Information about keyboard
There's no single standard dictating the number of keys, buttons, or characters on a keyboard; most companies use the PC keyboard with a total of 104 alphanumeric keys as a de facto standard. There have been many different manufacturers over the years, so the number of keys varies from model to model. On this page, we list the key counts for many of the more common types of keyboards in their respective classes. IBM/PC keyboards Original IBM PC Keyboard (1981) - 83 keys Updated IBM PC Keyboard (1984) - 84 keys AT Keyboard - 84 keys AT Enhanced Keyboard - 101 keys US Traditional Keyboard - 101 keys Enhanced European Keyboard - 102 keys Windows Keyboard - 104 keys Windows-based Laptop Keyboard - 86 keys Windows-based multimedia Keyboard - varies by how many special keys are present Apple keyboards Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - 109 keys Apple Wireless Keyboard - 78 keys Apple MacBook Air laptop - 78 keys Miscellaneous keyboards Other keyboard configurations may include more th...