The tester drawn as a Japanese JIS keyboard — the only common board with a different physical shape from ANSI and ISO.
日本語 (JIS)·JIS
Esc
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
PrtSc
ScrLk
Pause
F13
F14
F15
F16
F17
F18
F19
半/全
!
1ぬ
"
2ふ
#
3あ
$
4う
%
5え
&
6お
'
7や
(
8ゆ
)
9よ
0わ
=
-ほ
~
^へ
|
¥ー
Backspace
Tab
Qた
Wて
Eい
Rす
Tか
Yん
Uな
Iに
Oら
Pせ
`
@゛
{
[゜
Enter
Caps Lock
Aち
Sと
Dし
Fは
Gき
Hく
Jま
Kの
Lり
+
;れ
*
:け
}
]む
Shift
Zつ
Xさ
Cそ
Vひ
Bこ
Nみ
Mも
<
,ね
>
.る
?
/め
_
\ろ
Shift
Ctrl
Alt
無変換
変換
カナ
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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| Position | US QWERTY | Japanese JIS |
|---|---|---|
| ` key | `~ | 半/全 |
| 1 key (number row) | 1! | 1!ぬ |
| 2 key (number row) | 2@ | 2"ふ |
| 3 key (number row) | 3# | 3#あ |
| 4 key (number row) | 4$ | 4$う |
| 5 key (number row) | 5% | 5%え |
| 6 key (number row) | 6^ | 6&お |
| 7 key (number row) | 7& | 7'や |
| 8 key (number row) | 8* | 8(ゆ |
| 9 key (number row) | 9( | 9)よ |
| 0 key (number row) | 0) | 0わ |
| - key | -_ | -=ほ |
| = key | =+ | ^~へ |
| Q key | Q | Qた |
| W key | W | Wて |
| E key | E | Eい |
| R key | R | Rす |
| T key | T | Tか |
| Y key | Y | Yん |
| U key | U | Uな |
| I key | I | Iに |
| O key | O | Oら |
| P key | P | Pせ |
| [ key | [{ | @`゛ |
| ] key | ]} | [{゜ |
| A key | A | Aち |
| S key | S | Sと |
| D key | D | Dし |
| F key | F | Fは |
| G key | G | Gき |
| H key | H | Hく |
| J key | J | Jま |
| K key | K | Kの |
| L key | L | Lり |
| ; key | ;: | ;+れ |
| ' key | '" | :*け |
| \ key | \| | ]}む |
| Z key | Z | Zつ |
| X key | X | Xさ |
| C key | C | Cそ |
| V key | V | Vひ |
| B key | B | Bこ |
| N key | N | Nみ |
| M key | M | Mも |
| , key | ,< | ,<ね |
| . key | .> | .>る |
| / key | /? | /?め |
| Position | Keycap | event.code |
|---|---|---|
| Left of Backspace | ¥|ー | IntlYen |
| Left of right Shift | \_ろ | IntlRo |
| Left of Space | NonConvert | |
| Right of Space | Convert | |
| Second key right of Space | KanaMode | |
| Left of Space (Mac) | Lang2 | |
| Right of Space (Mac) | Lang1 |
The Japanese JIS layout (OADG 109) is physically unlike Western boards. Backspace is a single-width key with ¥ | beside it, Enter is tall like ISO, the right Shift is shorter to fit the ろ key, and the spacebar is short to make room for 無変換, 変換 and カタカナ/ひらがな. The top-left key is 半角/全角, which toggles Japanese input. Punctuation also moves: @ and [ follow P, : * ] follow L, and ^ ~ replaces the equals key. Every key carries a kana legend for direct kana input.
Press every key and check the JIS-only switches specifically: ¥ next to Backspace, ろ next to the right Shift, and the three keys around the spacebar. Each has its own physical code and lights up in place. Detection ignores IME state, so keys register whether you are typing romaji, kana or English. The record bar shows the actual character produced, which is handy for checking that direct kana input is active.
Yes. Switch the tester to Mac and the bottom row changes to Apple’s JIS arrangement with 英数 and かな either side of the spacebar. Those keys report their own codes and are highlighted where they sit.