Use shift and right-alt to access location and movement layers
Superscript is created by first typing (|) then the superscriped symbol. This key looks like "|" in ELiS
Underlining is done by first typing (') then the number 1, 2 or 3 depending on how many underlines wanted.
If you would like to use the keyboard on your phone or computer, the KMP file can be found here.
You can find a cheatsheet made by Nel Fie here to use as a typing guide for the ELiS font
The finger notations represent the positions of the fingers and are combined to form a handshape.
They are as follows:
| Handshape | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumb | Fingers | ||
| q | closed | q | closed |
| w | in palm | u | hooked |
| e | curved | o | curved |
| r | "3D" | s | bent |
| t | horizontal | g | straight |
| y | vertical | ||
The visiographemes for Palm Orientation indicate the direction the palm is facing.
They are as follows:
| Palm Orientation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| l | forward | ||
| ç | backward | ||
| c | up | ||
| v | down | ||
| z | medial | ||
| x | distal | ||
The visiographemes for Location represent the location where the sign is produced. They are organized in the subgroups: Head, Body, Limb, Hand.
| Location | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Body | Limb | Hand | ||||
| Q | face | H | neck | \ | whole arm | @ | palm |
| W | top of head | J | body | Z | shoulder | # | back |
| E | side of head | K | thorax | X | armpit | $ | fingers |
| R | ear | L | side | C | upper arm | % | side of fingers |
| T | forehead | Ç | abdomen | V | elbow | & | in between fingers |
| Y | eyebrow | B | forearm | * | phalanges | ||
| U | eye | N | wrist | _ | fingertip | ||
| I | cheekbone | M | leg | ||||
| O | nose | ||||||
| P | upper lip | ||||||
| A | mouth | ||||||
| S | teeth | ||||||
| D | cheek | ||||||
| F | chin | ||||||
| G | below chin | ||||||
| Movement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm and wrist | Hand | Non-Manual Expressions | |||
| à | forward | û | open | Í | negative head shake |
| á | backward | ü | close | Î | positive head shake |
| â | forward and backward | À | open and close | Ï | tongue in cheek |
| ã | up | Á | flex fingers at base | Ò | tongue out |
| ä | down | Â | flex fingers at tips | Ó | blow air out |
| è | up and down | Ã | open and close fingers | Ô | raspberry |
| é | right | Ä | drum fingers | Õ | chin wag |
| ê | left | È | rub fingers | Ö | suck in cheeks |
| ë | right and left | É | bend wrist | Ù | puff out cheeks |
| ì | in | Ê | lateral movement of wrist | Ú | open mouth |
| í | out | Ë | rotate wrist | Û | wink |
| î | up and to the right | Ì | rotate forearm | Ü | rotate body |
| ï | up and to the left | ||||
| ò | down and to the right | ||||
| ó | down and to the left | ||||
| ô | arc | ||||
| õ | flex/extend arm | ||||
| ö | circular (vertical) | ||||
| ù | circular (horizontal) | ||||
| ú | circular (frontal) | ||||