Enabling Hawaiian Diacritics on Windows
Hawaiian diacritics can be produced using the Hawaiian keyboard built into the Windows operating system in Windows 10 & 11. (Note: Hawaiian diacritics my not be available in all applications and fonts)
Enabling Diacritics on Windows 11
- Open the start menu
- Click on the gear icon to enter settings
- On the left hand side, click on the Time & language option
- On the right hand side, select Language & region
- Under Preferred Languages click the Add a language button
- From the list select Hawai’i (Hawaiian)
- If prompted, cick on Next, then click on Install
- The Hawaiian keyboard should now be enabled
Using Diacritics on Windows 11
- The active keyboard (ENG or HAW) should appear in the lower right next to the Date and Time
- ENG is for the English (US) keyboard
- HAW is for the Hawaiian keyboard
- Press Windows key + space to switch to a different keyboard
- To input the`okina, press the apostrophe key (to the right of the semicolon key)
- To input the kahakō (line above a vowel), hold down the Alt key on the right side of your keyboard and press the desired vowel key
Enabling Diacritics on Windows 10
- Open the start menu
- Click on the gear icon to enter settings
- Click on the Time & language option
- On the left hand side, select Region & language
- Under Languages click the Add a language button
- From the list select Hawai’i (Hawaiian)
- The Hawaiian keyboard should now be enabled
Using Diacritics on Windows 10
- The active keyboard (ENG or HAW) should appear in the lower right next to Date and Time
- ENG is for the English (US) keyboard
- HAW is for the Hawaiian keyboard
- Press Windows key + space to switch to a different keyboard
- To input the`okina, press the apostrophe key (to the right of the semicolon key)
- To input the kahakō (line above a vowel), hold down the Alt key on the right side of your keyboard and press the desired vowel key
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Hawaiian Diacritics
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