If your keyboard has a numeric keypad, it can save you a lot of time when you're typing numbers in a calculator or spreadsheet. Before using the 10-key make sure your right hand is properly positioned on the keypad. The home row for the numeric keypad is 4, 5, 6, and Enter. Your index finger on your right hand should be on the number 4. The Word to Phone Number Converter is used to convert a word to a phone number based on the letter mapping of the international standard keypad of any mobile phone or landline phone. For example, the number for Apple is 27753.
ABC or Multi-tap Code
The Multi-tap code is the name given to the telephone input technique that consists of writing a letter by repeating the corresponding key on the mobile phone keypad. For example: '2' for 'A', '22' for 'B', '222' for 'C', '3' for D, and so on 'CODE' is written '222-666-3-33'. dCode has a tool for that:
T9 Code (Predictive text)
T9 code is the name given to the prediction algorithm that uses a dictionary to guess the word the user is trying to write. For example: '2' for 'A' or 'B' or 'C', '222' for 'BAC' or 'ABC'. 'CODE' is written '2633'. dCode has a tool for that:
Answers to Questions (FAQ)
What is the configuration of the keys on a phone keypad?
By default, on a mobile keypad (smartphone, iphone), letters are associated to digits according to this arrangement:Computer Keyboard Symbols List
| 1 | various symbols |
|---|---|
| 2 | ABC |
| 3 | DEF |
| 4 | GHI |
| 5 | JKL |
| 6 | MNO |
| 7 | PQRS |
| 8 | TUV |
| 9 | WXYZ |
| * | star/asterisk and other symbols |
| 0 | space (but not always) |
| # | sharp and other symbols |
How to recognize T9 mode?
T9 has short numbers, whose length is equal to the letter number in the word. There is little repetition of the same digit. This is the fastest way to type SMS without abbreviations.
Numeric Letter Keypad
Example:MESSAGE=6377243
How to recognize ABC mode?
The ABC multitap has long numbers (much longer than the original word), with many repetitions of consecutive digits (successive presses on the same key). This is the quickest way to type text messages with abbreviations.
Example:MESSAGE=633777777772433
What is the Vanity code?
The Vanity code is the name given by the English-speaking people to the above codes. Some give it for T9 mode, others for ABC / Multitap mode.
Source code
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