• @tankplanker
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    5 days ago

    Not within the hobby, it’s the number of keys. However, it’s not super accurate percentages. Most 40% keyboards are closer to 50% keyboards by number of keys, especially ortholinear ones.

    Key cap size is measured in u, with a normal letter being 1u, large space bar 7u, tab being 1.5u and so on.

    • @glimse
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      5 days ago

      Huh, well thanks for the correction! I’ve seen things like “tenkeyless 90%” on a description and assumed they referred to different things.

      Come to think of it…tenkeyless means no numpad…but there’s 11-17 keys on a numpad…not 10…

      • @tankplanker
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        25 days ago

        Yeah, that sort of contradiction is common in the hobby, but ten keyless is indeed no numpad, operators, and all.