hexed

(WIP)

A hexagonal keyboard layout based on noted/neo

You can have a closer look here: 3D model viewer

Features

• Hexagonal keys with angled home row keys (S I E, T N R)
• Stepped rows for better haptics (less fat-fingering on a smaller footprint)
• Based on noted which is optimized on 60% German and 40% English texts which itself is based on neo
• Layers for numbers/math symbols, function keys and greek letters (num, nav, 🏛️) and toggle (⮁) instead of capslock
• Arrow keys for both home rows
• 3D-printable case and key caps (with a blob of epoxy resin)
• Generated with a FreeCAD macro and a spreadsheet for fast iterations
• Designed for Kailh Choc v1 switches

For my first key cap prototypes I used an FDM printer and encased a piece of paper with resin:

Row 1

Default	Shift	Num	Nav	Greek	Key Name
Esc					Escape
^	°	^	Home		Home
z	Z	1	F1	zeta	Function 1
y	Y	2	F2	upsilon	Function 2
u	U	3	F3	upsilon	Function 3
l	L	0	F10	lambda	Function 10
f	F	≤	F11	phi	Function 11
j	J	≥	F12	iota	Function 11
´	`	≠	⏻		On / Off
⎙					Print Screen

Row 2

Default	Shift	Num	Nav	Greek	Key Name
↹					Left Tab
⇧					Left Shift
c	C	²	≡	chi	Menu
s	S	{	⬅️	sigma	Left Arrow Left
i	I	[	⬆️	iota	Left Arrow Up
a	A	4	F4	alpha	Function 4
q	Q	<	🔉	psi	Volume Down
p	P	>	🔊	pi	Volume Up
m	M	9	F9	mu	Function 9
n	N	]	⬆️	nu	Right Arrow Up
r	R	}	➡️	rho	Right Arrow Right
ß	ẞ	√	🔆	theta	Brighter
⇧					Right Shift
↹					Right Tab

Row 3

Default	Shift	Num	Nav	Greek	Key Name
Num					Left Numbers
Nav					Left Navigation
v	V	³	⬎	upsilon	Insert
x	X	×	⬇️	xi	Left Arrow Down
e	E	(	➡️	epsilon	Left Arrow Right
o	O	5	F5	omicron	Function 5
d	D	=	🔇	delta	Mute
b	B	8	F8	beta	Function 8
t	T	)	⬅️	tau	Right Arrow Left
h	H	~	⬇️	eta	Right Arrow Down
@	§	≈	🌗		Darker
Nav					Right Navigation
Num					Right Numbers

Row 4

Default	Shift	Num	Nav	Greek	Key Name
Ctrl					Left Control
€	$	€	⎉		Pause/Break
ü	Ü	⋅	⇤	upsilon	Pos1
ä	Ä	*	⇥	eta	End
ö	Ö	6	F6	omega	Function 6
w	W	7	F7	omega	Function 7
g	G	+	⇞	gamma	Page Up
k	K	÷	⇟	kappa	Page Down
%	#	%	↨		Scroll Lock
Ctrl					Right Control

Row 5

Default	Shift	Num	Nav	Greek	Key Name
„	’	„	⏪		Fast Backward
!	?	!	⏮		Previous Track
/	\	/	⏯		Play/Pause
&	|	&	⏺		Record
-	_	-	⏹		Stop
,	;	,	⏭		Next Track
.	:	.	⏩		Fast Forward

Row 6

Default	Shift	Num	Nav	Greek	Key Name
🐧					System
Alt					Left Alt
␣					Left Space
⌫					Backspace
⌦					Delete
␣					Right Space
Alt					Right Alt
🏛					Greek

Row 7

Default	Shift	Num	Nav	Greek	Key Name
⏎					Left Enter
⮁					Toggle
⏎					Right Enter