The QWERTY layout was included in the drawing for Sholes' patent application in 1878. See keyboard, AZERTY keyboard and typewriter. QWERTY LAYOUT Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L ; ' Home Row ...

Many of us use keyboards all the time — on our computers at work, or typing out a text or email on our phones. But why does the common QWERTY keyboard, named for the first six letters in the top ...

When the computer keyboard was invented later, this design was adopted because people were already familiar with it. Although QWERTY is the most popular keyboard design, it was not the only option.

(1) Most QWERTY computer keyboards use a single rubber-like membrane underneath the keys that makes contact with a circuit board when the key is fully depressed. Also called a "dome switch ...

The location of the grave/tilde key (~) typically changes with the computer's language settings, but on US/UK QWERTY keyboards, it is usually located above the Tab key, below the Esc key ...