Why is my macbook air keyboard different from all the ones i see online

It seems like no keyboard cover fits my keyboard, there are a few differences in the shapes and sizes of some buttons like the return button and the shift button. And all the keyboards I searched online have the same shape of the covers. So is it an issue with my macbook?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 4, 2020 11:00 AM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2020 11:28 AM

HadilKhalafallah wrote:

And all the keyboards I searched online have the same shape of the covers. So is it an issue with my macbook?


There are three different keyboard shapes which MacBooks can have: ISO (European), ANSI (US) and JIS (Japanese). You need to look for a cover which matches your type, if anyone makes them. To see what different language keyboards look like, just go to


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201794

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Apr 4, 2020 11:28 AM in response to HadilKhalafallah

HadilKhalafallah wrote:

And all the keyboards I searched online have the same shape of the covers. So is it an issue with my macbook?


There are three different keyboard shapes which MacBooks can have: ISO (European), ANSI (US) and JIS (Japanese). You need to look for a cover which matches your type, if anyone makes them. To see what different language keyboards look like, just go to


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201794

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Apr 4, 2020 11:05 AM in response to HadilKhalafallah

For one thing, Macbook Airs are so thin and therefore the screen sits really tight, so it is not recommended to use a keyboard cover. And, without knowing exactly which model/version/year you have, we can't answer your question. They may have changed the layout since you bought yours - that does not make it an "issue".

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