Jannik Wibker's 40% ortho layout with custom xkb layout

Author: JannikWibker

Non-split ortholinear-staggered NIU Mini with QWERTY legends.

The reason many keys are laid out as they are is to make it comfortable to access the most used keys with either both hands or sometimes only one hand on the keyboard. Most of the special characters that aren't normally part of qwerty are not going to be implemented on a keyboard level, they require a custom xkb layout

Keyboard
Keyboard NameNIU Mini
StaggerOrtholinear
Key Count47
SplitNo ❌
Rotary Encoder(s)No ❌
Firmware(s)QMK
Keymap
Base Layout(s)QWERTY
Language(s)English
Letter(s) on thumbNo ❌
Layer Count12
Firmware Features
Home Row ModsNo ❌
CombosNo ❌
Tap DanceNo ❌
Auto ShiftNo ❌
Use Case
OSLinux, MacOS
Special Keybinding SchemesVim
Links
Keymap Folderhttps://github.com/JannikWibker/qmk_niu_mini_keymap
Write-Uphttps://github.com/JannikWibker/qmk_niu_mini_keymap/blob/master/readme.md