QWERTY keyboard layout
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The QWERTY keyboard layout is the standard arrangement of keys used on most English-language typewriters and computer keyboards, named after its first six letters in the top letter row.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard layout
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text input method ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
AZERTY keyboard layout
NERFINISHED
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Colemak keyboard layout NERFINISHED ⓘ Dvorak keyboard layout NERFINISHED ⓘ QWERTZ keyboard layout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo | reduce jamming in mechanical typewriters ⓘ |
| hasKey |
A
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B ⓘ C ⓘ D ⓘ E ⓘ F ⓘ G ⓘ Q ⓘ R ⓘ S ⓘ T ⓘ V ⓘ W ⓘ X ⓘ Y ⓘ Z ⓘ backspace key ⓘ enter key ⓘ modifier keys ⓘ number keys ⓘ punctuation keys ⓘ shift key ⓘ space bar ⓘ tab key ⓘ |
| hasKeyRow |
bottom letter row
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home row ⓘ number row ⓘ top letter row ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
UK QWERTY layout
NERFINISHED
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US QWERTY layout ⓘ international QWERTY layout ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of virtual keyboards
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touchscreen keyboard layouts ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | first six letters on the top letter row ⓘ |
| standardFor |
most English-language computer keyboards
ⓘ
most English-language typewriters ⓘ |
| topRowSequence | QWERTY ⓘ |
| usedFor |
computer keyboards
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mobile device keyboards ⓘ typewriters ⓘ typing English text ⓘ |
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