Hey heeeeloos—ehhh,
You are describing the Scribble feature for your iPad and Apple Pencil. Per iOS and iPadOS - Feature Availability - Apple, the feature works with these languages:
- Arabic
- Cantonese (Traditional)
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- English (Australia)
- English (Canada)
- English (India)
- English (Ireland)
- English (New Zealand)
- English (Singapore)
- English (South Africa)
- English (United Kingdom)
- English (United States)
- French (Belgium)
- French (Canada)
- French (France)
- French (Switzerland)
- German (Austria)
- German (Germany)
- German (Switzerland)
- Italian (Italy)
- Italian (Switzerland)
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Russian
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain)
- Thai (Thailand)
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
If you are trying to use Scribble with one of the languages listed above, you will need to make sure you have the language and region set to the corresponding language on your iPad. You can do this from the Settings app at Settings > General > Language & Region.
Kindest Regards.