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Czech (Czech Republic) and Slovak (Slovakia) are two closely related Slavic languages with similar spelling systems.

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1. Typing Czech and Slovak

About Czech and Slovak

This is one of the problems Apple has with regional stores; for languages like Czech, it is necessary to not only have the software and support for the Czech language, but also to attach a special keyboard outfitted with the idiosyncratic accents and 'hooks' unique to the Czech language (you'll know this if you've ever used a Czech keyboard, where the switched y and z keys can cause a. In France you will normally find it on the 0 key, whilst in the Czech Republic and Hungary it's on V. On Austrian and German keyboards it's on the Q key, and again you have to hold down the. This page allows you to easily type Czech characters without a Czech keyboard. You can edit your text in the box and then copy it to your document, e-mail message, etc. Online Czech keyboard to type a text with the special characters.

Both Czech and Slovak are West Slavic languages closely related to Polish and more distantly to Russian, Ukranian and other Slavic languages.

Both Cezch and Slovak are closely related enough that speakers may understand parts of each other's languages, but both use distinct spelling systems. The ancestor to both languages were first attested in the Middle Ages.
Note: Czech was sometimes called Bohemian, but this does not imply that it is related to German.

Czech Language Links

Slovak Language Links

Recommended Fonts

Latin-2 (Central European) Encoding

Although these languages use the Western alphabet, Czech and Slovak includes accented letters (e.g. č, š) which may not be found in all fonts.
Note: The term Central European Sound recording software for windows. is sometimes used to refer to the languages which use accented letters not common in Western European languages.

Common Fonts

Many common fonts such as Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans, Calibri, Cambria, Palatinto and many more do include these characters.

Third Party Fonts

Below are some additional third party Unicode fonts which include Central European characters.

• SIL Fonts – The SIL has created multiple fonts with IPA characters including:
  • Andika – Designed for new readers. It could be suitable for some students with reading disorders.
  • Doulos SIL – Includes Greek, Cyrillic
  • Charis SIL – Font family and includes Greek, Cyrillic
  • Gentium – From SIL. Very readable
• Quivira – Modelled on Garamond and includes ancient language, basic Cyrillic/Armenian/Georgian and math/astronomical symbols.

Note: Many fonts designed to include phonetic characters or Greek and Western letters include Central European characters. Additional Central European or Extended Latin fonts may be available online, but users should be sure they are properly encoded fonts before installing them. Apple watch macos.

Typing Czech and Slovak

Windows

Apple Czech Keyboard Commands

Microsoft provides keyboard utilities for Central European languages which allow you to type Central European Characters.
Note: Neither the Windows International
Keyboard or ALT code repertoire includes Central European characters.

1. See detailed keyboard activation instructions for different versions of the Windows operating system.
2. To see where the critical keys are, go to the Microsoft Keyboard Layouts Page.
3. You can also input characters from the Character Map. This can be useful if you only need to insert characters into only a few words.

Macintosh

Extended Keyboard Codes

You can activate the Extended Keyboard to input Central European characters.

Note on Hacheck: The keyboard also converts hacheks after L,D to Ľ and ď with an 'apostophe'.
Note on Circumflex: Use Option+6 instead of Option+I for circumflex acents.

Czech and Slovak Mac Keyboard Utilities

Apple also has keyboard utilities for most Central European languages. See instructions for activating a Macintosh keyboard for more details.

Web Development and Language Codes

Test Sites

If you have your browser configured correctly, the Web sites below should display
the correct characters.
Note: If a site displays gibberish, see the Browser Setup page for debugging information.

Historical Encodings

Unicode (utf-8) is the preferred encoding for Web sites. However, the following historic encodings may still be encountered.

• win-1250 (aka 'Windows Encoding')
• iso-8859-2 (aka 'Latin-2')

Language Tags

Language Tags allow browsers and other software to process Czech and Slovak text more efficiently. The appropriate codes are:

• cs (Czech)
• sk (Slovak)

Inserting Unicode Character Codes for HTML

HTML Entity Codes

Use these codes to input accented letters in HTML for short words and phrases. For instance, if you want
to type čtrnáct you would type čtrnáct.
Note: Be sure the appropriate Encodings and Language Tags are used. Vpn for macbook pro free download.

