3DS:Custom Keyboard - Revision history

AnonymousUser98: Changed `tags to button template`

2026-07-28T18:47:08Z

Changed <kbd> tags to button template

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	#Extract the archive and copy the <code>gm9</code> folder to the root of your SD card.		#Extract the archive and copy the <code>gm9</code> folder to the root of your SD card.
	#*Make sure you don't already have a custom keyboard installed.		#*Make sure you don't already have a custom keyboard installed.
	#With the SD card in your 3DS, hold the ~~<kbd>~~START~~</kbd>~~ button while booting to open GodMode9.		#With the SD card in your 3DS, hold the {{B\|START}} button while booting to open GodMode9.
	#Press the ~~<kbd>~~HOME~~</kbd>~~ button, choose ''Scripts'', and run the ''Custom Keyboard'' script.		#Press the {{B\|HOME}} button, choose ''Scripts'', and run the ''Custom Keyboard'' script.
	#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press ~~<kbd>~~A~~</kbd>~~ to reboot your 3DS.		#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press {{B\|A}} to reboot your 3DS.
	#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.		#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.
	==Restoring the Original Keyboard==		==Restoring the Original Keyboard==

AnonymousUser98: Moved the warning to the top of the page

2026-07-28T15:40:18Z

Moved the warning to the top of the page

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			{{Warning\|text=Uninstalling CFW while a custom keyboard is installed will <b>brick your system</b>. Make sure you restore the original keyboard before you uninstall CFW!
			If your 3DS is bricked because of a custom keyboard, follow [[3DS:Keyboard Unbrick\|this guide]] to repair it.}}

	Installing a custom keyboard has many advantages:		Installing a custom keyboard has many advantages:

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	#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.		#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.
	#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.		#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.
	~~{{Warning\|text=Uninstalling CFW while a custom keyboard is installed will <b>brick your system</b>. Make sure you restore the original keyboard before you uninstall CFW!~~
	~~If your 3DS is bricked because of a custom keyboard, follow [[3DS:Keyboard Unbrick\|this guide]] to repair it.}}~~

	==Restoring the Original Keyboard==		==Restoring the Original Keyboard==
	To uninstall the custom keyboard and restore the original one, open FBI and install <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Original.cia</code>.		To uninstall the custom keyboard and restore the original one, open FBI and install <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Original.cia</code>.

AnonymousUser98: Added a link to the Keyboard Unbrick page

2026-07-27T23:01:31Z

Added a link to the Keyboard Unbrick page

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	#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.		#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.
	#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.		#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.
	{{Warning\|text=Uninstalling CFW while a custom keyboard is installed will <b>brick your system</b>. Make sure you restore the original keyboard before you uninstall CFW!}}		{{Warning\|text=Uninstalling CFW while a custom keyboard is installed will <b>brick your system</b>. Make sure you restore the original keyboard before you uninstall CFW!
			If your 3DS is bricked because of a custom keyboard, follow [[3DS:Keyboard Unbrick\|this guide]] to repair it.}}

	==Restoring the Original Keyboard==		==Restoring the Original Keyboard==

AnonymousUser98: Small change to wording and grammar in warning

2026-07-27T22:53:14Z

Small change to wording and grammar in warning

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	#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.		#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.
	#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.		#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.
	{{Warning\|text=Uninstalling CFW ~~with the~~ custom keyboard installed will <b>brick your system</b>. Make sure you restore the original keyboard before you uninstall CFW!}}		{{Warning\|text=Uninstalling CFW while a custom keyboard is installed will <b>brick your system</b>. Make sure you restore the original keyboard before you uninstall CFW!}}

	==Restoring the Original Keyboard==		==Restoring the Original Keyboard==

AnonymousUser98: Added a warning about uninstalling CFW

2026-07-27T22:49:52Z

Added a warning about uninstalling CFW

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	#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.		#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.
	#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.		#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.
			{{Warning\|text=Uninstalling CFW with the custom keyboard installed will <b>brick your system</b>. Make sure you restore the original keyboard before you uninstall CFW!}}

	==Restoring the Original Keyboard==		==Restoring the Original Keyboard==
	To uninstall the custom keyboard and restore the original one, open FBI and install <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Original.cia</code>.		To uninstall the custom keyboard and restore the original one, open FBI and install <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Original.cia</code>.

	== Source Code ==		==Source Code==
	The GitHub repository can be found [https://github.com/cooolgamer/3DS-custom-keyboard here]. Screenshots are in the README.		The GitHub repository can be found [https://github.com/cooolgamer/3DS-custom-keyboard here]. Screenshots are in the README.

AnonymousUser98: Created the page

2026-07-27T20:45:10Z

Created the page

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Installing a custom keyboard has many advantages:

*Typing Japanese characters on a non-Japanese system
*Using the full-width font that's used on the Wii
*Using characters from the DS keyboard that were removed on the 3DS (e.g. the button icons and PictoChat faces)
*Using other normally-inaccessible characters in the 3DS system font

==How to Install==

#Download the latest version of [https://github.com/cooolgamer/3DS-custom-keyboard cooolgamer's custom keyboard] from [https://github.com/cooolgamer/3DS-custom-keyboard/releases/ this page] (choose light mode or dark mode).
#Extract the archive and copy the <code>gm9</code> folder to the root of your SD card.
#*Make sure you don't already have a custom keyboard installed.
#With the SD card in your 3DS, hold the <kbd>START</kbd> button while booting to open GodMode9.
#Press the <kbd>HOME</kbd> button, choose ''Scripts'', and run the ''Custom Keyboard'' script.
#Wait for it to load, '''read the messages before accepting them''', and press <kbd>A</kbd> to reboot your 3DS.
#Open FBI and install the CIA file at <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Custom.cia</code>.

==Restoring the Original Keyboard==
To uninstall the custom keyboard and restore the original one, open FBI and install <code>sd:/gm9/customkyb/Keyboard_Original.cia</code>.

== Source Code ==
The GitHub repository can be found [https://github.com/cooolgamer/3DS-custom-keyboard here]. Screenshots are in the README.