The best ergonomic keyboard I’ve tried (and other ergonomic typing options)

While there are countless types of ergonomic keyboards, the most common are angled keyboards and split keyboards. Angled keyboards, often referred to as “Alice” style keyboards. In the world of a mechanical keyboard (named after TGR Alice), split the alphanumeric keys along the middle, placing the two halves at an angle from each other while keeping the modifier keys (backspace, enter, shift, etc.) in their standard positions. The angle between keyboards will vary, as will the number of keys, but the main constant with the Alice keyboard is that even though the two halves are separated from each other, the keyboard itself is not split. It has one bag in which all keys are kept.

Instead, a standard split keyboard does the opposite: a Standard split keyboard It will keep all the keys in their standard position (no new angles) and instead cut the entire keyboard in two, creating two distinct halves that can be moved independently of each other. Some of these keyboards will connect the two halves with a cable, while others connect them wirelessly. This usually allows the two halves to be angled, sat far apart from each other, or only one half to be used (usually for games).

And outside of all this there is also Orthogonal keyboards. On a typical keyboard, the keys are staggered rather than aligned on a perfect grid. But with an orthogonal keyboard, the keys are aligned along this grid. Although this may be more difficult to type at first, in theory it enables your fingers to move more naturally, straight up and down to reach other keys rather than at an angle. There are comfortable orthogonal and split keyboards, and keyboards that use a striking, non-standard approach instead, like the Naya Create.