Messy first draft for 30% keyboard layout

Posted on Mar 7, 2026

In preparation to build a gherkin-like board, I’m drafting a layout.

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⇧ shift
↵ return
⇪ up layer
␠ space
⌘ super
⌃ ctrl
⌥ alt
· unassigned
← ↓ ↑ → arrows
⌫ backspace
⎋ esc

L1

Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ↵
Z X C V ⎋ ␠ B N M ⌫

hold ⎋ for fn
hold ␠ for L2

L2 (up modifier, ⇪)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
` ⌘ [ ] \ ← ↓ ↑ → ↵
⌃ ⌥ - ; ' _ = , . /

cleaner idea to adjust: https://raymii.org/s/articles/Gherkin_30_key_keyboard_build_log_and_review.html