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You don't need an Armenian keyboard installed on your device to start typing in Armenian. Our Armenian online keyboard lets you type using Armenian letters directly, or type phonetically using the English keyboard you already know.
Simply type the Armenian word as it sounds and the keyboard will convert your Latin letters into Armenian script.
You can then copy your Armenian writing and paste it into messages, emails, documents, social media or anywhere else. There's nothing to download or install.
The Armenian language alphabet is used to write both Eastern and Western Armenian. While they share the same Armenian script, there are differences in pronunciation, spelling and the way some sounds are represented.
Our Armenian keyboard supports both Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian, so you can select the Armenian you use before you start typing.
Eastern Armenian is the predominant form spoken in Armenia and is also spoken by Armenian communities around the world.
Western Armenian is spoken predominantly throughout Armenian diaspora communities.
Choose your preferred Armenian above and start typing using the on-screen Armenian letters or your standard English keyboard.
About the Armenian Alphabet
The Armenian alphabet is a unique writing system created around 405 AD by Armenian scholar Mesrop Mashtots. It was developed specifically for the Armenian language and has been used to write Armenian for more than 1,600 years.
The modern Armenian written alphabet contains 39 letters:
Ա Բ Գ Դ Ե Զ Է Ը Թ Ժ Ի Լ Խ Ծ Կ Հ Ձ Ղ Ճ Մ Յ Ն Շ Ո Չ Պ Ջ Ռ Ս Վ Տ Ր Ց Ւ Փ Ք ԵՎ Օ Ֆ
ա բ գ դ ե զ է ը թ ժ ի լ խ ծ կ հ ձ ղ ճ մ յ ն շ ո չ պ ջ ռ ս վ տ ր ց ւ փ ք և օ ֆ
The first letter of the Armenian alphabet is Ա / ա, called ayb (այբ). So if you're looking for the letter A in Armenian, it is:
Armenian is written from left to right and has uppercase and lowercase forms. Its distinctive Armenian lettering makes the written language immediately recognisable from Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and other neighbouring writing systems.
The same alphabet is used for both Eastern and Western Armenian, although there are differences in pronunciation and orthography between the two.
Explore the full Armenian alphabet →FAQs
Use the Armenian online keyboard above to type Armenian directly in your browser. You can select Armenian letters on the keyboard or type phonetically using a standard English keyboard. Your text can then be copied and used anywhere you like.
Yes. Our keyboard lets you type Armenian phonetically using Latin letters. For example, you can type sh for շ, ts for ց, and x or kh for խ. This makes it easier to type Armenian without memorising a traditional Armenian keyboard layout.
The modern Armenian alphabet contains 39 letters and has uppercase and lowercase forms. It begins Ա, Բ, Գ, Դ, Ե... and is written from left to right. Armenian has its own distinctive script rather than using the Latin alphabet used for English.
The Armenian equivalent of the letter A is Ա in uppercase and ա in lowercase. Its Armenian name is այբ (ayb), and it is the first letter of the Armenian alphabet.
Eastern and Western Armenian use the same fundamental Armenian alphabet, but pronunciation and some spelling conventions differ. Our keyboard lets you choose Eastern or Western Armenian so your typing can reflect the form of Armenian you use.
Armenian handwriting uses the same Armenian alphabet, but handwritten Armenian letters can look different from their printed or digital forms, just as handwritten English differs from typed English. If you're learning to read and write Armenian, it is useful to become familiar with both printed Armenian lettering and the Armenian handwriting alphabet.
See the Armenian alphabet and handwriting guide →Yes. The Armenian written language uses its own unique script rather than the Latin or Cyrillic alphabet. The Armenian writing system was originally developed in the early fifth century and remains the basis of written Armenian today.
If you're writing Armenian words with English letters, use the phonetic keyboard above. It recognises common Latin-letter representations of Armenian sounds and converts them into Armenian letters. For example, typing barev or parev produces բարև.
This is transliteration, rather than English-to-Armenian translation: you're converting the way an Armenian word is written from Latin letters into Armenian script.