diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index 28c948b..9b38139 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@
         <attr name="shiftedIcon" format="reference" />
         <!-- The key is enabled and responds on press. -->
         <attr name="enabled" format="boolean" />
+        <!-- Visual insets -->
+        <attr name="visualInsetsLeft" format="dimension|fraction" />
+        <attr name="visualInsetsRight" format="dimension|fraction" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="Keyboard_Row">
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_azerty_rows.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_azerty_rows.xml
index 9eeb22e..14a9d6e 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_azerty_rows.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_azerty_rows.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="shiftKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsRight="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="w"
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsLeft="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
     </Row>
     <include
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_iw_rows.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_iw_rows.xml
index db49ad7..1b6111d 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_iw_rows.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_iw_rows.xml
@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@
             latin:keyLabel="ם" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="פ" />
-        <Spacer
-            latin:horizontalGap="1.25%p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
-            latin:keyWidth="13.75%p"
+            latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsLeft="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
     </Row>
     <Row>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml
index 27016af..8c99cbd 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@
     >
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="shiftKeyStyle"
-            latin:keyWidth="13%p"
+            latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsRight="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
-        <Spacer
-            latin:horizontalGap="2%p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="z"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_z" />
@@ -48,11 +47,10 @@
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_n" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="m" />
-        <Spacer
-            latin:horizontalGap="2%p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
-            latin:keyWidth="13%p"
+            latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsLeft="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
     </Row>
 </merge>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml
index 375f123..b04fff9 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="shiftKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsRight="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="y"
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsLeft="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
     </Row>
    <include
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml
index b3b3f4e..a59eb3e 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="altKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsRight="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="!"
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsLeft="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
     </Row>
     <include latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_symbols_row4" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols_shift.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols_shift.xml
index 368ee80..40c8d64 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols_shift.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols_shift.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="shiftKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsRight="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="™" />
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15%p"
+            latin:visualInsetsLeft="2%p"
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
     </Row>
     <include latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_symbols_shift_row4" />
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java
index 59c132e..1b7e8ef 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@
     public final int mWidth;
     /** Height of the key, not including the gap */
     public final int mHeight;
-    /** The horizontal gap before this key */
+    /** The horizontal gap around this key */
     public final int mGap;
+    /** The visual insets */
+    public final int mVisualInsetsLeft;
+    public final int mVisualInsetsRight;
     /** Whether this key is sticky, i.e., a toggle key */
     public final boolean mSticky;
     /** X coordinate of the key in the keyboard layout */
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@
         mKeyboard = keyboard;
         mHeight = keyboard.getRowHeight() - keyboard.getVerticalGap();
         mGap = keyboard.getHorizontalGap();
+        mVisualInsetsLeft = mVisualInsetsRight = 0;
         mWidth = width - mGap;
         mEdgeFlags = edgeFlags;
         mHintIcon = null;
@@ -230,6 +234,10 @@
             mEdgeFlags = style.getFlag(keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_keyEdgeFlags, 0)
                     | row.mRowEdgeFlags;
 
+            mVisualInsetsLeft = KeyboardParser.getDimensionOrFraction(keyAttr,
+                    R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_visualInsetsLeft, mKeyboard.getDisplayHeight(), 0);
+            mVisualInsetsRight = KeyboardParser.getDimensionOrFraction(keyAttr,
+                    R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_visualInsetsRight, mKeyboard.getDisplayHeight(), 0);
             mPreviewIcon = style.getDrawable(keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_iconPreview);
             Keyboard.setDefaultBounds(mPreviewIcon);
             mIcon = style.getDrawable(keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_keyIcon);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
index e82796b..7b570d7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
@@ -677,11 +677,13 @@
             // Switch the character to uppercase if shift is pressed
             String label = key.mLabel == null? null : adjustCase(key.mLabel).toString();
 
+            final int keyDrawX = key.mX + key.mVisualInsetsLeft;
+            final int keyDrawWidth = key.mWidth - key.mVisualInsetsLeft - key.mVisualInsetsRight;
             final Rect bounds = keyBackground.getBounds();
-            if (key.mWidth != bounds.right || key.mHeight != bounds.bottom) {
-                keyBackground.setBounds(0, 0, key.mWidth, key.mHeight);
+            if (keyDrawWidth != bounds.right || key.mHeight != bounds.bottom) {
+                keyBackground.setBounds(0, 0, keyDrawWidth, key.mHeight);
             }
-            canvas.translate(key.mX + kbdPaddingLeft, key.mY + kbdPaddingTop);
+            canvas.translate(keyDrawX + kbdPaddingLeft, key.mY + kbdPaddingTop);
             keyBackground.draw(canvas);
 
