A New keyboard Layout: The Stingray
20 min readJul 11, 2023
To determine the best keyboard layout, we need to consider a few factors such as efficiency, speed, ergonomics, and adaptability. While personal preferences come into play, a layout that enhances productivity and reduces strain on the fingers and wrists should be considered the top choice.
One popular alternative to QWERTY is the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (DSK). Created by Dr. August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, Dr. William Dealey, in the 1930s, the DSK was designed with efficiency and ergonomics in mind. The layout places the most commonly used keys on the home row, minimizing finger movement and reducing the risk of repetitive strain injuries. Studies have shown that the Dvorak layout can significantly increase typing speed and accuracy. However, the downside is that it requires a considerable amount of time to relearn typing skills and adapt to the new layout.
Another contender for the best keyboard layout is Colemak. Created by Shai Coleman in 2006, Colemak is a modified version of QWERTY, making it easier to transition from the standard layout. Colemak retains most of the QWERTY positions and only makes minimal changes to improve typing efficiency. The layout focuses on minimizing finger movement and optimizing it for typing common English letter combinations. Like Dvorak, Colemak requires some relearning but offers a smoother transition for QWERTY users.
For those seeking a more futuristic approach, the Maltron keyboard layout offers a unique design. With its concave key arrangement, the layout aims to reduce finger movement and strain. The Maltron layout provides separate key sections for each hand and places commonly used letters close to the strongest fingers. While this layout may take time to adapt to due to its unconventional shape, it has gained a loyal following among those seeking comfort and efficiency.
While the alternative layouts mentioned above have their own merits, it is important to note that QWERTY remains the most widely used layout. Its longevity and familiarity make it a default choice for most people. However, the increasing popularity of alternative layouts suggests that there are indeed potential benefits to exploring these options.
I’m adding a layout to the list of options. I call it The Stingray. Here are the XKB symbols:
// Stingray symbols for xkb on X.Org Server
// 2023-04-09 Shai Coleman, http://colemak.com/ . All rights reserved.
partial default alphanumeric_keys
xkb_symbols "basic" {
include "us(basic)"
name[Group1]= "Stingray";
// Alphanumeric section
key <TLDE> { [ grave, asciitilde, dead_tilde, asciitilde ] };
key <AE01> { [ 1, exclam, exclamdown, onesuperior ] };
key <AE02> { [ 2, at, masculine, twosuperior ] };
key <AE03> { [ 3, numbersign, ordfeminine, threesuperior ] };
