The Dzongkha keyboard layout scheme is designed as a simple means for inputting

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(རྫོང་ཁ) and

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(ཆོས་སྐད) text on computers. This keyboard layout was standardized by the

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(DDC) and the Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) of the

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in 2000. It was updated in 2009 to accommodate additional characters added to the

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standards since the initial version. Since the arrangement of keys essentially follows the usual order of the Dzongkha and

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, the layout can be quickly learned by anyone familiar with this alphabet. Subjoined (combining) consonants are entered using the Shift key. The Dzongkha (dz) keyboard layout is included in the

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distribution.

Keyboard layout

Dzongkha (Bhutan) - dz-BT Dzongkha Keyboard layout Main

Alternative Dzongkha input

Dzongkha Keyboard & Input Methods
- National Library of Bhutan
Dzongkha Typing Tutor
-THDL

- THDL

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