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US keyboards don't have enough keys, so I switched to Japanese
by smnrg·Apr 15, 2026·7 points·0 comments
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Repurposes unused JIS keyboard keys for Hyper modifiers and Vim navigation without layers.
Strengths
- •Physical extra keys eliminate layer-switching fatigue for modifiers and accents.
- •Works across all Apple hardware with a single JSON import.
- •Solves input-source switching friction for European language accents cleanly.
Weaknesses
- •Requires buying specific Japanese hardware to access the extra physical keys.
- •Depends entirely on Karabiner-Elements, which breaks occasionally on macOS updates.
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Target Audience
Developers and writers on macOS needing extra modifiers or European language support.
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