key <AE04> { [ 4, dollar, cent, sterling ] };
key <AE05> { [ 5, percent, EuroSign, yen ] };
key <AE06> { [ 6, asciicircum, hstroke, Hstroke ] };
key <AE07> { [ 7, ampersand, eth, ETH ] };
key <AE08> { [ 8, asterisk, thorn, THORN ] };
key <AE09> { [ 9, parenleft, leftsinglequotemark, leftdoublequotemark ] };
key <AE10> { [ 0, parenright, rightsinglequotemark, rightdoublequotemark ] };
key <AE11> { [ minus, underscore, endash, emdash ] };
key <AE12> { [ equal, plus, multiply, division ] };
key <AD01> { [ y, Y, adiaeresis, Adiaeresis ] };
key <AD02> { [ g, G, aring, Aring ] };
key <AD03> { [ w, W, atilde, Atilde ] };
key <AD04> { [ f, F, oslash, Ooblique ] };
key <AD05> { [ m, M, dead_ogonek, asciitilde ] };
key <AD06> { [ i, I, dstroke, Dstroke ] };
key <AD07> { [ l, L, lstroke, Lstroke ] };
key <AD08> { [ c, C, uacute, Uacute ] };
key <AD09> { [ u, U, udiaeresis, Udiaeresis ] };
key <AD10> { [ semicolon, colon, odiaeresis, Odiaeresis ] };
key <AD11> { [ bracketleft, braceleft, guillemotleft, 0x1002039 ] };
key <AD12> { [ bracketright, braceright, guillemotright, 0x100203a ] };
key <BKSL> { [ backslash, bar, asciitilde, asciitilde ] };
key <AC01> { [ d, D, aacute, Aacute ] };
key <AC02> { [ r, R, dead_grave, asciitilde ] };
key <AC03> { [ h, H, ssharp, asciitilde ] };
key <AC04> { [ s, S, dead_acute, dead_doubleacute ] };
key <AC05> { [ n, N, dead_diaeresis, asciitilde ] };
key <AC06> { [ e, E, dead_caron, asciitilde ] };
key <AC07> { [ t, T, ntilde, Ntilde ] };
key <AC08> { [ a, A, eacute, Eacute ] };
key <AC09> { [ o, O, iacute, Iacute ] };
key <AC10> { [ p, P, oacute, Oacute ] };
key <AC11> { [ apostrophe, quotedbl, otilde, Otilde ] };
key <AB01> { [ z, Z, ae, AE ] };
key <AB02> { [ q, Q, dead_circumflex, asciitilde ] };
key <AB03> { [ x, X, ccedilla, Ccedilla ] };
key <AB04> { [ j, J, oe, OE ] };
key <AB05> { [ b, B, dead_breve, asciitilde ] };
key <AB06> { [ v, V, dead_abovering, asciitilde ] };
key <AB07> { [ k, K, dead_macron, asciitilde ] };
key <AB08> { [ comma, less, dead_cedilla, asciitilde ] };
key <AB09> { [ period, greater, dead_abovedot, asciitilde ] };
key <AB10> { [ slash, question, questiondown, asciitilde ] };
key <CAPS> { [ BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace, BackSpace ] };
key <LSGT> { [ minus, underscore, endash, emdash ] };
key <SPCE> { [ space, space, space, nobreakspace ] };
include "level3(ralt_switch)"
};The Windows layout is as follows:
KBD Stingray "Stingray"
COPYRIGHT Aaron Feldsteen
LOCALENAME "en-US"
LOCALEID "80000008"
VERSION 1.0
SHIFTSTATE
0 //Column 4
1 //Column 5 : Shft
2 //Column 6 : Ctrl
6 //Column 7 : Ctrl Alt
7 //Column 8 : Shft Ctrl Alt
//SC VK_ Cap 0 1 2 6 7
//-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
02 1 0 1 0021 -1 00a1 00b9 // DIGIT ONE, EXCLAMATION MARK, <none>, INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK, SUPERSCRIPT ONE
