Does the Japanese keyboard layout option on MacBooks use the JIS layout?

"Does the Japanese keyboard layout option on MacBooks use the JIS layout?"

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JIS Keyboard in Japan:

Yes. The 'Japanese' JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) layout. keyboard layout is an option on a MacBook.

1. Go here: Change Japanese Input Source Settings on Mac - Apple Support
2. Scroll to: “/” key generates
3. As it Reads: If you use a JIS keyboard, set whether you enter a slash (／) or a middle dot (・) when you press the Slash key.

Gloxide wrote:

does the japanese keyboard layout option when configuring a macbook use the JIS layout?

You can see the Japanese keyboard in this note:

Apple Hardware Keyboards for Non-Latin Sc… - Apple Community

And Apple's guide for Japanese input is at

Japanese Input Method User Guide for Mac - Apple Support