typewriter keys
Manual input mechanisms
Typewriter keys are the individual buttons pressed to print characters on a typewriter.
Each key strikes a metal type bar against an inked ribbon, leaving an impression on paper.
The arrangement of letters—QWERTY in English—was designed partly to prevent jamming by spacing common letter pairs apart.
The typewriter keys clacked rhythmically as she typed.
- spacebarKey creating gaps
- home rowKeyboard's central letter strip
- finger placementWhere to put digits
- platenPrinting press surface
- returnGo back again
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