03 2 0 2 0040 -1 00ba 00b2 // DIGIT TWO, COMMERCIAL AT, <none>, MASCULINE ORDINAL INDICATOR, SUPERSCRIPT TWO
04 3 0 3 0023 -1 00aa 00b3 // DIGIT THREE, NUMBER SIGN, <none>, FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR, SUPERSCRIPT THREE
05 4 0 4 0024 -1 00a2 00a3 // DIGIT FOUR, DOLLAR SIGN, <none>, CENT SIGN, POUND SIGN
06 5 0 5 0025 -1 20ac 00a5 // DIGIT FIVE, PERCENT SIGN, <none>, EURO SIGN, YEN SIGN
07 6 4 6 005e -1 0127 0126 // DIGIT SIX, CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH STROKE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H WITH STROKE
08 7 4 7 0026 -1 00f0 00d0 // DIGIT SEVEN, AMPERSAND, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH (Icelandic), LATIN CAPITAL LETTER ETH (Icelandic)
09 8 4 8 002a -1 00fe 00de // DIGIT EIGHT, ASTERISK, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN (Icelandic), LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN (Icelandic)
0a 9 0 9 0028 -1 2018 201c // DIGIT NINE, LEFT PARENTHESIS, <none>, LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK, LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
0b 0 0 0 0029 -1 2019 201d // DIGIT ZERO, RIGHT PARENTHESIS, <none>, RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK, RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
0c OEM_MINUS 0 002d 005f -1 2013 2014 // HYPHEN-MINUS, LOW LINE, <none>, EN DASH, EM DASH
0d OEM_PLUS 0 003d 002b -1 00d7 00f7 // EQUALS SIGN, PLUS SIGN, <none>, MULTIPLICATION SIGN, DIVISION SIGN
10 Q 5 y Y -1 00e4 00c4 // LATIN SMALL LETTER Y, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS
11 W 5 g G -1 00e5 00c5 // LATIN SMALL LETTER G, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
12 F 5 w W -1 00e3 00c3 // LATIN SMALL LETTER W, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH TILDE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH TILDE
13 P 5 f F -1 00f8 00d8 // LATIN SMALL LETTER F, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE
14 G 1 m M -1 02db@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER M, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M, <none>, OGONEK, TILDE
15 J 5 i I -1 0111 0110 // LATIN SMALL LETTER I, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH STROKE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D WITH STROKE
16 L 5 l L -1 0142 0141 // LATIN SMALL LETTER L, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH STROKE
17 U 5 c C -1 00fa 00da // LATIN SMALL LETTER C, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH ACUTE
18 Y 5 u U -1 00fc 00dc // LATIN SMALL LETTER U, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
19 OEM_1 4 003b 003a -1 00f6 00d6 // SEMICOLON, COLON, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS
1a OEM_4 0 005b 007b -1 00ab 2039 // LEFT SQUARE BRACKET, LEFT CURLY BRACKET, <none>, LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK *, SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
