Gboard offers a comprehensive suite of features that enhance your typing experience across multiple devices. With Gboard, you get everything you love about Google Keyboard, including speed, reliability, and a host of innovative typing options.
Glide Typing lets you type faster by effortlessly sliding your finger from letter to letter. It's perfect for those who want to increase their typing speed without sacrificing accuracy.
Voice Typing makes it easy to dictate text on the go. Whether you're multitasking or just prefer speaking over typing, Gboard's voice typing feature is both convenient and efficient.
Handwriting allows you to write in both cursive and printed letters, offering a more natural way to input text. This feature is especially useful for those who prefer handwriting over typing.
Emoji Search helps you find the perfect emoji quickly, ensuring your messages are always expressive and fun. Complementing this, GIFs let you search and share the ideal reaction for any situation, making your conversations more lively and engaging.
With Multilingual Typing, Gboard supports seamless typing across hundreds of language varieties. You no longer need to switch between languages manually; Gboard will autocorrect and suggest from any of your enabled languages, making it easier to communicate in multiple languages.
Google Translate is integrated directly into the keyboard, allowing you to translate as you type. This feature is invaluable for communicating with people who speak different languages.
Gboard supports an extensive list of languages, including but not limited to Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bavarian, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Burmese, Cebuano, Chhattisgarhi, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, and others), Chittagonian, Czech, Deccan, Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Magahi, Maithili, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Northern Sotho, Odia, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Saraiki, Sindhi, Sinhala, Somali, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tswana, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu. For the full list of supported languages, visit https://goo.gl/fMQ85U.
Wear OS Support extends Gboard's functionality to your smartwatch. Enjoy the same speed and reliability, along with Glide Typing, Voice Typing, and Emoji Typing right on your wrist. Wear OS supports languages such as Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, and others), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, and many more.
Pro Tips to enhance your Gboard experience:
- Gesture Cursor Control: Slide your finger across the space bar to move the cursor effortlessly.
- Gesture Delete: Slide left from the delete key to quickly delete multiple words.
- Number Row: Make the number row always available by enabling it in Settings → Preferences → Number Row.
- Symbols Hints: Show quick hints on your keys to access symbols with a long press, enabled in Settings → Preferences → Long press for symbols.
- One-Handed Mode: On large screen phones, pin the keyboard to the left or right of the screen for easier one-handed use.
- Themes: Customize your keyboard with your own theme, with or without key borders.
Please note that some features, such as Handwriting, Emoji Search, and GIFs, are not supported on Android Go devices.
