The invention relates to the technical field of input methods, in particular to a virtual keyboard based on touch screen equipment and an input method of the virtual keyboard. 26 English alphabet keys are displayed on the virtual keyboard, the alphabet keys a, e, i, o and u are continuously arranged, and the remaining alphabet keys b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, w, x, y and z are arranged behind the alphabet keys a, e, i, o and u in the sequence of the standard 26 English alphabet. According to the input method, Chinese character Pinyin is input by sufficiently utilizing gesture actions including clicking, sliding, dragging and the like on a touch screen, and particularly, input of vowels of a multi-vowel alphabet combination and nasal vowels is facilitated. The virtual keyboard has the outstanding advantages that the key position layout design of the virtual keyboard is simple and easy to remember, the input rule definition is not complicated, and technical realization and market popularization are facilitated. The virtual keyboard can be applied to information input of the touch screen equipment.