1b OEM_6 0 005d 007d -1 00bb 203a // RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET, RIGHT CURLY BRACKET, <none>, RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK *, SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
1e A 5 d D -1 00e1 00c1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER D, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE
1f R 1 r R -1 0060@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER R, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R, <none>, GRAVE ACCENT, TILDE
20 S 5 h H -1 00df 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER H, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S (German), TILDE
21 T 5 s S -1 00b4@ 02dd@ // LATIN SMALL LETTER S, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S, <none>, ACUTE ACCENT, DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT
22 D 1 n N -1 00a8@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER N, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N, <none>, DIAERESIS, TILDE
23 H 1 e E -1 02c7@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER E, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E, <none>, CARON, TILDE
24 N 5 t T -1 00f1 00d1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER T, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE
25 E 5 a A -1 00e9 00c9 // LATIN SMALL LETTER A, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE
26 I 5 o O -1 00ed 00cd // LATIN SMALL LETTER O, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH ACUTE
27 O 5 p P -1 00f3 00d3 // LATIN SMALL LETTER P, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH ACUTE
28 OEM_7 4 0027 0022 -1 00f5 00d5 // APOSTROPHE, QUOTATION MARK, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH TILDE
29 OEM_3 0 0060 007e -1 007e@ 007e // GRAVE ACCENT, TILDE, <none>, TILDE, TILDE
2b OEM_5 0 005c 007c -1 002a@ 007e // REVERSE SOLIDUS, VERTICAL LINE, <none>, SPECIAL, TILDE
2c Z 5 z Z -1 00e6 00c6 // LATIN SMALL LETTER Z, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER AE (ash) *, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE (ash) *
2d X 1 q Q -1 005e@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER Q, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q, <none>, CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT, TILDE
2e C 5 x X -1 00e7 00c7 // LATIN SMALL LETTER X, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA
2f V 5 b B -1 0153 0152 // LATIN SMALL LETTER B, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B, <none>, LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE, LATIN CAPITAL LIGATURE OE
30 B 1 v V -1 02d8@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER V, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V, <none>, BREVE, TILDE