             final int rowHeight = padding.top + key.mHeight;
@@ -697,14 +699,14 @@
                     baseline = key.mHeight -
                             + labelCharHeight * KEY_LABEL_VERTICAL_PADDING_FACTOR;
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN)
-                        drawHorizontalLine(canvas, (int)baseline, key.mWidth, 0xc0008000,
+                        drawHorizontalLine(canvas, (int)baseline, keyDrawWidth, 0xc0008000,
                                 new Paint());
                 } else { // Align center
                     final float centerY = (key.mHeight + padding.top - padding.bottom) / 2;
                     baseline = centerY
                             + labelCharHeight * KEY_LABEL_VERTICAL_ADJUSTMENT_FACTOR_CENTER;
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN)
-                        drawHorizontalLine(canvas, (int)baseline, key.mWidth, 0xc0008000,
+                        drawHorizontalLine(canvas, (int)baseline, keyDrawWidth, 0xc0008000,
                                 new Paint());
                 }
                 // Horizontal label text alignment
@@ -715,12 +717,12 @@
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN)
                         drawVerticalLine(canvas, positionX, rowHeight, 0xc0800080, new Paint());
                 } else if ((key.mLabelOption & KEY_LABEL_OPTION_ALIGN_RIGHT) != 0) {
-                    positionX = key.mWidth - mKeyLabelHorizontalPadding - padding.right;
+                    positionX = keyDrawWidth - mKeyLabelHorizontalPadding - padding.right;
                     paint.setTextAlign(Align.RIGHT);
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN)
                         drawVerticalLine(canvas, positionX, rowHeight, 0xc0808000, new Paint());
                 } else {
-                    positionX = (key.mWidth + padding.left - padding.right) / 2;
+                    positionX = (keyDrawWidth + padding.left - padding.right) / 2;
                     paint.setTextAlign(Align.CENTER);
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN) {
                         if (label.length() > 1)
@@ -756,13 +758,13 @@
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN)
                         drawVerticalLine(canvas, drawableX, rowHeight, 0xc0800080, new Paint());
                 } else if ((key.mLabelOption & KEY_LABEL_OPTION_ALIGN_RIGHT) != 0) {
-                    drawableX = key.mWidth - padding.right - mKeyLabelHorizontalPadding
+                    drawableX = keyDrawWidth - padding.right - mKeyLabelHorizontalPadding
                             - drawableWidth;
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN)
                         drawVerticalLine(canvas, drawableX + drawableWidth, rowHeight,
                                 0xc0808000, new Paint());
                 } else { // Align center
-                    drawableX = (key.mWidth + padding.left - padding.right - drawableWidth) / 2;
+                    drawableX = (keyDrawWidth + padding.left - padding.right - drawableWidth) / 2;
                     if (DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN)
                         drawVerticalLine(canvas, drawableX + drawableWidth / 2, rowHeight,
                                 0xc0008080, new Paint());
@@ -773,7 +775,7 @@
                             0x80c00000, new Paint());
             }
             if (key.mHintIcon != null) {
-                final int drawableWidth = key.mWidth;
+                final int drawableWidth = keyDrawWidth;
                 final int drawableHeight = key.mHeight;
                 final int drawableX = 0;
                 final int drawableY = HINT_ICON_VERTICAL_ADJUSTMENT_PIXEL;
@@ -785,7 +787,7 @@
                     drawRectangle(canvas, drawableX, drawableY, drawableWidth, drawableHeight,
                             0x80c0c000, new Paint());
             }
-            canvas.translate(-key.mX - kbdPaddingLeft, -key.mY - kbdPaddingTop);
+            canvas.translate(-keyDrawX - kbdPaddingLeft, -key.mY - kbdPaddingTop);
         }
 
         // TODO: Move this function to ProximityInfo for getting rid of public declarations for
@@ -921,6 +923,8 @@
         // WindowManager.BadTokenException.
         if (key == null || !mInForeground)
             return;
+        final int keyDrawX = key.mX + key.mVisualInsetsLeft;
+        final int keyDrawWidth = key.mWidth - key.mVisualInsetsLeft - key.mVisualInsetsRight;
         // What we show as preview should match what we show on key top in onBufferDraw(). 
         if (key.mLabel != null) {
             // TODO Should take care of temporaryShiftLabel here.
@@ -941,7 +945,7 @@
         }
         mPreviewText.measure(MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
                 MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED));
-        int popupWidth = Math.max(mPreviewText.getMeasuredWidth(), key.mWidth
+        int popupWidth = Math.max(mPreviewText.getMeasuredWidth(), keyDrawWidth
                 + mPreviewText.getPaddingLeft() + mPreviewText.getPaddingRight());
         final int popupHeight = mPreviewHeight;
         LayoutParams lp = mPreviewText.getLayoutParams();
@@ -950,7 +954,7 @@
             lp.height = popupHeight;
         }
 
-        int popupPreviewX = key.mX - (popupWidth - key.mWidth) / 2;
+        int popupPreviewX = keyDrawX - (popupWidth - keyDrawWidth) / 2;
         int popupPreviewY = key.mY - popupHeight + mPreviewOffset;
 
         mHandler.cancelDismissPreview();
@@ -973,10 +977,10 @@
         if (popupPreviewY + mWindowY < 0) {
             // If the key you're pressing is on the left side of the keyboard, show the popup on
             // the right, offset by enough to see at least one key to the left/right.
-            if (key.mX + key.mWidth <= getWidth() / 2) {
-                popupPreviewX += (int) (key.mWidth * 2.5);
+            if (keyDrawX + keyDrawWidth <= getWidth() / 2) {
+                popupPreviewX += (int) (keyDrawWidth * 2.5);
             } else {
-                popupPreviewX -= (int) (key.mWidth * 2.5);
+                popupPreviewX -= (int) (keyDrawWidth * 2.5);
             }
             popupPreviewY += popupHeight;
         }