparts: Ε Ρ Τ Υ Ι Ο Π sit under E, R, T, Y, I, O, P, and Α Σ Δ Φ Γ Η Κ Λ under the home row. Letters without a Latin twin fill the gaps — Θ under U, Ξ under J, Ψ under C, Ω under V — while Q types the Greek question mark ; and W the final sigma ς. The key right of L is the tonos accent, a dead key you press before a vowel. Keyboards sold in Greece are usually ISO boards with a tall Enter and a < > key beside the left Shift.

Testing a Greek keyboard

The tester reads physical keys, so it works whether Greek or English input is currently active. Press every key and watch it light: the keycaps show the Greek letter with the Latin letter in the corner, so you can find each one either way. Press the tonos key on its own — it registers immediately even though nothing appears until the next vowel. Check the ISO-only < key beside Shift.

Why does my keyboard type Latin letters?

Greek input is toggled with Alt+Shift (or Ctrl+Space on macOS). If letters come out Latin the system is simply in English mode; the keyboard is not faulty, and every key still lights up correctly here because the tester ignores the produced character.