How to Use the Ananse Keyboard on iPhone and Android
Understand the two mobile layouts, family-head gestures, script toggle, and what a system keyboard can do in other apps. Learn Ananse Stroke, a West African writing system.
Choose Strokes or QWERTY
The iPhone and Android keyboards include a family-based Strokes layout and a familiar QWERTY layout showing Ananse symbols.
Use the four family heads
Tap a head to select its sound family, tap a position to type a family letter, or press and hold the head to type A, M, N, or G itself.
Know the system keyboard limits
A system keyboard can insert text in another app, but that app controls its fonts. Live end-to-end encrypted conversations happen only inside compatible Ananse apps. The iPhone keyboard does not require Full Access.