PURPOSE: To shorten character input time by setting a specific character input area in the neighborhood of a character input area, and performing the input of a specific character only by a position coordinate input means.

CONSTITUTION: A position input device 1 consists of a tablet, etc., and a character is inputted by posting to the device 1, and position coordinate representing the stroke of a character pattern inputted by posting is read sequentially. A device main body(control part) 2 recognizes an input character from a system of position coordinate representing the stroke of the character inputted by posting via the device 1, and a display device 3 displays recognized and inputted character information, etc. The specific character input area 31 is provided adjacently to the character input area 30, and also, relation subordinated to the character input area 30 is attached, and the specific character is inputted by the position coordinate input means based on the position coordinate in accordance with the specific character input area 31. Thereby, speedy character input can be accurately and quickly performed.