Engram keyboard layout
Shares rank 5 of 7 keyboard layouts by recommenders
People recommend Engram for its thoughtful layers, home row mods and timings, and for reduced finger travel that feels more natural on the arms.
People recommend Engram for its thoughtful layers, home row mods and timings, and for reduced finger travel that feels more natural on the arms.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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Other keyboard layouts people recommend
The four most recommended other keyboard layouts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dvorak keyboard layout | 11 | 4 | 73% | 5 | 25 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Colemak keyboard layout | 7 | 7 | 50% | 6 | — | — |
| EurKEY keyboard layout | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Clearflow keyboard layout | 6 | 1 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| Engram keyboard layoutThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the "primitives" and thought put on this layout, from home row mods timings, pinch movements, mouse layer, symbol layer etc really helped me”
“This seems like an insane waste to me. Especially the ones on the lower row. For me it is the strongest position.”
“Just a layout of medium shittness, there are hundrends of them over here.”
“I dislike the middle columns so I think this is quite a cool idea.”
“The braces being so far and tucked away make it really bad for c like languages”
“A civilized language deserves a civilized layout”
“The reduced finger travel and more natural arm positioning have already made a noticeable difference.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.