31 K 1 k K -1 02da@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER K, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K, <none>, RING ABOVE, TILDE
32 M 5 m M -1 00af@ 007e // LATIN SMALL LETTER M, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M, <none>, MACRON, TILDE
33 OEM_COMMA 4 002c 003c -1 00b8@ 007e // COMMA, LESS-THAN SIGN, <none>, CEDILLA, TILDE
34 OEM_PERIOD 4 002e 003e -1 02d9@ 007e // FULL STOP, GREATER-THAN SIGN, <none>, DOT ABOVE, TILDE
35 OEM_2 0 002f 003f -1 00bf 007e // SOLIDUS, QUESTION MARK, <none>, INVERTED QUESTION MARK, TILDE
39 SPACE 0 0020 0020 -1 0020 00a0 // SPACE, SPACE, <none>, SPACE, NO-BREAK SPACE
56 OEM_102 0 002d 005f -1 2013 2014 // HYPHEN-MINUS, LOW LINE, <none>, EN DASH, EM DASH
53 DECIMAL 0 002e 002e -1 -1 -1 // FULL STOP, FULL STOP, , ,
DEADKEY 02db
0061 0105 // a -> ą
0065 0119 // e -> ę
0069 012f // i -> į
006f 01eb // o -> ǫ
0075 0173 // u -> ų
014d 01ed // ō -> ǭ
0041 0104 // A -> Ą
0045 0118 // E -> Ę
0049 012e // I -> Į
004f 01ea // O -> Ǫ
0055 0172 // U -> Ų
014c 01ec // Ō -> Ǭ
DEADKEY 0060
0061 00e0 // a -> à
0065 00e8 // e -> è
0069 00ec // i -> ì
006e 01f9 // n -> ǹ
006f 00f2 // o -> ò
0075 00f9 // u -> ù
0077 1e81 // w -> ẁ
0079 1ef3 // y -> ỳ
0103 1eb1 // ă -> ằ
00e2 1ea7 // â -> ầ
00ea 1ec1 // ê -> ề
0113 1e15 // ē -> ḕ
00f4 1ed3 // ô -> ồ
014d 1e51 // ō -> ṑ
00fc 01dc // ü -> ǜ
0041 00c0 // A -> À
0045 00c8 // E -> È
0049 00cc // I -> Ì
004e 01f8 // N -> Ǹ
004f 00d2 // O -> Ò
0055 00d9 // U -> Ù
0057 1e80 // W -> Ẁ
0059 1ef2 // Y -> Ỳ
0102 1eb0 // Ă -> Ằ
00c2 1ea6 // Â -> Ầ
00ca 1ec0 // Ê -> Ề
0112 1e14 // Ē -> Ḕ
00d4 1ed2 // Ô -> Ồ
014c 1e50 // Ō -> Ṑ
00dc 01db // Ü -> Ǜ
DEADKEY 00b4
0061 00e1 // a -> á
00e6 01fd // æ -> ǽ
0063 0107 // c -> ć
0065 00e9 // e -> é
0067 01f5 // g -> ǵ
0069 00ed // i -> í
006b 1e31 // k -> ḱ
006c 013a // l -> ĺ
006d 1e3f // m -> ḿ
006e 0144 // n -> ń
006f 00f3 // o -> ó
0070 1e55 // p -> ṕ
0072 0155 // r -> ŕ
0073 015b // s -> ś
0075 00fa // u -> ú
0077 1e83 // w -> ẃ
0079 00fd // y -> ý
007a 017a // z -> ź
0103 1eaf // ă -> ắ
00e2 1ea5 // â -> ấ
00e5 01fb // å -> ǻ
00e7 1e09 // ç -> ḉ
00ea 1ebf // ê -> ế
0113 1e17 // ē -> ḗ
00ef 1e2f // ï -> ḯ
00f4 1ed1 // ô -> ố
014d 1e53 // ō -> ṓ
00f8 01ff // ø -> ǿ
00f5 1e4d // õ -> ṍ
00fc 01d8 // ü -> ǘ
0169 1e79 // ũ -> ṹ
1e61 1e65 // ṡ -> ṥ
0041 00c1 // A -> Á
00c6 01fc // Æ -> Ǽ
0043 0106 // C -> Ć
0045 00c9 // E -> É
0047 01f4 // G -> Ǵ
0049 00cd // I -> Í
004b 1e30 // K -> Ḱ
004c 0139 // L -> Ĺ
004d 1e3e // M -> Ḿ
004e 0143 // N -> Ń
004f 00d3 // O -> Ó
0050 1e54 // P -> Ṕ
0052 0154 // R -> Ŕ
0053 015a // S -> Ś
0055 00da // U -> Ú
0057 1e82 // W -> Ẃ
0059 00dd // Y -> Ý
005a 0179 // Z -> Ź
0102 1eae // Ă -> Ắ
00c2 1ea4 // Â -> Ấ
00c5 01fa // Å -> Ǻ
00c7 1e08 // Ç -> Ḉ
00ca 1ebe // Ê -> Ế
0112 1e16 // Ē -> Ḗ
00cf 1e2e // Ï -> Ḯ
00d4 1ed0 // Ô -> Ố
014c 1e52 // Ō -> Ṓ
