{"id":316,"date":"2012-01-21T19:55:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T00:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=316"},"modified":"2012-01-07T20:15:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T01:15:29","slug":"differences-between-the-us-and-uk-computer-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/differences-between-the-us-and-uk-computer-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences Between the US and UK Computer Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday<\/a> Erin took you through the signs and symbols that you will find on your computer keyboard. \u00a0She even explained the name for each symbol. Another element she mentioned is that there are different keyboards for different countries.<\/p>\n

If you have ever sat down at a computer whilst in the United Kingdom and tried to type an email, you probably ran into a few frustrations. That\u2019s because the UK keyboard, while very similar to the American one, has a few differences.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom and Ireland use a keyboard layout based on the 48-key version defined in British Standard BS 4822. I\u2019ve included the American keyboard and the UK keyboard below, so you can take a look at the differences. To be honest, the differences are so few and minor that identifying them might feel a bit like some of those \u201cspot 5 differences\u201d images you may have completed as a kid.<\/p>\n

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United States Keyboard<\/p><\/div>\n

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United Kingdom Keyboard<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve included a list of the main differences below for you but one of the first differences you might have seen is that the UK enter key is a little bit bigger. You might have also noticed that some of our symbols are in different places. The one people notice the most are the \u201c@\u201d symbol, which is to the left of the enter key. While the quotation mark makes it way over to above the number 2.<\/p>\n

The pound symbol, which we actually call a hash rather than pound, is also moved closer to the enter key giving us a space for the currency symbol of the British Pound.<\/p>\n

Main differences between a US and UK keyboard:<\/span><\/p>\n