Miryoku keyboard layout
Shares rank 5 of 7 keyboard layouts by recommenders
Free, well-maintained layout optimized for small keyboards and liked for being easy to modify. Critics call it arbitrary and dislike its one-hand navigation layer.
Free, well-maintained layout optimized for small keyboards and liked for being easy to modify. Critics call it arbitrary and dislike its one-hand navigation layer.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not 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.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Optimized for small keyboards
“Worth checking out the miryoku layout, which is optimized for small keyboards”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “One Handed Keyboard” “a well maintained layout for small keyboards”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “My coworker's 36 key Corne open-source keyboard setup” Solid, well-maintained layout
“a well maintained layout for small keyboards”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “My coworker's 36 key Corne open-source keyboard setup” “Miryoku is a solid layout.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “My coworker's 36 key Corne open-source keyboard setup”
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 | — | — |
| Miryoku keyboard layoutThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I found this to be annoying since some actions like entering and using a navigation layer can be done on 1 hand.”
“I code a lot and find that its layout would not suit me.”
“I'd definitely recommend Miryoku for those starting out. You're then free to make any modifications to suit your preferences.”
“Miryoku's layout looks pretty arbitrary, as is any other <60% setup”
“Miryoku is a solid layout.”
“a well maintained layout for small keyboards”
“Worth checking out the miryoku layout, which is optimized for small keyboards”
“Miryoku is a fairly common micro-keyboard layout”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.