iPhone provides keyboards in multiple languages, and supports the following keyboard formats: English, English (UK), Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, French (Canada), Italian, Japanese QWERTY, Japanese Kana, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Chinese (Simplified) Pinyin, Chinese (Simplified) Handwriting, and Chinese (Traditional) Handwriting.
Turn international keyboards on or off:
In Settings, choose General > International > Keyboards.
Turn on the keyboards you want.
Languages with more than one keyboard, such as Japanese and Chinese, indicate the number of keyboards available. Tap to choose a keyboard for that language.
Tap to switch keyboards. When you tap the symbol, the name of the newly activated keyboard appears briefly.
Use the Kana keypad to select syllables. For more syllable options, tap the arrow key and select another syllable or word from the window.
Enter Japanese QWERTY:
Use the QWERTY keyboard to input code for Japanese syllables. As you type, suggested syllables appear. Tap the syllable to choose it.
Enter Korean:
Use the 2-Set Korean keyboard to type Hangul letters. To type double consonants or compound vowels, press and hold the letter, then slide to choose the double letter.
Enter Korean:
Enter Simplified Chinese Pinyin:
Enter handwritten Simplified or Traditional Chinese: