What is AZERTY?
[[File:Belgian pc keyboard.svg|thumb|300px|AZERTY layout used in Belgium]] [[File:Belgian Linux keyboard.svg|thumb|300px|Same Belgian keyboard under Linux (Ubuntu 9.10)]] [[File:KB France.svg|thumb|300px|AZERTY layout used in France]] '''AZERTY''' is a [[Keyboard (computer)|keyboard]] [[layout]]. It is very similar to the [[QWERTY]] keyboard layout. It is mainly used in [[France]] and [[Belgium]]. It is almost the same as the '''QWERTY''' keyboard, but it swaps the letter Q and A, as well as W and Z. The letter M is moved from right to N to the position of the semicolon on '''QWERTY''' keyboards. == Extra Characters == The AZERTY keyboard has more [[Character (computing)|characters]] than regular QWERTY. To type these characters, one must use the Alt Gr key or a '''dead key'''. The Alt Gr key is similar to the Shift key. Holding the Alt Gr key and typing a key will type the character on the bottom right of that key. For example, holding <code>Alt Gr</code> and typing the <code>E</code> key will type € on most variants. [[French language|French]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], and [[German language|German]] words have [[Diacritic|accent marks]]. On an AZERTY keyboard, one can add accent marks to a letter by typing the accent's dead key then typing the letter. For example, typing the <code>^</code> key (to the right of the <code>P</code> key) then typing the <code>A</code> key will type the letter â.{{tech-stub}} {{Latin script}} [[Category:Computer keyboard]] [[Category:Typography]]