diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_period.xml b/java/res/xml/key_period.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fc886d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_period.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2013, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<merge
+    xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin"
+>
+    <switch>
+        <case
+            latin:languageCode="ar|fa"
+        >
+            <Key
+                latin:keyLabel="."
+                latin:keyHintLabel="!text/keyhintlabel_for_arabic_diacritics"
+                latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint|hasShiftedLetterHint"
+                latin:moreKeys="!text/more_keys_for_arabic_diacritics"
+                latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        </case>
+        <case
+            latin:languageCode="ne"
+            latin:keyboardLayoutSet="nepali_traditional"
+        >
+            <include
+                latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/key_nepali_traditional_period" />
+        </case>
+        <case
+            latin:languageCode="hy"
+        >
+            <!-- U+0589: "։" ARMENIAN FULL STOP -->
+            <Key
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x0589;"
+                latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint"
+                latin:moreKeys="!text/more_keys_for_punctuation"
+                latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        </case>
+        <default>
+            <Key
+                latin:keyLabel="."
+                latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint"
+                latin:moreKeys="!text/more_keys_for_punctuation"
+                latin:backgroundType="functional" />
+        </default>
+    </switch>
+</merge>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml b/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
index a3b6507ce..d538eb8c3 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
@@ -182,12 +182,6 @@
         latin:styleName="backFromMoreSymbolKeyStyle"
         latin:code="!code/key_shift"
         latin:parentStyle="baseForToSymbolKeyStyle" />
-    <key-style
-        latin:styleName="punctuationKeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="."
-        latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint"
-        latin:moreKeys="!text/more_keys_for_punctuation"
-        latin:backgroundType="functional" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="comKeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabel="!text/keylabel_for_popular_domain"
diff --git a/java/res/xml/row_qwerty4.xml b/java/res/xml/row_qwerty4.xml
index 578bc1234..509092d96 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/row_qwerty4.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/row_qwerty4.xml
@@ -32,36 +32,8 @@
         <include
             latin:keyXPos="25%p"
             latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/key_space_5kw" />
-        <switch>
-            <case
-                latin:languageCode="ar|fa"
-            >
-                <Key
-                    latin:keyHintLabel="!text/keyhintlabel_for_arabic_diacritics"
-                    latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint|hasShiftedLetterHint"
-                    latin:moreKeys="!text/more_keys_for_arabic_diacritics"
-                    latin:keyStyle="punctuationKeyStyle" />
-            </case>
-            <case
-                latin:languageCode="ne"
-                latin:keyboardLayoutSet="nepali_traditional"
-            >
-                <include
-                    latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/key_nepali_traditional_period" />
-            </case>
-            <case
-                latin:languageCode="hy"
-            >
-                <!-- U+0589: "։" ARMENIAN FULL STOP -->
-                <Key
-                    latin:keyLabel="&#x0589;"
-                    latin:keyStyle="punctuationKeyStyle" />
-            </case>
-            <default>
-                <Key
-                    latin:keyStyle="punctuationKeyStyle" />
-            </default>
-        </switch>
+        <include
+            latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/key_period" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="enterKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="fillRight" />