00d8 01fe // Ø -> Ǿ
00d5 1e4c // Õ -> Ṍ
00dc 01d7 // Ü -> Ǘ
0168 1e78 // Ũ -> Ṹ
1e60 1e64 // Ṡ -> Ṥ
DEADKEY 02dd
006f 0151 // o -> ő
0075 0171 // u -> ű
004f 0150 // O -> Ő
0055 0170 // U -> Ű
DEADKEY 00a8
0061 00e4 // a -> ä
0065 00eb // e -> ë
0068 1e27 // h -> ḧ
0069 00ef // i -> ï
006f 00f6 // o -> ö
0074 1e97 // t -> ẗ
0075 00fc // u -> ü
0077 1e85 // w -> ẅ
0078 1e8d // x -> ẍ
0079 00ff // y -> ÿ
00ed 1e2f // í -> ḯ
00fa 01d8 // ú -> ǘ
01d4 01da // ǔ -> ǚ
00f5 1e4f // õ -> ṏ
00f9 01dc // ù -> ǜ
0101 01df // ā -> ǟ
014d 022b // ō -> ȫ
016b 01d6 // ū -> ǖ
0041 00c4 // A -> Ä
0045 00cb // E -> Ë
0048 1e26 // H -> Ḧ
0049 00cf // I -> Ï
004f 00d6 // O -> Ö
0055 00dc // U -> Ü
0057 1e84 // W -> Ẅ
0058 1e8c // X -> Ẍ
0059 0178 // Y -> Ÿ
00cd 1e2e // Í -> Ḯ
00da 01d7 // Ú -> Ǘ
01d3 01d9 // Ǔ -> Ǚ
00d5 1e4e // Õ -> Ṏ
00d9 01db // Ù -> Ǜ
0100 01de // Ā -> Ǟ
014c 022a // Ō -> Ȫ
016a 01d5 // Ū -> Ǖ
DEADKEY 02c7
0061 01ce // a -> ǎ
0063 010d // c -> č
0064 010f // d -> ď
01f3 01c6 // dz -> dž
0065 011b // e -> ě
0292 01ef // ʒ -> ǯ
0067 01e7 // g -> ǧ
0068 021f // h -> ȟ
0069 01d0 // i -> ǐ
006a 01f0 // j -> ǰ
006b 01e9 // k -> ǩ
006c 013e // l -> ľ
006e 0148 // n -> ň
006f 01d2 // o -> ǒ
0072 0159 // r -> ř
0073 0161 // s -> š
0074 0165 // t -> ť
0075 01d4 // u -> ǔ
007a 017e // z -> ž
00fc 01da // ü -> ǚ
1e61 1e67 // ṡ -> ṧ
0041 01cd // A -> Ǎ
0043 010c // C -> Č
0044 010e // D -> Ď
01f2 01c5 // Dz -> Dž
01f1 01c4 // DZ -> DŽ
0045 011a // E -> Ě
01b7 01ee // Ʒ -> Ǯ
0047 01e6 // G -> Ǧ
0048 021e // H -> Ȟ
0049 01cf // I -> Ǐ
004b 01e8 // K -> Ǩ
004c 013d // L -> Ľ
004e 0147 // N -> Ň
004f 01d1 // O -> Ǒ
0052 0158 // R -> Ř
0053 0160 // S -> Š
0054 0164 // T -> Ť
0055 01d3 // U -> Ǔ
005a 017d // Z -> Ž
00dc 01d9 // Ü -> Ǚ
1e60 1e66 // Ṡ -> Ṧ
DEADKEY 007e
0061 00e3 // a -> ã
0065 1ebd // e -> ẽ
0069 0129 // i -> ĩ
006e 00f1 // n -> ñ
006f 00f5 // o -> õ
0075 0169 // u -> ũ
0076 1e7d // v -> ṽ
0079 1ef9 // y -> ỹ
00f3 1e4d // ó -> ṍ
00fa 1e79 // ú -> ṹ
00f6 1e4f // ö -> ṏ
014d 022d // ō -> ȭ
0103 1eb5 // ă -> ẵ
00e2 1eab // â -> ẫ
00ea 1ec5 // ê -> ễ
00f4 1ed7 // ô -> ỗ
0041 00c3 // A -> Ã
0045 1ebc // E -> Ẽ
0049 0128 // I -> Ĩ
004e 00d1 // N -> Ñ
004f 00d5 // O -> Õ
0055 0168 // U -> Ũ
0056 1e7c // V -> Ṽ
0059 1ef8 // Y -> Ỹ
00d3 1e4c // Ó -> Ṍ
00da 1e78 // Ú -> Ṹ
00d6 1e4e // Ö -> Ṏ
014c 022c // Ō -> Ȭ
0102 1eb4 // Ă -> Ẵ
00c2 1eaa // Â -> Ẫ
00ca 1ec4 // Ê -> Ễ
00d4 1ed6 // Ô -> Ỗ
DEADKEY 002a
007e 2248 // ~ -> ≈
0063 00a9 // c -> ©
0072 00ae // r -> ®
006e 2116 // n -> №
0064 00b0 // d -> °
0074 2122 // t -> ™
006d 00b5 // m -> µ
0070 00b6 // p -> ¶
002e 2026 // . -> …
0025 2030 // % -> ‰
002b 00b1 // + -> ±
003c 2264 // < -> ≤
003e 2265 // > -> ≥
003d 2260 // = -> ≠
007c 00a6 // | -> ¦
0073 00a7 // s -> §
DEADKEY 005e
0061 00e2 // a -> â
0063 0109 // c -> ĉ
0065 00ea // e -> ê
0067 011d // g -> ĝ
