Try this keyboard: Dutch Keyboard
Start with the displayed Dutch layout
Look for @ at backquote on the normal layer. Under Alt Gr, physical 5 becomes ½ and E becomes €. This is a good reminder that a familiar letter arrangement does not guarantee familiar symbol locations: slash and minus also differ from an English layout.
Open the Dutch 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 @ ½ € one example at a time
First, use the normal layer and click @ at the ` position. Next, use the Alt Gr layer and click ½ at the 5 position. Finally, use the Alt Gr layer and click € at the E position. Insert one Space between the examples. The finished practice row is @ ½ €. 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 @ ½ €. 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 middle item should be the single fraction character ½ rather than a typed sequence of 1, slash, and 2. Both can be useful in text, but this exercise deliberately checks the mapped fraction. Return Alt Gr to its inactive state before adding ordinary letters.
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-dutch.pngi2type-dutch.docx
Tips for this layout
Missing accents need native input
The displayed Dutch layers do not supply every precomposed accented vowel. Paste absent characters or use your device input method.
Explore extra symbols
Alt Gr with 4 gives ¼, 5 gives ½, and 6 gives ¾. E gives €, while Z and X give « and ». Shift provides capitals and changed punctuation. The ¨ and ´ positions insert literal marks rather than waiting for a vowel.
Common questions
Where are other fraction characters on this board?
Alt Gr with 4 supplies ¼, 5 supplies ½, and 6 supplies ¾. These are direct mapped characters. The editor does not automatically turn a sequence such as 1/2 into a fraction.
Does typing i then j create a special combined character?
No. The board inserts those letters separately and keeps them editable as two characters. It also treats accent-symbol keys literally; a later vowel is not automatically combined with a preceding accent.
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 Dutch text
Repeat the example, then replace it with the text you need. Review any unfamiliar characters before copying or downloading the finished version.
