Examples

Language	Phrase	Meaning	Type the following keys
Greek	οἷον δή νυ θεοὺς βροτοὶ αἰτιόωνται	"How ready men are to blame the gods" Homer, The Oddyssey 1.32	oi[[=on dh/ nu qeou\s brotoi\ ai]tio/wntai

Keyboard Details

Letters

The Greek Classical keyboard uses an intuitive system where most of the Greek letters are matched to similar English letters, either by sound or appearance.

Example: typing w produces ω.

Example: typing u produces υ.

The Greek letter ν can be typed by sound or appearance.

Example: typing v produces ν.

Example: typing n produces ν.

A few letters in Greek have no exact match in English, by sound or appearance. These have been assigned the remaining keys.

Example: typing q produces θ.

Example: typing y produces ψ.

Example: typing j or c produces ξ.

Sigma will appear as σ or ς automatically when followed by a space or punctuation.

Example: typing sos produces σος.

Example: typing susswmos. produces συσσωμος..

Capital letters are typed using shift as in English.

Example: typing [Sd] produces Δ.

Example: typing [Sw] produces Ω.

Finally, the keyboard also includes the archaic Greek letter digamma, ϝ. This can be typed with an [Av] combination.

Example: typing [Av] produces ϝ.

Example: typing [SAv] produces Ϝ.

Accents and Other Diacritics

The Greek Classical keyboard includes the following accents and other diacritics.

Character	Keystroke	English Name	Greek Name
῾	[[	rough breathing	dasia
᾿	]	smooth breathing	psili
ι	|	iota subscript	ypogegrammeni/ prosgegrammeni
¨	+	diaeresis	dialytika
`	\	grave accent	varia
´	/	acute accent	oxia
῀	=	circumflex accent	perispomeni
̆	-	breve accent	vrachy
¯	_	macron	macron

Diacritics are typed after the vowel. They can be typed in any order.

Example: typing u/+ or u+/ produces ΰ.

Example: typing a=]| or a=|] or a]|= or a]=| or a|=] or a|]= produces ᾆ.

The only exception to this rule is the circumflex on capital Greek letters. It cannot be typed first because a capital Greek letter cannot take a circumflex without a breathing mark.

Example: typing W[[= produces Ὧ. Typing any other combination will not produce Ὧ.

Example: typing A]|= or A]=| or A|]= produces ᾎ. Typing any other combination will not produce ᾎ.

Rho (ρ) can also take the rough and smooth breathing mark, though capital rho can only take a rough breathing mark.

Example: typing r] produces ῤ.

Example: typing R[[ produces Ῥ.

To remove a diacritic mark you have just typed, type the diacritic again before typing anything else.

Example: if you have just typed ῇ, typing | produces ῆ.

Example: if you have just typed ῇ, typing = produces ῃ.

You can also replace a diacritic mark you have just typed by typing another. This works whenever two diacritic marks cannot exist over the same letter, like rough and smooth breathing.

Example: if you have just typed ἑ, typing ] produces ἐ.

Example: if you have just typed ώ, typing = produces ῶ.

If you type a diacritic by itself or after any consonant that cannot take that diacritic, you will get the standard symbol for that keystroke, not the diacritic.

Example: typing / produces / not ´.

Example: typing g+d produces γ+δ not γ̈ δ.

Punctuation

Most punctuation on the Greek Classical keyboard is typed exactly as on the QWERTY (English) keyboard.

Example: typing . produces ..

Example: typing ; produces ;.

The Greek semicolon or ano teleia is the only exception.

Example: typing : produces ·.

Other Information

While typing in Greek, to get a Latin letter instead of a Greek letter, type ` before the letter (` shares a key with ~).

Example: typing `d produces d.

Example: typing `a. path/r produces a. πατήρ.

See the Complete Typing Chart for full details on how to type all the Greek Classical keyboard's letters, diacritics, and punctuation.