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Start from any layout, swap keys until it feels right, and watch the numbers change as you go. Save it and it shows up next to QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak in Compare layouts.
Finger travel150.88 msame as QWERTY
Home row36%of letters
Keys moved0from QWERTY
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My layout
Click a key, then click another to swap them.
Colour by
ANSI row-staggered: Rows offset 0.5u, 0.25u, 0.5u · 2.25u left Shift · wide single-row Enter. All 15 shapes
L pinkyL ringL middleL indexR indexR middleR ringR pinky
Moved from QWERTY
Nothing yet — click a key, then another key to swap them.
Live score
On the 1-minute test · 5,847 keystrokes · your hand profile
MetricQWERTYYoursChange
Finger travel150.88 m150.88 m—
Home row36%36%—
Same-finger pairs7.9%7.9%—
Hand alternation55%55%—
Left / right hand55% / 45%55% / 45%—
Work per finger
bar = yours · line = QWERTY
Same-finger pairs
most common in the text
ED×59UN×27UM×27DE×18RT×17OL×16
Two different keys in a row on the same finger. Fewer is faster.
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