It isn't easy to type "QWERTY" on a qwerty ... known as "the universal layout". And this brief struggle for market dominance in 1880s America determines the keyboard layout on today's iPads.

The QWERTY layout, which is the most common layout used in the United States, is considered to be one of the least efficient layouts. See this TechSpot feature for more "weird" keyboard layouts ...

The QWERTY layout was included in the drawing for Sholes' patent application in 1878. See keyboard, AZERTY keyboard and typewriter. QWERTY LAYOUT Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L ; ' Home Row ...

The QWERTY layout was created by Milwaukee, Wisconsin newspaper editor Christopher Latham Sholes, who began experimenting with various keyboard designs in the 1860s including a layout with only ...