Left-handed keyboard
A left-handed keyboard is one with the order of key clusters reversed, i.e. the numeric keypad is on the left instead of the right, followed by the navigation cluster, and finally the alphanumeric cluster on the right. This layout is also advantageous to right-handed users, as it clears space for the mouse in the same way as a compact keyboard.
While left-handed keyboards are uncommon, several manufacturers have produced commercial left-handed keyboards, including Strong Man and Sejin Electron. The Strong Man design is still on sale today as the Datacomp-made DSI left-handed keyboard. Modular keyboards allow a single layout to be adapted to suit both left-handed and right-handed owners.
A similar arrangement can be obtained by pairing a compact or tenkeyless keyboard with a standalone numeric keypad unit, with the added advantage of conserving desk space when numeric entry is not taking place.
See: Left-handed keyboards category
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Sejin Electron SKM-1040 left-handed keyboard
DSI Modular Pro with customised position featuring a left-handed numeric keypad; full left-handed arrangement is also possible
