Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout (kbdfa.dll) for Windows 10 x64 & x86 and Windows Server 2016

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Komeil Bahmanpour

This article guides you through installing Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout (kbdfa.dll) on Windows 10 x64 and x86 and Windows Server 2016 x64, and also on older Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP and Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008.

This old post describes why I needed to replace Microsoft Windows’ own Persian (Farsi) keyboard layout—kbdfa.dll.

The new Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout (kbdfa.dll) Revision 4 (June 10, 2009), compatible with Windows 7, adds support for Arabic Hamza Above (U+0654) and Arabic Decimal Separator (U+066B) comparing to its predecessor.

Please note both the x86 and x64 compilations are available in three types, representing Persian or Latin numbers on the main section of the keyboard and the numeric keypad.

Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout, Revision 4, June 10, 2009

Download Link

Installer ^{[Updated December 19, 2015]}

Download Chortkeh Keyboard Layout Installer for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP and Windows Server 2016, 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 (chortkeh-install-kbdfa.cmd, Revision 4, December 19, 2015)

Type 1: Latin Numeric Keypad, Latin Upper Numeric Row

Download Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout with Latin numbers for Windows 32-Bit Family (x86) (kbdfa.dll, Revision 4, June 10, 2009)
Download Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout with Latin numbers for Windows 64-Bit Family (x64) (kbdfa.dll, Revision 4, June 10, 2009)

Type 2: Latin Numeric Keypad, Persian Upper Numeric Row

Download Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout with Latin numeric keypad for Windows 32-Bit Family (x86) (kbdfa.dll, Revision 4, June 10, 2009)
Download Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout with Latin numeric keypad for Windows 64-Bit Family (x64) (kbdfa.dll, Revision 4, June 10, 2009)

Type 3: Persian Numeric Keypad, Persian Upper Numeric Row

Download Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout with Persian numeric keypad for Windows 32-Bit Family (x86) (kbdfa.dll, Revision 4, June 10, 2009)
Download Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout with Persian numeric keypad for Windows 64-Bit Family (x64) (kbdfa.dll, Revision 4, June 10, 2009)

How to Install

Download and save both the keyboard layout installer (chortkeh-install-kbdfa.cmd) and the Persian keyboard layout (kbdfa.dll) at the same folder, and run as administrator chortkeh-install-kbdfa.cmd. Then in the command-line you need to press “c” and hit Enter to continue with the installation. Please note once finished, the installer will restart your system, so save any unsaved work, and close running programs before launching the installer. Also please note you need to be an administrator to be able to modify system files.

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14 thoughts on “Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout (kbdfa.dll) for Windows 10 x64 & x86 and Windows Server 2016”

Anonymous on February 14, 2010 at 2:33 AM said:

Thanks, i try the chortke kbdfa on windows seven 64 and it works fine, but it would be better if shift+space defined into chortke kbdfa.
thanks anyway

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Farhad on April 19, 2010 at 9:55 PM said:

Dear Sir
thank you very much this is a great tool. the only thing is that in my computer i can’t use ي properly. would you please help me. thank you in advance.

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- Komeil Bahmanpour on April 19, 2010 at 10:24 PM said:
  
  The character you’ve mentioned, “ي” (U+064A) called Arabic Letter Yeh, is not a Persian letter, and because of that, Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout doesn’t include it. The right character for that purpose is “ی” (U+06CC) called Arabic Letter Farsi Yeh.
  
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  - Farhad on April 20, 2010 at 3:24 AM said:
    
    Dear Komeil
    Thanks for the answer. it is OK with for example B Nazanin font but when i use Nazanin font i cant have small yeh it always shows Big one. what can i do?
    
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    - Komeil Bahmanpour on April 20, 2010 at 5:24 AM said:
      
      All fonts with the “B” prefix, were designed by Borna Rayaneh for Parsa, like a century ago. Prior to Version 2.01 (Build 1379), they didn’t have the glyphs for the initial (چسبان اول) and medial (چسبان وسط) forms of U+06CC Persian Yeh. They only included the glyphs for the final (چسبان آخر) and isolated (تنهای آخر) forms. So, when you use those fonts, Windows GDI, in its wisdom, displays the existing capital forms of Yeh instead of nonexisting small form glyphs. Apart from Persian/Farsi Yeh of the past, even today, Borna fonts lack a few other essential glyphs including Arabic Hamza Above (U+0654). I’m totally against using Arabic Yeh, even for representing the missing initial and medial forms of Yeh, so Chortkeh Persian Keyboard Layout—unlike Microsoft’s—won’t contain Arabic Yeh, ever. Suggestion: Use Microsoft fonts with full Persian Unicode subrange defined:
      
      Andalus, Arabic Typesetting, Arial, Courier New, Microsoft Sans Serif, Microsoft Uighur, Sakkal Majalla, Segoe UI, Simplified Arabic, Simplified Arabic Fixed, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Traditional Arabic
      
      Take a look at Sakkal Majalla, a really nice new font included in Windows 7.
      
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      - Farhad on April 21, 2010 at 12:43 AM said:
        
        Dear Komeil
        Thanks a lot
        
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      - Komeil Bahmanpour on February 20, 2014 at 10:38 AM said:
        
        On January 5, 2014 (‫۱۵ دی ۱۳۹۲‬), scict.ir (شورای عالی اطلاع‌رسانی) released 39 typefaces (59 files) which include fixed editions of the old Borna Rayaneh “B” series fonts. Now, the first problem is you need to edit your documents and change paragraphs with B Nazanin to IRNazanin, and then the second problem is the difference between glyph parameters including character width and kerning, which affects word length (in pixels) and consequently makes your entire paragraph’s length incompatible with the old fonts, and lines break at different locations while staying at the same font size.
        
