(User manual)
  Chapter 2 Basics  27
International Keyboards
iPhone provides keyboards that allow you to enter text in many different languages. 
For a complete list of supported keyboards, go to www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html.
Turn international keyboards on or off:
  1  In Settings, choose General > International > Keyboards.
  2  Turn on the keyboards you want. Languages with more than one keyboard, such as 
Japanese and Chinese, indicate the number of keyboards available. Tap to choose a 
keyboard for that language.
Switch keyboards if more than one keyboard is 
turned on
Tap   to switch keyboards. When you tap 
the symbol, the name of the newly activated 
keyboard appears briefly.
Enter Japanese Kana Use the Kana keypad to select syllables. For more 
syllable options, tap the arrow key and select 
another syllable or word from the window.
Enter Japanese QWERTY Use the QWERTY keyboard to input code for 
Japanese syllables. As you type, suggested 
syllables appear. Tap the syllable to choose it.
Enter Emoji picture characters Use the Emoji keyboard. Available only on 
iPhones purchased and used in Japan.
Enter Korean Use the 2-Set Korean keyboard to type Hangul 
letters. To type double consonants or compound 
vowels, press and hold the letter, then slide to 
choose the double letter. 
Enter Simplified Chinese Pinyin Use the QWERTY keyboard to enter Pinyin for 
Chinese characters. As you type, suggested 
Chinese characters appear. Tap a character to 
choose it, or continue entering Pinyin to see 
more character options.
Enter handwritten Simplified or Traditional 
Chinese
Use the touchpad to enter Chinese characters 
with your finger. As you write character strokes, 
iPhone recognizes them and shows matching 
characters in a list, with the closest match at the 
top. When you choose a character, its related 
characters appear in the list as additional choices.
You can enter some complex characters by 
combining two or more characters. For example, 
if you enter 
 (fish), then   (bristle),   (partial 
name of Hong Kong International Airport) 
appears in the character list with an arrow next 
to it. Tap the character to replace the characters 
you entered.










