If you've ever wanted to send a message in Tigrinya or Amharic, write an email in fidel, or just type your name in Geez script, this guide is for you. Our Geez Keyboard supports Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, Ge'ez and all other languages that use the Geez script — and it works on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. On most devices it takes about two minutes to set up.
The good news: there's no new layout to memorize. You type Latin letters and the keyboard turns them into the right fidel character.
Type "selam" → ሰላም Type “hager" → ሃገር Type “Hagos” → ሓጎስ
That's the whole idea — same simple logic, whichever Geez script language you're writing in.
How the typing works (in 30 seconds)
Every Geez script letter has 7 forms — the seven vowel orders. The vowel you type at the end picks the order:
se → ሰ su → ሱ si → ሲ sa → ሳ sie → ሴ s → ስ so → ሶ
Same pattern for every consonant, in every language that uses the script — Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, Ge'ez and beyond.
A few letters use uppercase to distinguish similar sounds — for example h → ሀ, H → ሐ; q → ቀ, Q → ቐ; t → ተ, T → ጠ. You'll pick this up in a few minutes of practice.
Geez punctuation just works too: "." becomes ።, "," becomes ፣, "?" becomes ፧.
iPhone & iPad
1. Open the App Store and search for "GeezType".
2. Tap Get / Buy and wait for it to install.
3. Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → GeezType.
4. In any app, tap the 🌐 globe key to switch to GeezType. Start typing — in Tigrinya, Amharic, or any other Geez script language.
You don't need to enable "Allow Full Access" — everything runs locally on your phone. Your typing never leaves your device.
Android — free
1. Install GeezType from the Play Store.
2. Open Settings → System → Languages & input → On-screen keyboard → Manage on-screen keyboards → GeezType, and turn it ON.
3. Tap any text field, then tap the keyboard-switcher icon and pick GeezType.
Samsung, Xiaomi and other Android skins word these settings slightly differently, but the steps are the same — find the keyboard list and turn GeezType on.
To switch back to English, long-press the spacebar or tap the keyboard switcher in the navigation bar.
Mac
1. Get your license from mesmertigrinya.com/keyboards and download the macOS installer.
2. Run the installer — it adds GeezType to your input methods.
3. Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit → +, choose Amharic → GeezType → Add, then Done.
(macOS labels the Geez script input section as "Amharic" — but the keyboard handles Tigrinya, Tigre, Ge'ez and all other Geez script languages properly.)
1. Press Ctrl + Space to switch to it. The menu bar shows ግዕዝ when GeezType is active and EN when it's off.
Windows — free
1. Download the installer (GeezTypeSetup.exe) from mesmertigrinya.com/keyboards.
2. Double-click the installer and follow the prompts. It handles everything automatically.
3. Press Win + Space to switch keyboards. Pick "Amharic – GeezType".
That's it.
Geez numerals (፩ ፪ ፫)
On iPhone and Android: switch to the 123 page, then tap the ፩፪፫ toggle to swap the row for Geez numerals.
On Mac and Windows: long-press a digit key and pick the Geez numeral from the popup.
Geez numerals are shared across all languages that use the script, so this works the same whether you're writing Tigrinya, Amharic, or Ge'ez.
Where it works
The keyboard is system-wide. Once installed, it works in Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, Mail, Word, Pages, Chrome, Safari, Notes, Slack — anywhere you can type, in any Geez script language.
It runs fully offline. No tracking, no cloud, no data leaves your device.
The same keyboard handles Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre and Ge'ez seamlessly — you don't need a separate keyboard for each language. Enjoy!
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