        List of files, typefaces and their Persian names:
        
        IRAban.ttf IRAban Aban آبان
        
        IRAmir.ttf IRAmir Amir امیر
        
        IRArshia.ttf IRArshia Arshia ارشیا
        
        IRBadr.ttf IRBadrBold.ttf IRBadrIranic.ttf IRBadr Badr بدر
        
        IRCompset.ttf IRCompsetBold.ttf IRCompsetIranic.ttf IRCompset Compset کامپست
        
        IRDastNevis.ttf IRDastNevis DastNevis دست نویس
        
        IRDavat.ttf IRDavat Davat دوات
        
        IRElham.ttf IRElham Elham الهام
        
        IREntezar.ttf IREntezar Entezar انتظار
        
        IRFarnaz.ttf IRFarnaz Farnaz فرناز
        
        IRFerdosi.ttf IRFerdosi Ferdosi فردوسی
        
        IRHoma.ttf IRHoma Homa هما
        
        IRJadid.ttf IRJadid Jadid جدید
        
        IRKamran.ttf IRKamran Kamran کامران
        
        IRKhorasan.ttf IRKhorasan Khorasan خراسان
        
        IRKoodak.ttf IRKoodak Koodak کودک
        
        IRLotus.ttf IRLotusBold.ttf IRLotusIranic.ttf IRLotus Lotus لوتوس
        
        IRMaryam.ttf IRMaryam Maryam مریم
        
        IRMashhad.ttf IRMashhad Mashhad مشهد
        
        IRMehr.ttf IRMehr Mehr مهر
        
        IRMitra.ttf IRMitraBold.ttf IRMitraIranic.ttf IRMitra Mitra میترا
        
        IRMomtaz.ttf IRMomtaz Momtaz ممتاز
        
        IRNarges.ttf IRNarges Narges نرگس
        
        IRNaskh.ttf IRNaskh Naskh نسخ
        
        IRNazanin.ttf IRNazaninBold.ttf IRNazaninIranic.ttf IRNazanin Nazanin نازنین
        
        IRNazli.ttf IRNazliBold.ttf IRNazli Nazli نازلی
        
        IRNemad.ttf IRNemad Nemad نماد
        
        IRPooya.ttf IRPooya Pooya پویا
        
        IRRoya.ttf IRRoyaBold.ttf IRRoyaIranic.ttf IRRoya Roya رویا
        
        IRShiraz.ttf IRShiraz Shiraz شیراز
        
        IRSina.ttf IRSina Sina سینا
        
        IRTabassom.ttf IRTabassom Tabassom تبسم
        
        IRTehran.ttf IRTehran Tehran تهران
        
        IRTerafik.ttf IRTerafikBold.ttf IRTerafikIranic.ttf IRTerafik Terafik ترافیک
        
        IRTitr.ttf IRTitr Titr تیتر
        
        IRYakout.ttf IRYakoutBold.ttf IRYakoutIranic.ttf IRYakout Yakout یاقوت
        
        IRYekan.ttf IRYekanBold.ttf IRYekan Yekan یکان
        
        IRZar.ttf IRZarBold.ttf IRZarIranic.ttf IRZar Zar زر
        
        IRZeytoon.ttf IRZeytoon Zeytoon زیتون
        
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cpuman on September 19, 2010 at 10:47 PM said:

Dear Komeil,
Thanks for your attention.

can you tell me what is non-joiner keyword shortcut key?

I tried shift+space and shift+b but both of them not worked.

tnx

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- Komeil Bahmanpour on September 20, 2010 at 5:53 AM said:
  
  As shown on the layout picture, the zero-width non-joiner (ZWNJ) can be typed using either Shift+Z or Shift+].
  
  Shift+Space and Shift+B represent the ZWNJ under FarsiWeb/ISIRI 9147 Persian keyboard layout implementation.
  
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Hamid on November 22, 2011 at 1:00 AM said:

What is the key combination for a pseudo space for such cases as
می روم

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- Komeil Bahmanpour on November 22, 2011 at 12:51 PM said:
  
  ZWNJ is located at Shift + Z.
  
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Nima on January 15, 2016 at 4:48 AM said:

Thank you, It’s great .

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Behzad on June 21, 2016 at 4:14 AM said:

Dear Komeil,

can you please tell me difference between typ1,2,3 ?

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- Komeil Bahmanpour on June 27, 2016 at 12:49 AM said:
  
  The difference is between how numbers are represented when Chortkeh Persian Keyboard is active.
  
  Latin numbers: 0123456789
  Persian numbers: ۰۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹
  Arabic numbers: ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩ (not included in Chortkeh Persian Keyboard)
  
  Please note standard desktop computer keyboards, such as the 101-key US traditional keyboards or the 104-key Windows keyboards include two sets of numeric keys. One is the upper row which is the same on laptop keyboards, and the other being called a numeric keypad (or number pad, commonly abbreviated to numpad) which is missing on smaller laptops. Many laptop computers have special function keys which turn part of the alphabetical keyboard into a numerical keypad as there is insufficient space to allow a separate keypad to be built into the laptop’s chassis.
  
  Now, the difference:
  
  Type 1 provides all Latin numbers.
  Type 2 provides Latin numbers at the numeric keypad and Persian numbers at the upper numeric row.
  Type 3 provides all Persian numbers.
  
  It is obvious if you have an entry field (either a desktop program’s text box or a certain website’s input) that only accepts Latin numbers while you had Type 2 or 3 installed, you need to switch languages (from فا to ENG, and then back) to be able to type in to that field.
  
  I always encourage Persian Desktop/Mobile/Web developers to make their numeric input fields smart, meaning it could accept both Persian and Latin (and even Arabic) numbers, but then (convert and) show them as Persian, and further (convert and) store them as Latin digits.
  
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