Korean Keyboard Layout Printable: Free Printable PDF with Answer Key

Key facts

• Format: PDF, 1 poster page plus a 1-page typing practice and key, in A4 and US Letter versions.
• Layout: the 2-beolsik (두벌식) keyboard, with 14 consonant keys, 12 vowel keys and the Shift letters.

What you will be able to do (about 30 minutes)

• Find any Hangul letter on a QWERTY keyboard.
• Use Shift for the tense consonants and the two extra vowels.
• Type a syllable by pressing its letters in order.
• Type six short words without looking at the keys.

Download the Korean Keyboard Layout Printable

The download has one file for A4 and one for US Letter, with the same layout. Pick the file that matches your paper. No sign-up is needed.

The next section lists every key, so you can check the poster against your own keyboard.

What Is on Each Page?

The poster shows three rows of keys, drawn like a keyboard. Each key carries a small Latin letter, a large Hangul letter in the middle, and a small Shift letter in the corner where one exists. The consonant keys are tinted one shade and the vowel keys another, and the home row is darker.

The Three Rows

The Shift letters are the five tense consonants (ㅃ, ㅉ, ㄸ, ㄲ, ㅆ) and the two extra vowels ㅒ and ㅖ. Every other letter is on its own key. Letters you cannot see on a key, such as ㅘ or ㅢ, are made by pressing two keys in a row, for example ㅗ then ㅏ for ㅘ.

Home-Row Highlights

The darker keys are the home row: A S D F for the left hand and J K L for the right hand. These keys hold ㅁ ㄴ ㅇ ㄹ and ㅓ ㅏ ㅣ, some of the most common letters in Korean. Keep your fingers resting on them, and reach up or down for the others.

Why Is the Layout Easy to Learn?

The 2-beolsik layout splits the keyboard by letter type. All the consonants are on the left half, and all the vowels are on the right half. Because every Korean syllable block is a consonant plus a vowel, you naturally alternate hands as you type, and that rhythm makes typing quick.

The name 2-beolsik means "two sets": one set of consonants and one set of vowels. There is no need to learn the position of blocks, only of letters. The computer assembles the letters into blocks as you type.

How Do I Type a Syllable?

Press the letters of the block in the order you would write them: first consonant, then vowel, then the final consonant if there is one. The computer groups them. For 한, press G (ㅎ), K (ㅏ) and S (ㄴ).

The answer key page lists six words with the keys to press.

In 학교, the first final ㄱ and the next ㄱ belong to different blocks, and the computer works this out on its own. Hold Shift only for the single key that needs it, and release it before the next letter.

How Do I Use This Sheet?

Put the poster beside your keyboard and use it for a few short sessions. Follow these steps:

1. Add the Korean keyboard in your system settings, then switch to Korean input. The Korean keyboard setup guides cover each device.
2. Find the home row on the poster and place your fingers on A S D F and J K L.
3. Type the six words on the key page, one at a time, looking at the poster rather than the keys.
4. Tick each word on the key page once you type it without looking.
5. Cover the poster and type the words from memory.

For the full lesson with more words, see the korean keyboard layout section. If you do not yet know the letters well, drill them with the korean alphabet flashcards or take the hangul alphabet quiz first.

What Is the Answer Key For?

The answer key is the second page. It lists each practice word with the key sequence, and it has a tick box for each word. Use it after you type a word, to check that you pressed the right keys, not while you type.

Print Settings

The poster prints well in black and white. Use these settings:

• Paper: A4 (210 by 297 mm) or US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches), using the matching file.
• Scale: 100 percent, with "fit to page" turned off, so the Shift letters stay readable.
• Orientation: landscape for the poster, portrait for the key page.
• Margins: 12 mm on every side.

Stand the sheet upright beside your screen, or tape it to the wall at eye level. A laminated copy lasts longer, but plain paper is enough.

Mistakes to Watch For

• Mixing hands. Consonants are always on the left half and vowels on the right. If you reach across, you probably pressed a wrong key.
• Forgetting Shift. Typing q instead of Shift+Q gives ㅂ, so 빵 becomes 방. The tense consonants and ㅒ ㅖ need Shift.
• Not using the home row. Looking for each key from scratch makes typing slow. Keep your fingers on the darker keys and return to them.
• Typing a block out of order. Press the first consonant, then the vowel, then the final. The computer cannot guess a different order.

What Should I Practice Next?

When you can type the six words from memory, practise on the full lesson page for the korean keyboard layout, which includes final consonants and compound vowels. The next printable is the korean numbers chart printable. All the printables are gathered on the korean printables page.

This poster covers the 2-beolsik layout on a computer keyboard. It does not cover phone keyboards or other layouts. Used for a few short sessions, the korean keyboard layout printable gives you a map you can look up until your fingers know the keys.

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