Peter Jang's 36-key beginner-friendly keyboard layout

Author: peterxjang

Split columnar-staggered Gergo with QWERTY legends.

Nearly every key towards the middle of a standard keyboard are kept at their original positions. All relocated keys stay on the same hand. The layout doesn't overload any commonly used letter keys. There are only 2 additional layers (and all the commonly used symbols are on the first layer).

Keyboard
Keyboard NameGergo
StaggerColumnar
Key Count36
SplitYes ✅
Rotary Encoder(s)No ❌
Firmware(s)QMK
Keymap
Base Layout(s)QWERTY
Language(s)English
Letter(s) on thumbNo ❌
Layer Count3
Firmware Features
Home Row ModsNo ❌
CombosNo ❌
Tap DanceNo ❌
Auto ShiftNo ❌
Use Case
OSMacOS
Special Keybinding SchemesVim
Links
Keymap Folderhttps://github.com/peterxjang/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/gergo/keymaps/peterxjang
Write-Uphttps://peterxjang.com/blog/designing-a-36-key-custom-keyboard-layout.html