Layout Classification Of Mechanical Keyboard

Layout

QWERTY layout (Standard American)

The most common layout, with Q-W-E-R-T-Y letter sequence in the upper left corner.

Derivative versions: British (Enter key in ‘⊥’ shape), Continental (Enter key in ‘├┤’ shape)

AZERTY layout (French-speaking)

France/Belgium mainstream, upper left corner letters A-Z-E-R-T-Y

Features: need to press Shift to input numbers, optimised for French diacritics (é, è, ç)

QWERTZ layout (Central Europe)

For use in Germany/Switzerland etc., Z and Y positions are interchangeable

German-specific: ß key, direct input of variable vowels (ä, ö, ü)

Special layouts

Dvorak: optimised efficiency for English input (only 1% of the market)

Colemak: balances efficiency with QWERTY conventions

JIS layout: Japanese-specific, with kana and kanji conversion keys

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