Note on Hacheck Caron: The hacheck mark for L,D is visually similar to an apostrophe.

Vowel Symbols

Consonant Symbols

European Quote Marks

Many modern texts use American style quotes, but if you wish to include European style quote marks, here are the codes. Note that these codes may not work in older browsers.

Czech Keyboard Download

Links

Czech Language Links

Slovak Language Links

Apple Czech Keyboard Shortcuts

Although these languages use the Western alphabet, Czech and Slovak includes accented letters (e.g. č, š) which may not be found in all fonts.
Note: The term Central European Sound recording software for windows. is sometimes used to refer to the languages which use accented letters not common in Western European languages.

Common Fonts

Many common fonts such as Times New Roman, Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans, Calibri, Cambria, Palatinto and many more do include these characters.

Third Party Fonts

Below are some additional third party Unicode fonts which include Central European characters.

• SIL Fonts – The SIL has created multiple fonts with IPA characters including:
  • Andika – Designed for new readers. It could be suitable for some students with reading disorders.
  • Doulos SIL – Includes Greek, Cyrillic
  • Charis SIL – Font family and includes Greek, Cyrillic
  • Gentium – From SIL. Very readable
• Quivira – Modelled on Garamond and includes ancient language, basic Cyrillic/Armenian/Georgian and math/astronomical symbols.

Note: Many fonts designed to include phonetic characters or Greek and Western letters include Central European characters. Additional Central European or Extended Latin fonts may be available online, but users should be sure they are properly encoded fonts before installing them. Apple watch macos.

Typing Czech and Slovak

Windows

Apple Czech Keyboard Commands

Microsoft provides keyboard utilities for Central European languages which allow you to type Central European Characters.
Note: Neither the Windows International
Keyboard or ALT code repertoire includes Central European characters.

1. See detailed keyboard activation instructions for different versions of the Windows operating system.
2. To see where the critical keys are, go to the Microsoft Keyboard Layouts Page.
3. You can also input characters from the Character Map. This can be useful if you only need to insert characters into only a few words.

Macintosh

Extended Keyboard Codes

You can activate the Extended Keyboard to input Central European characters.

Note on Hacheck: The keyboard also converts hacheks after L,D to Ľ and ď with an 'apostophe'.
Note on Circumflex: Use Option+6 instead of Option+I for circumflex acents.

Czech and Slovak Mac Keyboard Utilities

Apple also has keyboard utilities for most Central European languages. See instructions for activating a Macintosh keyboard for more details.

Web Development and Language Codes

Test Sites

If you have your browser configured correctly, the Web sites below should display
the correct characters.
Note: If a site displays gibberish, see the Browser Setup page for debugging information.

Historical Encodings

Unicode (utf-8) is the preferred encoding for Web sites. However, the following historic encodings may still be encountered.

• win-1250 (aka 'Windows Encoding')
• iso-8859-2 (aka 'Latin-2')

Language Tags

Language Tags allow browsers and other software to process Czech and Slovak text more efficiently. The appropriate codes are:

• cs (Czech)
• sk (Slovak)

Inserting Unicode Character Codes for HTML

HTML Entity Codes

Use these codes to input accented letters in HTML for short words and phrases. For instance, if you want
to type čtrnáct you would type čtrnáct.
Note: Be sure the appropriate Encodings and Language Tags are used. Vpn for macbook pro free download.

Note on Hacheck Caron: The hacheck mark for L,D is visually similar to an apostrophe.

Vowel Symbols

Consonant Symbols

European Quote Marks

Many modern texts use American style quotes, but if you wish to include European style quote marks, here are the codes. Note that these codes may not work in older browsers.

Czech Keyboard Download

Links

Czech Language Links

Slovak Language Links

Apple Czech Keyboard Shortcuts

Central European Computing Links

• The Czech and Slovak Character Encoding Mess Explained – Page explains Central European encoding for regional language including Hungarian, Romanian and Polish.

Linux

Czech Language Keyboard

Linux is used in the region so a search for specific issues may be useful.