Bulgarian Cyrillic keyboard on Windows 11

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Follow these steps to install a Bulgarian keyboard on Windows 11.

You do not need a physical Bulgarian keyboard, this works on any keyboard such as a standard QWERTY keyboard.

You will be able to easily switch back and forth between this and your current keyboard.

We will install a phonetic Bulgarian keyboard, which maps Bulgarian letters to the sounds of English letters. With this keyboard active, you will get a Bulgarian "Д" when you press the English letter key "D" on your regular keyboard.

You can also use a virtual Bulgarian keyboard on screen (see below).

Step 1 — 1. In your search bar, search for **"keyboard"** and click on **Edit language and keyboard options**.

Step 2 — 2. Click on **Add a language**.

Step 3 — 3. Type in **"Bulgarian"**, select the entry that comes up, and click **Next**.

Step 4 — 4. **Uncheck** all checkboxes, and click **Install**.

Step 5 — 5. Wait for the new language to be installed.

By default, a standard Bulgarian keyboard is installed. We are going to replace it with a phonetic keyboard.

Step 6 — 6. Once the installation is complete, click on the **3 dots** next to the new language, and select **Language options**.

Step 7 — 7. Click on **Add a keyboard** and select **Bulgarian (Phonetic)**.

Step 8 — 8. Click on the **3 dots** next to the other keyboard (the one that's not phonetic), and click **Remove**.

Step 9 — 9. Your Bulgarian keyboard is now installed. From now on, you will see in your taskbar, in the bottom right corner of the screen, a button that lets you switch between the English and Bulgarian keyboards.

This button will display **ENG** when the English keyboard is active, and **БГР** when the Bulgarian keyboard is active.

You can also switch keyboards by pressing **Alt + Shift** or **Windows Key + Spacebar**.

Step 10 — 10. **Test** your new keyboard in Notepad. You can type in "Здрасти" by typing the letters Z-d-r-a-s-t-i.

On-Screen Keyboard

You might find it a bit difficult to navigate your new keyboard at first. Don't worry, you will quickly get the hang of it.

If you'd like, you can also show an on-screen keyboard so that you can visually click the keys to type text in Bulgarian.

Phonetic Bulgarian On-Screen Keyboard on Windows 10

To display this keyboard, you have to first have followed the steps above, then you can open the Start Menu, search for "on-screen keyboard" and open the search result.

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See the guides to install a Bulgarian Cyrillic keyboard on other platforms.