optimal keyboard keys

This page lays out what keys are easiest to press, this is useful for when you want to create mappings in software and you want to make them good. These are based on my own keyboard which I assume carries over to most other peoples situations, though that might not always be true.

Left Hand

FIndex finger, home position
DMiddle finger, home position
SRing finger, home position
APinky finger, home position
WRing finger, up (less stretch)
EMiddle finger, up (less stretch)
RIndex finger, up (more stretch)
QPinky finger, up
XRing finger, down (less finger bending)
CMiddle finger, down
ZPinky finger, down
VIndex finger, down (more finger bending)
GIndex finger, home row right stretch
TIndex finger, top row right stretch
BIndex finger, bottom row right stretch
2Middle finger, number row (less stretch)
3Ring finger, number row (less stretch)
4Index finger, number row
1Pinky finger, number row
SpaceThumb
L AltThumb
CapsPinky, left stretch
L ShiftPinky, left stretch down
TabPinky, left stretch up
~Pinky, far left stretch up

Right Hand

JIndex finger, home position
KMiddle finger, home position
LRing finger, home position
;Pinky finger, home position
IMiddle finger, up (less stretch)
ORing finger, up (less stretch)
UIndex finger, up (more stretch)
PPinky finger, up
/Pinky finger, down (less finger bending)
.Ring finger, down
MIndex finger, down
,Middle finger, down
NIndex finger, bottom row left stretch
HIndex finger, home row left stretch
YIndex finger, top row left stretch
8Middle finger, number row (less stretch)
9Ring finger, number row (less stretch)
0Pinky finger, number row
7Index finger, number row
'Pinky, right stretch
[Pinky, far right stretch up
\Pinky, far right stretch
]Pinky, right stretch up
EnterPinky, right stretch
R ShiftPinky, right stretch down

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