Type pinyin with tone marks — no special keyboard needed. Use number shorthand like ni3 → nǐ, click accent buttons, or insert characters directly. Copy the result anywhere.
声调符号 · Shēngdiào fúhào · Tone marks
Mode:
Number mode: type a vowel+number: a1→ā e2→é i3→ǐ u4→ù then press Space or Enter to apply. Type full syllables like ni3hao3 then space.
Click mode: click an accented vowel in the panel on the right to insert it at the cursor. Type normally, then click to insert tone marks as needed.
Preview
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Click to insert at cursor. Colour = tone: tone 1 · tone 2 · tone 3 · tone 4
a
e
i
o
u
ü (v)
Click to insert common Chinese characters and punctuation
Common words
Punctuation
Number shorthand reference — type a vowel followed by tone number 1–4, then space.
Type
Gets
Example
a1
ā
ma1 → mā
a2
á
ma2 → má
a3
ǎ
ni3 → nǐ
a4
à
shi4 → shì
e1
ē
he1 → hē
e2
é
ke2 → ké
e3
ě
ne3 → ně
e4
è
ge4 → gè
i1
ī
di1 → dī
i2
í
li2 → lí
i3
ǐ
ni3 → nǐ
i4
ì
yi4 → yì
o1
ō
wo1 → wō
o2
ó
po2 → pó
o3
ǒ
wo3 → wǒ
o4
ò
wo4 → wò
u1
ū
bu1 → bū
u2
ú
ku2 → kú
u3
ǔ
bu3 → bǔ
u4
ù
bu4 → bù
v1
ǖ
lv1 → lǖ
v2
ǘ
lv2 → lǘ
v3
ǚ
lv3 → lǚ
v4
ǜ
lv4 → lǜ
Tip: v is shorthand for ü — common in IME systems.