Disable "abc" key on iPad keyboard

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Disable "abc" key on iPad keyboard

Hello!

How can I turn off the “abc” key on my keyboard? It is located above the shift key. When I press it, it switches from my primary keyboard language to my secondary language, and the language switch button performs the same function. So why do I need two buttons in the same place that performs the same function?

Is there a way to get rid of this key?

iPadOS 18.7.2

Thank you!

UPD

I have 2 languages - English and Russian. This issue i have in both languages.

iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Dec 11, 2025 7:49 AM

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Answer 1

Phil0124

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Dec 11, 2025 9:50 AM in response to froggy31

The ABC key is not switching languages. It's switching Alphabets. Cyrillic to Latin.

Don't believe you can disable that though.

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Answer 2

Tom Gewecke

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Dec 11, 2025 10:47 AM in response to froggy31

Normally that key is caps lock, and with a hardware keyboard it can be set to switch between Latin and non Latin keyboards. If you do not see any settings in settings / general / keyboard to turn this off, it is a bug you should report to

hhttp://www.apple.com/feedback

(my own iPad does not have the bigger screen keyboard with a caps lock key, so I can’t check those settings)

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