Why is my keyboard typing the wrong letters on my Macbook Air?

in my mac air m1 , while i am pressing the key Z its type Y when pressing Y its type Z.


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.3

Posted on Jul 25, 2024 5:07 AM

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Posted on Jul 25, 2024 10:56 AM

You may have selected the German keyboard layout when your keyboard is actually US, or vice versa.


If you only use one layout, delete the others in System Settings->Keyboard->Input Sources->Edit...


Click the ones you don't want/need, and press "-".




If you do need more than one, activate "Show input menu in menu bar" and it will clearly show in there which one is active, plus you can choose another when you want. (There are also shortcuts for this if you prefer)




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Jul 25, 2024 10:56 AM in response to dhruvicloud0012

You may have selected the German keyboard layout when your keyboard is actually US, or vice versa.


If you only use one layout, delete the others in System Settings->Keyboard->Input Sources->Edit...


Click the ones you don't want/need, and press "-".




If you do need more than one, activate "Show input menu in menu bar" and it will clearly show in there which one is active, plus you can choose another when you want. (There are also shortcuts for this if you prefer)




Jul 25, 2024 7:01 AM in response to dhruvicloud0012

dhruvicloud0012 wrote:

in my mac air m1 , while i am pressing the key Z its type Y when pressing Y its type Z.


old issue, new issue, what changed?


what keyboard localization?

How to identify your Apple keyboard layout by country or region - Apple Support


return to default settings...

System settings>Keyboard>text input>edit>input sources (?)


Use the Keyboard Viewer on Mac


Reset Magic Keyboard to factory condition



The current stable release of Sonoma including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 14.5

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