# Chess keyboard > This is a soft keyboard useful for writing chess game notes. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard18](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard18) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard18` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** hosinoatusi - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 73 - **Version:** 4.0 - **Last updated:** 2025-09-03 - **First published:** 2018-04-29 - **Publisher country:** JP - **Size:** 5.54 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-14 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard18) - **Privacy policy:** [https://hosinoatusi.web.fc2.com/privacy.html](https://hosinoatusi.web.fc2.com/privacy.html) ## Description This is a soft keyboard useful for writing chess game notes.
It corresponds to the way of writing in the UK, the United States, Japan, etc.

The numbers from 0 to 9, the lower case alphabet of a to h, p and x, the upper case alphabet of K, Q, R, B, N and P representing King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight and Pawn and -, =, +, #, /,. symbols can be entered with one touch.

German, French and Spanish expressions are written, and keyboards corresponding to figure notation are made separately.



Enabling Keyboards

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Go to Settings > System > Languages & input > and tap Virtual keyboard in the Keyboard & inputs section.

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You'll see a list of each keyboard you've installed.
Tap "Manage keyboards".

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Toggle on the new keyboard.
You might see a warning that this input method may collect the text you type including personal information.
But this app does not collect any input content.
This is not a warning specific to this application, it will always be displayed if you select a character input application other than the keyboard that is standard on the device.
If you're satisfied with the explanation, tap OK.


Note: Instructions will vary depending on your Android OS.



Switching Keyboards

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Launch the app you want to type in.

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Tap to bring up the keyboard.

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Tap the keyboard icon on the bottom right.
(On some devices this icon isn't present, in that case pull down the notification bar when a keyboard is active.)

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Choose the keyboard from the list that pops up. ## Rankings - #2,103,050 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Clavier d'échecs](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard20) — 12 users - [Schach Tastatur](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard19) — 23 users - [Chess figure keyboard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard22) — 942 users - [Card Games keyboard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard12) — 40 users - [Shogi keyboard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard14) — 1,620 users - [Mathematical keyboard C](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard11) — 492 users - [Chess Notation Keyboard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.acesup.chessnotationkeyboard) — 768 users - [Mathematical keyboard D](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard27) — 3,097 users, 4.50 / 5 - [Mathematical keyboard B](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard10) — 3,796 users, 3.67 / 5 - [Tab keyboard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard05) — 4,593 users, 4.20 / 5 - [Roman numeric keypad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard28) — 337 users - [TS Keyboard \[25 Languages\]](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tss21.globalkeyboard) — 1,076,590 users, 4.00 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fc2.web.etuc.keyboard18)