Types of Keyboard Layouts
Types Of Keyboard Layouts is a structured technology dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Layout, Year Introduced, Designer. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Layout, Year Introduced, Designer, Home Row, Design Philosophy, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year Introduced span
- 1874 to 2018
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Layout, Year Introduced, and Designer across technology entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Layout↕ | Year Introduced↕ | Designer↕ | Home Row↕ | Design Philosophy↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QWERTY | 1874 | Christopher Latham Sholes | ASDFGHJKL; | Separate common letter pairs to prevent typebar jams on mechanical typewriters | The universal default, used on billions of keyboards worldwide |
Dvorak Simplified | 1936 | August Dvorak | AOEUIDHTNS | Place most common letters on home row, alternate hands, minimize finger travel | Classic ergonomic alternative, fewer finger movements than QWERTY |
Colemak | 2006 | Shai Coleman | ARSTDHNEIO | Keep common QWERTY shortcuts (ZXCV) while optimizing home row | Easy transition from QWERTY, popular among programmers |
Workman | 2010 | OJ Bucao | ASHTGYNEOI | Weight fingers by natural strength, avoid center-column reaches | Ergonomic focus on reducing lateral finger movement |
Colemak-DH | 2014 | Community (DreymaR) | ARSTGMNEIO | Fix Colemak's awkward D and H positions by moving to bottom row | Modern Colemak variant favored by ergonomic keyboard users |
AZERTY | 1907 | Unknown (France) | QSDFGHJKLM | French adaptation of QWERTY for accented characters | Standard layout in France and Belgium |
QWERTZ | 1900 | Unknown (Germany) | ASDFGHJKL | German adaptation swapping Y and Z for German word frequencies | Standard in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central Europe |
Neo | 2004 | Neo community (Germany) | URAEOSNRTD | Six-layer German ergonomic layout for fast typing and symbols | Popular in German Linux communities, highly optimized |
BEPO | 2003 | Bepo community (France) | AUIE,CTSRN | French Dvorak-style optimized for French letter frequencies | Open source French ergonomic alternative to AZERTY |
Maltron | 1977 | Lillian Malt | ANISF DTHOR | Letter layout specifically matched to Maltron ergonomic keyboard shape | Paired with Maltron's curved mechanical keyboard |
Halmak | 2018 | nopeless (algorithm) | SHNT,.AEOI | Genetic algorithm optimized for English text corpus | Algorithmically generated layout, claims lowest finger travel |
MTGAP | 2010 | Michael Dickens | YCLTRIPNEO | Optimized via scoring function for English text and programming | Programmer-friendly algorithmic layout |
Norman | 2013 | David Norman | ASDTGYNEOI | Minimal QWERTY disruption while reducing same-finger bigrams | Balance between learnability and ergonomic gains |
JCUKEN | 1953 | Soviet Union standards body | FYWAPROLDV | Cyrillic layout for Russian typewriters and computers | Standard Russian keyboard layout |
Turkish F | 1955 | Ihsan Sitki Yener | UIEA,NTS KM | Scientifically designed for Turkish letter frequencies | Won multiple Turkish speed typing world records |
Kinesis (default) | 1992 | Kinesis Corporation | ASDFGHJKL; | QWERTY on a contoured split concave keyboard | Bundled with Kinesis Advantage ergonomic keyboards |
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