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Miryoku is an ergonomic, minimal, orthogonal, and universal keyboard layout.

28 mentions on Hacker News by 18 people: 5 stories, 23 comments · first 2020-06-13 · latest 2025-12-29

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  1. For reference: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by Philpax · 2025-12-29 · in My coworker's 36 key Corne open-source keyboard setup
  2. …something more weird but still fully featured, Miryoku is a fairly common micro-keyboard layout, https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku . Why? Well, I really admire Jonas Heitala's documentation of his journey to find a layout that fit…
    comment by sweettea · 2025-11-11 · in Toucan Wireless Split Keyboard with Touchpad
  3. …of this. It looks crazy, but you can get used to it really quickly, or alter it to your own taste. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by cbm-vic-20 · 2025-03-04 · in Show HN: Bayleaf – Building a low-profile wireless split keyboard
  4. …yes, but I also find using a qwerty keyboard uncomfortable now. Plus the keyboards are cool. [1] https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by sagarm · 2025-01-04 · in Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard
  5. …layer you want (I prefer Dvorak), but with quick access to modifier keys and additional layers. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by neodymiumphish · 2024-11-28 · in The Cybershard Keyboard Layout
  6. I believe that https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku should be mentioned here.
    comment by kugla · 2024-04-29 · in Principles for Keyboard Layouts (2022)
  7. …which turns the left half into a number pad. Practical (once you get used to it) and portable. [1] https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by monooso · 2023-09-27 · in My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards
  8. …your hand). For an example of "36 keys ... how", I think the popular miryoku layout is fascinating. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku/tree/master/docs/re... -- Often, mnemonics for particular keys aren't all that complicated.
    comment by rgoulter · 2023-09-05 · in ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard
  9. …to meet all my needs. It was kind of designed around emacs, so modifier keys are well supported. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by tsuujin · 2023-05-21 · in KLOR – A 36-42 keys column-staggered split keyboard
  10. Check out the Miryoku layout ( https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku ). I use a modified version. For me, that keypress is inner-right-thumb, right index, middle, and pink pressing homerow keys, and the key above my left index.
    comment by iterati · 2023-05-21 · in KLOR – A 36-42 keys column-staggered split keyboard
  11. …to use. A mnemonic keyboard layout keeps it intuitive. The Miryoku layout is a popular choice: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku As a Dvorak user, here's mine: https://github.com/1MachineElf/qmk_firmware/tree/_sb4dv/keyb...
    comment by 1MachineElf · 2023-05-21 · in KLOR – A 36-42 keys column-staggered split keyboard
  12. …only 36 keys. "Miryoku is an ergonomic, minimal, orthogonal, and universal keyboard layout." [1] https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by 7839284023 · 2023-02-26 · in Making a keyboard layout
  13. …right side that kinda just bring back the punctuation I'd say if you look at a layout like miryoku https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku .. in miryoku, the [] keys are one row up from home row, accessed on a layer. Whereas, putting []…
    comment by rgoulter · 2023-01-13 · in Yet another keyboard post, or, introducing ErgoNICE
  14. …interesting way. Although not related to chorded-input like Plover uses, I'd suggest something like https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by rgoulter · 2023-01-08 · in Plover: free, open-source stenography engine
  15. …keyboards exist. As well as enter/backspace/delete, it's also useful to have esc/tab near spacebar. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku e.g. A popular off-the-shelf keyboard which supports this layout https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/ >…
    comment by rgoulter · 2022-12-26 · in Moving the Ctrl Key
  16. I have found the Miryoku layout extremely well-thought and easy to use - https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku It has six or seven layers, and aggressively uses home-row mods.
    comment by yewenjie · 2022-08-30 · in Programming on 34 Keys
  17. …keymap itself is pretty straightforward. As rgoulter guessed it's just a modification of Miryoku ( https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku ), with some tweaks I made to keep functionally similar layers "together". E.g. the mouse key and…
    comment by mrtedbear · 2022-08-28 · in The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
  18. One of the most popular layouts along these lines is the miryoku layout https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku To me the key concepts behind this are: - Home Row modifiers: putting Shift, Ctrl, Gui, Alt behind tap-hold functionality on…
    comment by rgoulter · 2022-08-28 · in The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
  19. …you can make 3-5 keyboards for that amount of money. I suggest to use the Miryoku[1] layout. [1]: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by ProZsolt · 2022-08-20 · in I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanical keyboard
  20. …layout. In this way every symbol is near the home row [0]: https://github.com/foostan/crkbd [1]: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku
    comment by ProZsolt · 2022-05-21 · in Building my first mechanical keyboard
  21. …has six layers and home row modifiers (Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Super all as tap dance keys on home rows). https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku Before QMK, I used Kmonad and Keyd for getting these advanced features on any keyboard.…
    comment by yewenjie · 2022-04-24 · in Tell HN: Have just discovered that I can use any key as Ctrl on my keyboard\
  22. …1). There are more commonly efforts around dedicated layouts for compact boards, like [Miryoku]( https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku ). You will find a ton of bespoke layouts though. https://configure.zsa.io/ergodox-ez/layouts/Qa34z/la…
    comment by gabetax · 2021-04-13 · in Dvorak vs Colemak (2010-2020)
  23. …fancy keyboard behaviours? The miryoku layout has a lot of very good ideas that are worth copying. https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku/blob/master/README....
    comment by rgoulter · 2021-04-13 · in Dvorak vs Colemak (2010-2020)