QWERTY (/ˈkwɜːrti/) is a keyboard design for Latin-script alphabets. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top left letter row of the keyboard ( Q W E R T Y ). The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to E.

Why is QWERTY so special?

QWERTY had been the universal layout since before August Dvorak was born. Most typists trained on it. Any employer investing in a costly typewriter would naturally choose the layout that most typists could use. ... QWERTY typewriters became cheaper to produce and thus cheaper to buy.

Why is QWERTY so bad?

Moreover, QWERTY suffers from a disproportionate dependence on the left hand for much typing. Not only does the left hand do the majority of the heavy lifting, there also seems to be an imbalance amongst individual fingers, with some digits being over-utilized while others are under-utilized.