QWERTY

Also known as QWERTY keyboard, QWERTY layout

thumb|right|A laptop computer keyboard using the QWERTY layout thumb|right|The BlackBerry, which popularized the use of QWERTY keyboards on [[smartphones in the late-2000s]]

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QWERTY is the standard keyboard layout used on most computer keyboards and smartphones, where the letters Q, W, E, R, T, and Y appear in the top row of keys. This layout became widely used after it was popularized on typewriters and continues to be the dominant keyboard design today.

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Commons category: QWERTY keyboard layouts
inception: 1878-01-00
IPA transcription: ˈkwɚti

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History
Differences from modern layout
Substituting characters
Combined characters
Contemporaneous alternatives
Properties
Computer keyboards
Diacritical marks
Other keys and characters
Specific language variants
Multilingual variants
United Kingdom (Extended) Layout
Windows
ChromeOS
US-International
US-International in the Netherlands
Apple International English Keyboard
Canadian Multilingual Standard
Finnish multilingual
EurKEY
Alternatives
Comparison to other keyboard input systems
Half QWERTY
See also
Notes
References
External links

thumb|right|A laptop computer keyboard using the QWERTY layout thumb|right|The BlackBerry, which popularized the use of QWERTY keyboards on [[smartphones in the late-2000s]]

QWERTY ( ) is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets; the name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top letter row of the keyboard: . The design evolved for the quick typing of English on typewriters.