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On my iPod touch I am able to type basic Hebrew characters by adding a Hebrew international keyboard.

Is there some way for me to type Hebrew vowels (Niqqud) [without using any specialized apps]?

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I think not, only by using a hardware keyboard or via copy/paste from another doc or an app like Unicode Maps. You might be able to make a custom layout as well with Unicode Maps.

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Jailbreak your phone, then edit \System\Library\Frameworks\UIKit.framework\Keyboard-he.plist, changing, for example, ז׳ ז to ז׳ ז זִ זֶ זַ זָ זֹ זּ

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To clarify, what does that change? The list of alternate characters that appears when you long-press the given key? – Dan J Jan 30 '12 at 21:56
Yes. Alternatively, it is probably possible to create a whole new keyboard layout with the Niqqud as separate characters, but I haven't looked into that yet. – Ken M. Penner Feb 14 '12 at 10:40

Don't know Hebrew, but on iOS 5 there's a load of built in international keyboards, one of them Hebrew.

Go to Settings > General > International (Near the bottom) > Keyboards.

In there you can add a Hebrew keyboard, and any others you need.

When you activate the keyboard anywhere on your iPod touch now, you should a "world" key near the bottom left. Tap that to cycle through the different keyboards you added.

This should be available in earlier iOS versions, but I'm not sure if the settings are in the same location.

Hope that helps.

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I indicated that I am aware of this in my question. I'm asking for additional functionality. – yydl Nov 24 '11 at 2:41

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