Free Chinese keyboard online — Pinyin compose on first load (ni hao → 你好). Homophone candidates, Simplified/Traditional toggle, character explorer, and phrase library.
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Click pinyin keys or pick hanzi and CJK punctuation below.
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Hanzi & punctuation
Hanzi & punctuation
Click to insert — browse pinyin and meaning in the Character Explorer below.
Four tones plus neutral — tone marks change meaning.
Full-width CJK punctuation for formal writing.
Add textbook tone marks — type numbered pinyin like hao3 or ni3 hao3 → hǎo, nǐ hǎo. This does not convert to 汉字; use Pinyin Compose above for character input.
Chinese keyboard online
Type pinyin syllables (ni → 你) — space commits; number keys pick homophones.
QWERTY pinyin keys plus hanzi and CJK punctuation picker.
Edit Chinese text directly without conversion.
Browse common hanzi with pinyin and English gloss. Click to insert into the editor.
Ready-made greetings and everyday sentences — tap to insert or copy.
Dictate in Chinese with browser speech recognition — no upload.
Type Chinese online at KeyLingo with the free virtual keyboard and Hanzi picker — or switch to Pinyin compose (ni hao → 你好) with homophone selection. Toggle Simplified or Traditional, browse characters with English glosses, and copy Unicode text without installing Microsoft Pinyin or Sogou.
Use the editor at the top of this page — works on desktop and mobile browsers without installing software.
The virtual keyboard opens by default. Click on-screen keys or type on your physical QWERTY keyboard with live key highlighting.
Use the mode tabs to switch to Pinyin Compose or Unicode Editor — your draft text stays in the editor.
Click Copy and paste into WhatsApp, email, social apps, Google Docs, or any app that accepts Unicode.
Practical tips for Chinese input — layouts, accents, and common questions answered below.
KeyLingo opens with the virtual keyboard and Hanzi & Punctuation picker — click characters to insert directly. Switch to Pinyin Compose to type phonetic pinyin (ni, hao, xie) and press space after each syllable to convert to 汉字. When homophones exist, press 1–9 or tap a candidate. Toggle 简体/繁體 for script variant.
Unlike tone-mark-only tools (TypeIt, DigMandarin), KeyLingo converts pinyin syllables into Chinese characters with a candidate panel — closer to an IME learning experience in the browser. Dictionary coverage is a curated subset for learners, not a full professional IME.
Use the Simplified/Traditional toggle to switch output script. Mainland China uses Simplified; Taiwan and Hong Kong use Traditional. Existing text converts when you switch variants.
Mandarin has four tones plus neutral — the same syllable with different tones has different characters (mā 妈, má 麻, mǎ 马, mà 骂). Tone numbers in pinyin (hao3) are stripped for lookup; use the Tone Marks tool for textbook pinyin output.
KeyLingo works in mobile browsers with the virtual keyboard and Hanzi picker in a bottom sheet, or switch to Pinyin Compose for syllable typing. Disable aggressive autocorrect if it interferes with pinyin sequences.
All typing and conversion run locally in your browser. KeyLingo never uploads your text.
Chinese keyboard, input methods, and privacy — answered clearly.
Open KeyLingo Chinese Keyboard, type pinyin in the editor, press space after each syllable, and pick homophones with number keys or taps.
KeyLingo converts pinyin syllables into Chinese characters (汉字) with selectable candidates, not just accented pinyin letters like hǎo.
No. Native IMEs offer fuller dictionaries and prediction. KeyLingo is for occasional typing, learning, and devices where you cannot install software.
Yes. Use the 简体/繁體 toggle in the toolbar. Output and existing text convert between variants.
Use v in pinyin: type nv and press space — standard Hanyu Pinyin convention.
No. All conversion happens locally in your browser.
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