In most countries, keyboards are bilingual by default — you’ll see English letters printed alongside the local script.
Country / Region | What the keyboard looks like | Notes |
Bangladesh | Bengali + English letters | English always printed for tech/URLs. |
Brazil | Portuguese (BR) + English | Has Ç and accents, based on QWERTY. |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian + English letters | Cyrillic + Latin together. |
China | Chinese or US English only | Depends on supplier – some ship only Chinese layout, others only US English. |
Colombia | Spanish (LatAm) + English | Includes ñ, ¡, ¿ with Latin base. |
Costa Rica | Spanish (LatAm) + English | Same as Mexico; ñ and accents. |
France | French + English letters | AZERTY layout; English A–Z always there. |
Germany | German + English letters | Plus ä, ö, ü, ß. |
India | US English only | Official standard for laptops (including MacBooks). |
Indonesia | English only (US International QWERTY) | No local script; looks just like a standard US keyboard |
Israel | Hebrew + English letters | Almost always bilingual. |
Italy | Italian + English letters | QWERTY with a few extras. |
Japan | Japanese + English letters | JIS layout; full A–Z plus kana. |
Mexico | Spanish (MX) + English | Includes ñ, ¡, ¿. |
Netherlands | Dutch + English letters | Usually standard QWERTY with tweaks. |
Philippines | English only | No local script on keys. |
Poland | Polish + English letters | Latin QWERTY + ł, ę, ą. |
Portugal | Portuguese + English letters | Similar to Brazil but slightly different. |
Singapore | English only | Other languages aren’t printed. |
Slovenia | Slovene + English letters | Always bilingual. |
South Africa | English only (mostly) | Rare bilingual versions. |
South Korea | Korean + English letters | Always bilingual. |
Spain | Spanish + English letters | Includes ñ, ¡, ¿. |
Switzerland | Swiss (DE/FR/IT) + English | Sometimes 3 languages on one keyboard (!). |
Thailand | Thai + English letters | Always bilingual. |
Turkey | Turkish only (Q layout) | US English usually provided as an extra external keyboard if requested |
Ukraine | Ukrainian + English letters | Cyrillic + Latin side by side. |
United Arab Emirates | Arabic + English letters | Always bilingual. |
United Kingdom / US | English only (usually) | Bilingual is rare unless custom. |
Vietnam | International English (QWERTY) | Official standard layout; no local script printed on the keys. |
⚠️ Disclaimer: Keyboard layouts can vary by supplier, brand, and even region within the same country. The list above reflects the most common defaults as of today, but exceptions always exist.