How to change Keyboard Language in macOS

Description: This article will show you how to change the keyboard language on a macOS system.

  1. Open the Apple menu and select System Preference.
    System Preference
  2. In the System Preference menu, select Keyboard.
    Keyboard
  3. With Keyboard open, select the Input Sources tab.
    nput Sources
  4. On the Input Sources page, make sure the Show Input menu in menu bar box is checked. Once checked, select the + on the lower left.
    Show Input
  5. From here you can select the nationality and regionally based keyboard layouts. You will first select the language and then the regional choice. Once the regional option is selected, you can then choose add.
    Add
  6. The selected keyboard layout now shows on the list. Note that some languages that do not use the Romanized alphanumerical characters (A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, etc.) will have additional options to choose from.
    Japanese Layout
  7. With the Show Input menu in menu bar checked, you will see the flag of the keyboard layout on the top right corner of your screen. You can click on this to select what keyboard layout you wish to use. You can switch back as needed.
    Input list

  8. If you wish to remove any keyboard layouts, you can return to the Input Sources tab within the Keyboard System Preferences, select the layout you do not wish to use and click on the button the list.

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