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QWERTZ


The QWERTZ or QWERTZU keyboard is a typewriter and keyboard layout widely used in Central Europe. The name comes from the first six letters at the top left of the keyboard: Q, W, E, R, T, and Z.

The main difference between QWERTZ and QWERTY is that the positions of the Z and Y keys are switched (hence the nickname "kezboard"). This change was made for two major reasons:

Like in many other non-English keyboards:

Some of special key inscriptions are often changed from an abbreviation to a graphical symbol (for example caps lock becomes a hollow arrow pointing down, backspace becomes a left-pointing arrow). In German and Austrian keyboards, most of the other abbreviated labels are in German: "Ctrl" (control) is translated to its German equivalent "Strg" for , and "Delete" is abbreviated "Entf" (). "Esc" and "Enter" on the numeric keypad are not translated, however. (See: German keyboard layout#Key labels)


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