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Ask HN: Ergonomic Keyboard for Small Hands

2 pointsby cloudedcordialover 2 years ago
Are there any ergonomic keyboards for smaller hands?<p>There&#x27;s no shortage of ergonomic keyboard recommendations from Hacker News or elsewhere on the internet. Those hardware are usually build for folks with larger hands (such as men).<p>I am a woman with smaller hands. My handspan from the tips of my thumb to the pinky is about 19cm. Most ergonomic keyboards are large: I could not just rest my hands and tap all keys without reaching. I&#x27;ve tried Microsoft&#x27;s ergonomic keyboard and keyboards (&lt;75%) ortholinear layout. From the off-the-shelf solutions, ortholinear layout works the best so far. Microsoft ergonomic keyboard is huge and I dislike it.<p>Someone told me to stay away from ergodox and kinesis especially for smaller-than-average hands.

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brianjkingover 2 years ago
Are you looking for only prebuilts? What about layout?<p>Honestly, I think the HHKB is highly ergonomic in terms of the home row&#x2F;split backspace&#x2F;control location. However, it&#x27;s not ergo in the sense of the ergodox or kinesis.<p>If you&#x27;re open to customs there&#x27;s infinite possibilities tbh.
trynewideasover 2 years ago
A company called Perixx makes ergonomic-layout keyboards in a variety of sizes: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;perixx.com&#x2F;collections&#x2F;keyboards" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;perixx.com&#x2F;collections&#x2F;keyboards</a>