0068 0125 // h -> ĥ
0069 00ee // i -> î
006a 0135 // j -> ĵ
006f 00f4 // o -> ô
0073 015d // s -> ŝ
0075 00fb // u -> û
0077 0175 // w -> ŵ
0079 0177 // y -> ŷ
007a 1e91 // z -> ẑ
00e1 1ea5 // á -> ấ
00e9 1ebf // é -> ế
00f3 1ed1 // ó -> ố
00e0 1ea7 // à -> ầ
00e8 1ec1 // è -> ề
00f2 1ed3 // ò -> ồ
00e3 1eab // ã -> ẫ
1ebd 1ec5 // ẽ -> ễ
00f5 1ed7 // õ -> ỗ
0041 00c2 // A -> Â
0043 0108 // C -> Ĉ
0045 00ca // E -> Ê
0047 011c // G -> Ĝ
0048 0124 // H -> Ĥ
0049 00ce // I -> Î
004a 0134 // J -> Ĵ
004f 00d4 // O -> Ô
0053 015c // S -> Ŝ
0055 00db // U -> Û
0057 0174 // W -> Ŵ
0059 0176 // Y -> Ŷ
005a 1e90 // Z -> Ẑ
00c1 1ea4 // Á -> Ấ
00c9 1ebe // É -> Ế
00d3 1ed0 // Ó -> Ố
00c0 1ea6 // À -> Ầ
00c8 1ec0 // È -> Ề
00d2 1ed2 // Ò -> Ồ
00c3 1eaa // Ã -> Ẫ
1ebc 1ec4 // Ẽ -> Ễ
00d5 1ed6 // Õ -> Ỗ
DEADKEY 02d8
0061 0103 // a -> ă
0065 0115 // e -> ĕ
0067 011f // g -> ğ
0069 012d // i -> ĭ
006f 014f // o -> ŏ
0075 016d // u -> ŭ
00e1 1eaf // á -> ắ
0229 1e1d // ȩ -> ḝ
00e0 1eb1 // à -> ằ
00e3 1eb5 // ã -> ẵ
0041 0102 // A -> Ă
0045 0114 // E -> Ĕ
0047 011e // G -> Ğ
0049 012c // I -> Ĭ
004f 014e // O -> Ŏ
0055 016c // U -> Ŭ
00c1 1eae // Á -> Ắ
0228 1e1c // Ȩ -> Ḝ
00c0 1eb0 // À -> Ằ
00c3 1eb4 // Ã -> Ẵ
DEADKEY 02da
0061 00e5 // a -> å
0075 016f // u -> ů
0077 1e98 // w -> ẘ
0079 1e99 // y -> ẙ
00e1 01fb // á -> ǻ
0041 00c5 // A -> Å
0055 016e // U -> Ů
00c1 01fa // Á -> Ǻ
DEADKEY 00af
0061 0101 // a -> ā
00e6 01e3 // æ -> ǣ
0065 0113 // e -> ē
0067 1e21 // g -> ḡ
0069 012b // i -> ī
006f 014d // o -> ō
0075 016b // u -> ū
0079 0233 // y -> ȳ
00e9 1e17 // é -> ḗ
00f3 1e53 // ó -> ṓ
00e8 1e15 // è -> ḕ
00f2 1e51 // ò -> ṑ
00e4 01df // ä -> ǟ
0227 01e1 // ȧ -> ǡ
00f6 022b // ö -> ȫ
022f 0231 // ȯ -> ȱ
01eb 01ed // ǫ -> ǭ
00f5 022d // õ -> ȭ
00fc 01d6 // ü -> ǖ
0041 0100 // A -> Ā
00c6 01e2 // Æ -> Ǣ
0045 0112 // E -> Ē
0047 1e20 // G -> Ḡ
0049 012a // I -> Ī
004f 014c // O -> Ō
0055 016a // U -> Ū
0059 0232 // Y -> Ȳ
00c9 1e16 // É -> Ḗ
00d3 1e52 // Ó -> Ṓ
00c8 1e14 // È -> Ḕ
00d2 1e50 // Ò -> Ṑ
00c4 01de // Ä -> Ǟ
0226 01e0 // Ȧ -> Ǡ
00d6 022a // Ö -> Ȫ
022e 0230 // Ȯ -> Ȱ
01ea 01ec // Ǫ -> Ǭ
00d5 022c // Õ -> Ȭ
00dc 01d5 // Ü -> Ǖ
DEADKEY 00b8
0063 00e7 // c -> ç
0064 1e11 // d -> ḑ
0065 0229 // e -> ȩ
0067 0123 // g -> ģ
0068 1e29 // h -> ḩ
006b 0137 // k -> ķ
006c 013c // l -> ļ
006e 0146 // n -> ņ
0072 0157 // r -> ŗ
0073 015f // s -> ş
0074 0163 // t -> ţ
0107 1e09 // ć -> ḉ
0115 1e1d // ĕ -> ḝ
0043 00c7 // C -> Ç
0044 1e10 // D -> Ḑ
0045 0228 // E -> Ȩ
0047 0122 // G -> Ģ
0048 1e28 // H -> Ḩ
004b 0136 // K -> Ķ
004c 013b // L -> Ļ
004e 0145 // N -> Ņ
0052 0156 // R -> Ŗ
0053 015e // S -> Ş
0054 0162 // T -> Ţ
0106 1e08 // Ć -> Ḉ
0114 1e1c // Ĕ -> Ḝ
DEADKEY 02d9
0061 0227 // a -> ȧ
0062 1e03 // b -> ḃ
0063 010b // c -> ċ
0064 1e0b // d -> ḋ
0065 0117 // e -> ė
0066 1e1f // f -> ḟ
0067 0121 // g -> ġ
0068 1e23 // h -> ḣ
