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Is there a keyboard layout for the ancient egyptian font CGT 2023?
I have the font loaded successfully, but I don't want to have to use the Character Map. This is tedious and slow. Is there a way to see the keyboard layout for this font?
Thanks
Mary
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Hello, are you trying to type specific symbols repeatedly or the full script?
Windows does not include a built in layout for that font, so the practical fix is to create your own keyboard mapping using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator tool. You install it, assign each CGT 2023 character to keys you choose, then install the custom layout and switch to it with Win + Space. This lets you type directly without using Character Map and follows the supported method for custom input in Windows.
I did find a keyboard layout that might work from the Keyman website. I also downloaded the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator tool, so I am armed with those. Additionally, I should say that I want to be sure that my work complies with the Leiden Unified Transliteration/ Transcription guidance adopted on 8 August 2023.
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Windows and Microsoft 365 apps do not provide font‑specific keyboard layouts. Keyboard layouts in Windows are tied to languages and scripts, not to individual fonts.
For a font like “CGT 2023” (ancient Egyptian), Windows will treat it as just another font: characters can be entered via:
If the font’s author has defined a custom keyboard layout, it would be distributed separately (for example, as a Windows keyboard layout installer). That layout would not be built into Windows by default and is not documented in the provided material.
To avoid Character Map, the only supported option in Windows is to install or select an appropriate keyboard layout under Time & language > Language & region, then switch layouts using the input language icon on the taskbar or Windows logo key + Spacebar. However, no specific layout for “CGT 2023” is listed in the available documentation.
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