Type in another language on your Mac with input sources

To type in a different language without a keyboard designed for that language, add an input source for the language, then switch to it when you want to use it. You can type in any language that uses the same script or alphabet as the current input source.

Add input sources

To switch between input sources on your Mac, do any of the following:

• Use the Input menu: Click the Input menu in the menu bar, then choose an input source. If an input source is dimmed, the current app doesn’t support it.
  You can also press Option-Control-Space bar to select the next input source in the Input menu, or Control-Space bar to select the previous input source.

• Use the Caps Lock key: If you set an option in Input Sources preferences to change input sources by using the Caps Lock key or a dedicated language switching key (for example, “中 / 英” on Chinese – Pinyin and Chinese – Zhuyin keyboards), press the key to switch between a non-Latin input source (such as Chinese or Korean) and a Latin input source (such as French or English).
  To check your settings in Input Sources preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Input Sources.

• Use the Fn key or the Globe key: If you set an option in Keyboard preferences to change input sources by using the Fn key or the Globe key (if available on the keyboard), press the key to display a list of your input sources, then continue pressing the key until the input source you want to switch to is selected. The list disappears automatically.
  To check your settings in Keyboard preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Keyboard.

• Use the Touch Bar: If your Mac has a Touch Bar, and you customized the Control Strip by adding the Input Sources button , the Handwriting button , or both, tap the button, then tap the input source you want to use. See Customize the Touch Bar.