Try this keyboard: English Keyboard
Start with the displayed English layout
Find A on the normal QWERTY board and inspect how its large label changes when Shift is enabled. Shift also changes physical 2 to @. Letter case and bold styling are different controls: a capital comes from the keyboard layer, while bold affects how the existing text looks.
Open the English 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 a A @ one example at a time
First, use the normal layer and click a at the A position. Next, use the Shift layer and click A at the A position. Finally, use the Shift layer and click @ at the 2 position. Insert one Space between the examples. The finished practice row is a A @. 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 a A @. 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.
Check the order a A @ and the two separating spaces. If the first letter is uppercase, switch off Caps and Shift before replacing it. Undo and Redo restore text edits, but they do not undo a change made in Text style; reopen that dialog to revise formatting.
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-english.pngi2type-english.docx
Tips for this layout
Text style applies to the whole editor
The styling controls affect all editor text, not individual selected words.
Switch to capitals and punctuation
Shift with 2 gives @ and with slash gives ?. On-screen Shift remains active until toggled off. Caps shows the layout’s capital layer for longer uppercase text. English has no populated Alt Gr layer.
Common questions
Why does Shift stay active after an on-screen click?
The on-screen Shift control is a toggle. It remains active until clicked again, allowing you to enter several shifted characters. Check its state when returning to lowercase letters rather than expecting it to reset after every key.
Why does physical Tab move to another control?
Physical Tab keeps normal page navigation so you can move through controls with the keyboard. The on-screen Tab key inserts a tab into the editor. Use the control appropriate to the action you intend.
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 English text
Repeat the example, then replace it with the text you need. Review any unfamiliar characters before copying or downloading the finished version.
