These physical variations result in different software mappings. The table below highlights the most common character differences between the two layouts: Desired Character US Keyboard Output UK Keyboard Output (Quotation Mark) Shift + " Shift + 2 @ (At Sign) Shift + 2 Shift + ' £ (Pound Sterling) Not available Shift + 3 # (Hash/Pound) Shift + 3 Non-shifted key near Enter ~ (Tilde) Shift + ` Shift + # key
Click the next to English (United Kingdom). Select Language options . Scroll down to the Keyboards section. Click Add a keyboard . how to change keyboard from us to uk windows 11
Click the Language Abbreviation (e.g., "ENG US") in the system tray (near the clock) and select English (United Kingdom) from the list. Step 3: Remove the US Layout (Optional) Scroll down to the Keyboards section
| Feature | US Layout | UK Layout | | :------------------- | :-------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------- | | | @ is above the 2 key, " is above the ' key. | " is above the 2 key, @ is above the ' key. | | Enter/Return Key | A wide, rectangular "Enter" key. | A tall, two-tiered "Return" key. | | Right Shift Key | Long and wide. | Shorter to accommodate extra key. | | Extra Key | None. | Features an extra key next to the left Shift key (usually ` and ~ ). | | The # and ~ Keys | # is Shift+3 , ~ is Shift+`` (next to 1). | # is located to the right of the apostrophe key. | | The \ (Backslash) | Located above the Enter key. | Located next to the left Shift key. | | Currency Symbols | Primarily has the Dollar sign ( $ ) on the 4 key. | Primarily has the Pound sign ( £ ) on the 3 key ( Shift+3 ) and Euro ( € ) on AltGr+4 . | Step 3: Remove the US Layout (Optional) |
# List installed keyboard layouts Get-WinUserLanguageList
If you are typing and keep getting “ instead of @ , or # instead of £ , you are using a US keyboard layout on your Windows 11 machine.
If you already have both languages installed, you can switch between them in seconds. Look at the right side of your (near the clock).