Keyboard layout for Inuktitut Unicode

1. To produce a syllabic, type in the correct final + vowel, or if it is one of the vowel symbols, no final is required. For example, the (m) key produces ᒻ and the (a) key produces ᐊ. So when you type (m-a) (ᒻᐊ), the syllabic ᒪ appears.
2. The /ɫ/ series ᖠᖢᖤᖦ can be typed either with the x-key or with l-h.
3. If you do not want final+vowel to combine into a syllabic, you can either: 1. Use the shift key for either the final or vowel, so that (shift_k-a) or (k-shift_a) produces ᒃᐊ. 2. Use the grave accent key (top left of the keyboard, marked by an asterisk * on the map above) to separate the final from the vowel, so (k-`-a) produces ᒃᐊ. 
4. Unicode has unique symbols for the q-, ng-, and nng-series, so that ᖃ or ᙱ are treated as single characters. If you wish to split these up use the r-k keys for the q-series - ᕐᑲ (r-k-a) is two glyphs, ᖕᒐ is (F-ga). These combinations make a difference for graphic design and spacing.
5. Long vowels are marked with a dot above the syllabic. This raised dot is on the semi-colon key ; and is typed after the syllabic. Therefore, ᖀ is produced by (q-i-;).
6. The apostrophe key produces a left curly apostrophe ‘. Pressing the apostrophe twice gives the right curly apostrophe ’. The same goes for the double quotes “ and ”.

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Last Update: June 13, 2005