Windows 8: How to Implement a Korean Keyboard

This page will explain how you can install a Korean keyboard in Windows 8.

If you landed on this page from a search engine, you may also want to check out our Introduction page, which has a general introduction on the Korean keyboard available in the Windows operating system as well as a typing practice section.

Windows 8: Keyboard Implementation Steps

1) Open the Control Panel.

2) Select “Clock, Language and Region”.

3) Under the “Language” category, click “Add a language". At this point, the panel should look like this:

4) Click “Add a language”. Then, scroll down to section “K” to find Korean.

5) Select “Korean” and click “Add”. The panel should look like this:

The Korean keyboard option is now available. You will notice that there is a language button (“ENG”) at the far right end of the taskbar, next to the clock. You will use it to toggle between English and Korean keyboards. How to use this button is explained in the next section.

How to Use the Korean Keyboard

Locate the language button (marked “ENG”) in the lower right corner of your screen. Click it once - a box will expand. Select "Korean Microsoft IME (Input Method Editor)".

Then the language sign will change from “ENG” (English) to (Korean), and at the same time, another icon (“A”) will appear left to the language sign.



In the picture above, focus on the two areas indicated by blue pointers (“Current Status” and “Language Mode”).

Language Mode (ENG or ): This shows whether you are in the English-only mode (ENG) or Korean-enabled mode (). You can shift between the two modes by selecting "ENG" or using the mouse.

Current Status (A or 가): Being in the "Korean-enabled" mode doesn't necessarily mean that your keyboard is ready to input Korean characters. It means you can activate Korean when you want. The default in the "Korean-enabled" mode is still English (hence the "A" sign). When you want to type Korean, hit the ALT key on the right side of your keyboard. (A keyboard may have two ALT keys; only the right one works for this purpose.)



When you hit the ATL key, the status icon will change to a Korean character, 가. Your keyboard is now ready to input Korean characters. You can toggle between Korean and English by pressing the right ALT key at any time.

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