Often found in laptops and wireless keyboards many use with tablets such as the iPad. This can be achieved by moving non-alphanumeric characters or secondary functions onto other keys that take up additional space (such as replacing “Enter” with “?”) or by allowing for multiple modes to allow different layouts, depending on what mode it’s in (e.g., arrow keys could become Page Up/Down/Left/Right when the physical locations on the board match their places on an external arrow pad). 40% KeyboardĪ 40% keyboard is typically one without a Numpad section, which reduces the width of keys required.
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It differs from a full-sized board by not having CTRL and Windows (OS) keys, requiring the user to hold down the FN key for their functions most manufacturers make this clear on their layout diagrams or labels.Ħ0% keyboards are laid out such that all alphanumeric keys and most modifier keys (e.g., function, arrow cluster) are arranged in a column on the left-hand side of the keyboard, with other functions accessible via layers triggered by combinations of multiple modifiers and/or function keys held simultaneously (similar to how Alt Gr works on ISO and ANSI layouts).Ī typical 60% board only has 26 alphabetic letters: The ten digits plus an additional six punctuation symbols available via Shift some rare examples may include lowercase letters as well. Functionality is identical to that of a Ten keyless (TKL) with most of the function keys and cursor keys (though lacking Num pad and arrow keys). There is no distinguishing characteristic outside of size and lack of numeric keypad or arrow keys, nor does it imply anything about its features.
The name refers to its dimensions in comparison to a 60% keyboard.
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