Jyutping Input Method for Windows

Screenshot of Jyutping input method on Windows

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Compatible systems: Windows 11 and Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU support: x86_64 arm64
Latest release: September 15, 2026

Download x86_64 version: jyutping-v0.9.0-x64.exe
Download ARM64 version: jyutping-v0.9.0-arm64.exe

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Fonts

Jyutping Input Method uses many less common characters and words, and the fonts bundled with your computer may not display them completely or well.
We recommend installing all of the following fonts:
Inter
Shanggu Sans
Plangothic
MiSans L3



Settings

While using Jyutping Input Method, right-click in the bottom-right corner of the system taskbar to open the settings interface.
You can choose the character form standard, the number of candidates per page, the candidate font size, and more.

Screenshot of Settings

In addition, the shortcut Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + ` (located below Esc)
can display an options panel with various options to choose from:

Screenshot of Options

Shortcuts

Shortcut Characters and input modes
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 1 Switch to Traditional Chinese.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 2 Switch to Traditional Chinese • Hong Kong standard.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 3 Switch to Traditional Chinese • Taiwan standard.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 4 Switch to Simplified Chinese.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 5 Switch to half-width numbers and letters.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 6 Switch to full-width numbers and letters.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 7 Switch to Chinese punctuation.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + 8 Switch to English punctuation.
Shift ⇧ Toggle Chinese / ABC mode.
Shift ⇧ + Space Toggle full-width / half-width numbers and letters.
Ctrl ⌃ + . Toggle Chinese / English punctuation.
Shortcut Candidates and input
Arrow Up ↑ or Shift ⇧ + Tab ⇥ Move to the previous candidate.
Arrow Down ↓ or Tab ⇥ Move to the next candidate.
- or [ or Arrow Left ← Go to the previous candidate page.
= or ] or Arrow Right → Go to the next candidate page.
Space Select the current candidate.
Enter ⏎ Input the current English letters.
esc ⎋ Cancel the current candidate input.
Ctrl ⌃ + Shift ⇧ + Backspace ⌫ Remove the current candidate from input memory.


Reverse Lookup

Reverse lookup prefix Method
r Look up Jyutping from Mandarin Pinyin. For example: rlin → 林.
v Look up Jyutping from Cangjie 5. For example: vdd → 林.
x Look up Jyutping from Stroke. For example: xwsad → 木.
q Look up Jyutping from character components. For example: qmukmuk → 林.


Tones Input

Tone mapping Example
v ⇒ 1 fanv → fan1 芬
x ⇒ 2 fanx → fan2 粉
q ⇒ 3 fanq → fan3 訓
vv ⇒ 4 fanvv → fan4 焚
xx ⇒ 5 fanxx → fan5 奮
qq ⇒ 6 fanqq → fan6 份


Uninstall

Double-click C:\Program Files\Jyutping\unins000.exe to start uninstalling.

If the uninstaller says it cannot close an app during the process, try switching to a system input method first, then sign out and sign in again, or restart the computer, before uninstalling again.

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