Show HN: A 2-row, 16-key keyboard designed for smartphones
QWERTYmini Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Mobile keyboards today are almost entirely based on the 26-key, 3-row QWERTY layout. Here’s a new 2-row, 16-key alternative designed specifically for smartphones.
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The article explores the history and reasons behind the QWERTY keyboard layout, which was originally designed to prevent typewriter jams. It discusses the dominance of QWERTY despite the existence of more efficient keyboard designs, and the influence of habit and inertia in the persistence of this layout.
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