Colemak Dh Wide May 2026

After a few years on standard Colemak DH, I decided to try the mod. For those unfamiliar, Wide moves the center columns (G, H on the right; B, Y on the left?) — wait, correction: actually Wide shifts the right hand’s home row letters (H, N, E, I) one key to the right, freeing up the index columns. The goal is less lateral stretching for the index fingers and more thumb/outer-column usage.

Ask me anything about the transition or keymaps. Would you like a shorter version for social media (e.g., Mastodon / Twitter), or a guide-style post instead? colemak dh wide

Here’s a draft for a post about , written for a mechanical keyboard or ergo forum (like Reddit r/ErgoMechKeyboards or r/Colemak). You can adjust the tone depending on where you post. Title: My first week on Colemak DH Wide – thoughts so far After a few years on standard Colemak DH,