--- title: HX-2 - How to make the keyboard bigger description: If you find the keyboard to be too small, or find yourself accidentally typing symbols sometimes, there are some settings changes that will help with this --- [Skip to content](https://kb.hemamaps.com/keyboard-settings#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a ticket](https://kb.hemamaps.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://kb.hemamaps.com/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![Hema Maps Logo (1)](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hema%20Maps%20Logo%20(1).png?width=128&height=72&name=Hema%20Maps%20Logo%20(1).png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a ticket](https://kb.hemamaps.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://kb.hemamaps.com/tickets-view) - [Shop](https://hemamaps.com/) [Shop](https://hemamaps.com/) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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For comparison, here is the HX-2 keyboard *before* changing any settings. ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-20-59-0953-AM.png?width=688&height=402&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-20-59-0953-AM.png) And here is the keyboard *afterward*, with the recommended changes. ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-11-31-8629-AM.png?width=688&height=403&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-11-31-8629-AM.png) In the second image, the keyboard size is set to 125%, but can be increased up to 150% if desired.     If you would like to increase the size of the keyboard, here's how to do it. **Note**: These instructions are for software versions **v2.1.0** or later, for versions **v1.5.6** and below, see [here](https://kb.hemamaps.com/keyboard-settings#v1) From the **Home Screen**, press **Settings**. ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1-png-1.png?width=688&height=426&name=1-png-1.png) Select the **System** tab from the left, and tap **Keyboard Settings**. ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2-png-1.png?width=688&height=426&name=2-png-1.png) Press Appearance & Layouts ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-26-34-5946-AM.png?width=312&height=64&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-26-34-5946-AM.png) Press Theme  ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-28-07-4584-AM.png?width=314&height=67&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-28-07-4584-AM.png) Press Material Light Border **![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-29-05-0748-AM.png?width=377&height=56&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-29-05-0748-AM.png)** *(This adds the boxes around the keys, making it easier to see the boundaries of each key.)*   Then press the arrow to go back ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-30-33-7923-AM.png?width=537&height=232&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-30-33-7923-AM.png)   Then press the arrow again. ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-35-36-2179-AM.png?width=539&height=257&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-35-36-2179-AM.png)   Now Press Advanced ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-33-25-0512-AM.png?width=350&height=72&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-33-25-0512-AM.png) Key long press delay ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-34-09-9065-AM.png?width=357&height=65&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-34-09-9065-AM.png) Move the slider along to → **700ms** **![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-35-06-6364-AM.png?width=632&height=322&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-35-06-6364-AM.png)** *This affects the time a button can be held before it switches from a letter to a symbol. Default 300ms, max 700ms. Press OK.* Press Keyboard height ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-52-29-5964-AM.png?width=450&height=83&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-52-29-5964-AM.png) Move the slider along to → **125%** *![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-32-24-7965-AM.png?width=688&height=340&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-32-24-7965-AM.png)This controls the height of the keyboard, Default 100%, max 150%. Press OK.*   Look for Hide special characters towards the bottom of the list. ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-04-02-6210-AM.png?width=688&height=44&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-04-02-6210-AM.png) Make sure this is turned → **On** *This removes the symbols from the keyboard, though they can still be accessed through the button in the bottom left corner.*   Now press the Back arrow at the bottom of the screen **6 times**  to return to the main screen. *![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-06-27-1602-AM.png?width=688&height=142&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-06-27-1602-AM.png)*   Now when you need to type in an address in the search function the keyboard will be larger and easier to use. For Example, this is with the keyboard Height set to 125% ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-11-31-8629-AM.png?width=688&height=403&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-04-11-31-8629-AM.png)     *This diagram shows the complete sequence we have used to enlarge the keyboard.* ![all settings](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/all%20settings.png?width=688&height=400&name=all%20settings.png)     #### For software versions v1.5.6 or earlier: - From the home screen press System Settings  ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-02-54-02-1020-AM.png?width=671&height=391&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-02-54-02-1020-AM.png) Then: Press System ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-21-36-6206-AM.png?width=309&height=69&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-21-36-6206-AM.png)   Press Languages & input  ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-22-13-8240-AM.png?width=306&height=62&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-22-13-8240-AM.png) Press Virtual Keyboard ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-23-16-0934-AM.png?width=311&height=63&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-23-16-0934-AM.png)  Press Hema Keyboard ![](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-24-19-9914-AM.png?width=313&height=68&name=image-png-Jul-15-2024-03-24-19-9914-AM.png)   - 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