017f 1e9b // ſ -> ẛ
006d 1e41 // m -> ṁ
006e 1e45 // n -> ṅ
006f 022f // o -> ȯ
0070 1e57 // p -> ṗ
0072 1e59 // r -> ṙ
0073 1e61 // s -> ṡ
0074 1e6b // t -> ṫ
0077 1e87 // w -> ẇ
0078 1e8b // x -> ẋ
0079 1e8f // y -> ẏ
007a 017c // z -> ż
015b 1e65 // ś -> ṥ
0161 1e67 // š -> ṧ
0101 01e1 // ā -> ǡ
014d 0231 // ō -> ȱ
0041 0226 // A -> Ȧ
0042 1e02 // B -> Ḃ
0043 010a // C -> Ċ
0044 1e0a // D -> Ḋ
0045 0116 // E -> Ė
0046 1e1e // F -> Ḟ
0047 0120 // G -> Ġ
0048 1e22 // H -> Ḣ
0049 0130 // I -> İ
004d 1e40 // M -> Ṁ
004e 1e44 // N -> Ṅ
004f 022e // O -> Ȯ
0050 1e56 // P -> Ṗ
0052 1e58 // R -> Ṙ
0053 1e60 // S -> Ṡ
0054 1e6a // T -> Ṫ
0057 1e86 // W -> Ẇ
0058 1e8a // X -> Ẋ
0059 1e8e // Y -> Ẏ
005a 017b // Z -> Ż
015a 1e64 // Ś -> Ṥ
0160 1e66 // Š -> Ṧ
0100 01e0 // Ā -> Ǡ
014c 0230 // Ō -> Ȱ
0069 0131 // i -> ı
006c 0140 // l -> ŀ
004c 013f // L -> Ŀ
KEYNAME
01 Esc
0e Backspace
0f Tab
1c Enter
1d Ctrl
2a Shift
36 "Right Shift"
37 "Num *"
38 Alt
39 Space
3a "Caps Lock"
3b F1
3c F2
3d F3
3e F4
3f F5
40 F6
41 F7
42 F8
43 F9
44 F10
45 Pause
46 "Scroll Lock"
47 "Num 7"
48 "Num 8"
49 "Num 9"
4a "Num -"
4b "Num 4"
4c "Num 5"
4d "Num 6"
4e "Num +"
4f "Num 1"
50 "Num 2"
51 "Num 3"
52 "Num 0"
53 "Num Del"
54 "Sys Req"
57 F11
58 F12
7c F13
7d F14
7e F15
7f F16
80 F17
81 F18
82 F19
83 F20
84 F21
85 F22
86 F23
87 F24
KEYNAME_EXT
1c "Num Enter"
1d "Right Ctrl"
35 "Num /"
37 "Prnt Scrn"
38 "Right Alt"
45 "Num Lock"
46 Break
47 Home
48 Up
49 "Page Up"
4b Left
4d Right
4f End
50 Down
51 "Page Down"
52 Insert
53 Delete
54 <00>
56 Help
5b "Left Windows"
5c "Right Windows"
5d Application
KEYNAME_DEAD
02db "OGONEK"
0060 "GRAVE ACCENT"
00b4 "ACUTE ACCENT"
02dd "DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT"
00a8 "DIAERESIS"
02c7 "CARON"
007e "TILDE"
002a "SPECIAL"
005e "CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT"
02d8 "BREVE"
02da "RING ABOVE"
00af "MACRON"
00b8 "CEDILLA"
02d9 "DOT ABOVE"The layout is based on statistics rather than sticky keys.
Ultimately, the best keyboard layout is subjective and depends on individual needs and preferences. For those who are open to change and willing to invest time in learning a new layout, options like Dvorak, Colemak, and Maltron could provide significant improvements in typing efficiency, speed, and ergonomics. However, for those who value familiarity and adaptability, sticking with the traditional QWERTY layout remains a viable choice.
In conclusion, the best keyboard layout is an ongoing debate with no definitive answer. Each layout has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is essential to consider factors such as efficiency, speed, ergonomics, and adaptability when choosing a keyboard layout. Ultimately, the “best” layout is the one that suits your needs and allows you to type comfortably and efficiently, enhancing your productivity in the digital age.
