Try this keyboard: Afrikaans Keyboard
Start with the displayed Afrikaans layout
Start by finding E and Y in the letter rows. Their normal labels are ordinary Latin letters, but Alt Gr changes these positions to complete accented characters. There is no need to type an accent first and then attempt to attach it to a vowel.
Open the Afrikaans keyboard and save any existing draft you want to keep. Clear the editor for this exercise, then turn off Caps, Shift, and Alt Gr. Clicking the on-screen characters avoids relying on the printed labels of your physical keyboard.
Enter é ü É one example at a time
First, use the Alt Gr layer and click é at the E position. Next, use the Alt Gr layer and click ü at the Y position. Finally, use the Shift + Alt Gr layer and click É at the E position. Insert one Space between the examples. The finished practice row is é ü É. These separated characters are an exercise, not a word or a translation.
For each example, enable only its stated modifier combination and check that the large key label matches the intended character. On-screen Shift and Alt Gr stay active until you toggle them off. Return to the normal layer after the final example; do not leave an extra modifier selected.
Review the characters before formatting
Compare the editor with é ü É. If one item differs, select that item and click its correct key again. Undo and Redo can recover text edits during this page session. Keep one space between the examples so each character remains easy to inspect.
The third item should be É, not E followed by an accent. If it looks wrong, check both Shift and Alt Gr rather than changing the font to disguise the difference. The map contains selected accented letters, not every accent that might appear in a document.
Set a clear style and download the practice row
Open Text style using the font button above the editor. Explicitly choose Arial, set the size to 28 px, choose Automatic color, and turn bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough off. Set direction to Left to right. These settings apply to the complete editor, even when a smaller passage is selected.
Choose Save image to download a PNG, then open it and compare its text with the editor. The image centers the text on a white background. Font appearance depends on fonts available on your device; a missing glyph can use a fallback. For text you can revise later, Save Word (.docx) creates an editable document instead. Both downloads include the whole editor.
i2type-afrikaans.pngi2type-afrikaans.docx
Tips for this layout
Check the available accents
The fixed map does not contain every accented letter. Paste missing characters or use native input.
Find extra letters with Alt Gr
Alt Gr with E inserts é, O inserts ó, and Y inserts ü. No separate accent sequence is needed. Shift with Alt Gr offers É at E and Ü at Y. Other positions may be empty, so inspect the labels.
Common questions
Why does the same E position produce both é and É?
Alt Gr selects é at E. Shift together with Alt Gr selects É at the same position. The large label changes before insertion, so you can confirm the chosen layer without adding a test character.
Can I make any accented vowel with an accent key?
No general accent-composition system is implemented. Use a complete character shown on the current layer; for an absent letter, paste the correct character or use your device input method.
Will Copy keep the style shown in my image?
Copy sends the entire editor as plain text, so the receiving app supplies its appearance. Use PNG for a fixed visual result or Word for editable text with the selected font, size, color, and direction.
Try your own Afrikaans text
Repeat the example, then replace it with the text you need. Review any unfamiliar characters before copying or downloading the finished version.
