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5 surprising facts about keyboard layout designs worldwide

The QWERTY layout was designed to prevent typewriters from jamming.

AZERTY is commonly used in France and Belgium for typing French.

The Dvorak layout minimizes finger movement for faster typing.

Germany uses the QWERTZ layout, swapping the 'Y' and 'Z' keys.

Switching to alternative layouts like Dvorak can require extensive relearning.


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