A novel keyboard interface and input method are described. The interface is driven by a dynamic general purpose typing and data entry software application with a reduced number of keys to minimize screen real estate requirements especially for mobile devices. At any moment the interface presents base characters with built in key points on or around the base characters that can be selected and/or swiped to generate characters. The key points are strategically placed based on the intuitiveness of such placements reducing the learning curve. It aims to reduce errors and privacy issues over other methods of character input such as handwriting voice and gesture recognition. The interface occupies a dramatically smaller area of the screen compared to traditional on screen keyboards and can provide alternate placements as well as transparency to reveal content underneath. It can be implemented in mobile and other computing platforms with reduced resource requirements.