Method and apparatus for inputting character in portable terminal having touch screen

The invention relates to a method for inputting characters in a mobile terminal. To a method for more easily enter the plurality of characters when the characters are allocated to a single key on a mobile terminal having a touch screen. To this end, the present invention includes a touch screen and a mobile terminal having the same, which can recognize a touch and drag. Further, whether or not character input mode, drag retaining the process and the touch-displaying process and the touch on the specific key areas of the virtual keypad generated when the at least one divided area around the touched point, to display the virtual keypad generated on request a characterized in that it comprises the step of displaying the character mapping in the process area and the case of the touch and drag, drag touch after being kept in a termination for sensing. Touchscreen, text input, circle, drag the mobile terminal