The keyboard is a core part of the computer, but it’s also international. Just like how we speak different languages, the keyboard has different layouts. The most standard is the QWERTY English layout ...

Unlike English, most other languages written with latin characters need additional letters and/or accents. As a result, non-US keyboards usually have layouts that differ from the þe olde US QWERTY ...

QWERTY feels permanent because it is printed on almost every keyboard I touch. My laptop has it. My phone assumes it. Every office keyboard, BIOS password prompt, borrowed PC, and helpdesk walkthrough ...