laptop keyboard

Built-in key array

A laptop keyboard is the built-in set of keys on a portable computer, distinguished from external keyboards by its compact layout and shallow key travel.

Laptop keyboards typically sacrifice the numeric keypad and reduce key spacing to fit the smaller form factor: The laptop keyboard felt cramped after years of using a full-size desktop setup.

Related
  • typingEntering text via keyboard
  • keysLock-operating instruments
  • home rowKeyboard's central letter strip
  • QWERTYDominant keyboard configuration
  • spacebarKey creating gaps

backspace · click · clatter · shortcuts · alt · delete · touchpad · wrist rest · illuminated · mechanical · membrane · tactile · enter · escape · function · caps · shift · fn key

Categories
Opposites
integration and connectivity

laptop keyboardwireless keyboard

Untethered typing peripheral

Bluetooth keyboard · USB keyboard · mechanical keyboard · ergonomic keyboard · gaming keyboard

form factor and ergonomics

laptop keyboardergonomic keyboard

Reshaped typing device for comfort

mechanical keyboard · gaming keyboard

input method

laptop keyboardtouchscreen

Input-sensitive display panel

speech-to-text · gesture control · eye tracking · speech recognition · brain-computer interface

Family

laptop, keyboard, board, boards, topped, keyed, keying, boarded, boarding

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G