Navajo Keyboard Online
Type the modern Navajo alphabet in your browser, then copy your text or open the Navajo translator.
Type the Modern Navajo Alphabet
Navajo, or Diné bizaad, uses a Latin-based writing system with high-tone and nasal vowels, the barred L (ł), and letter combinations such as chʼ, tłʼ, and tsʼ. This keyboard includes the modern orthographic inventory and inserts normalized Unicode text directly in your browser. Correct spelling and tone still depend on the word and dialect.
How to Use the Navajo Keyboard
- Step 1
Choose a Navajo character
Tap a Navajo letter or letter combination to insert it at the cursor.
- Step 2
Edit your text
Use Shift for uppercase forms, then edit with Space, Enter, and Backspace.
- Step 3
Copy or translate
Copy your finished text for use elsewhere, or open it with the Navajo translator.
FAQ
Navajo Keyboard Questions
Answers about typing the Navajo alphabet, letter combinations, diacritics, and Unicode characters online.
Is this Navajo keyboard free?
Yes. It works in your browser without an account or installation.
Which Navajo characters are included?
It includes the modern Navajo orthographic inventory: high-tone and nasal vowels, syllabic ń, consonants, letter combinations such as ch, gh, tł, and tsʼ, lowercase and uppercase Ł, and the modifier-letter apostrophe (ʼ).
What do the acute accent and ogonek mean in Navajo?
An acute accent marks high tone on vowels and syllabic ń, while the hook below a vowel marks nasalization. A vowel can carry both marks.
Why does Navajo use Ł?
Ł represents a voiceless lateral fricative, a sound made with air flowing around the sides of the tongue without vocal-cord vibration.
Is ʼ the same as a straight apostrophe?
No. Navajo orthography uses the modifier letter apostrophe (ʼ) for the glottal stop and in ejective consonants. It is distinct from the ASCII punctuation mark (').
Does this keyboard add the correct tone marks automatically?
No. It inserts the characters you choose but does not predict spelling, tone, or nasalization.
Does this keyboard translate Navajo?
No. It only helps you type Navajo text. Use the linked Navajo Translator for translation.
Is my Navajo text uploaded?
No. Typing and editing happen locally in your browser.