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HHKB (Happy Hacking Keyboard) Review and the Key Combinations


My Wife has given me a HHKB (Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2) as a gift to my 34-year birthday. HHKB is a mechanical keyboard for minimalists – it contains only a set of 60 keys or so.

hhkb-keyboard HHKB (Happy Hacking Keyboard) Review and the Key Combinations

HHKB Pro 2 Front View

HHKB Professional 2 PD-KB400B Black

HHKB Pro 2 Bottom View

Brand New HHKB Pro 2

HHKB Pro 2 has 2 USB slots and is connected via Mini USB

HHKB is generally the smallest among other keyboards because it contains only 60 keys or so

HHKB Pro 2 Key Combinations

The Ctr (Control) Key is above Shift Key.

  • F1 to F10 are mapped via Fn (Function Key) with 1 to 9, and 0.
  • F11 and F12 are pressed via Fn + (-) and (+) respectively.
  • Insert = Fn + |
  • Delete can also be pressed via Fn + ~
  • Backspace = Fn + Delete
  • Arrow keys: Fn + { (UP), Fn + ? (DOWN), Fn + ; (LEFT) and Fn + ” (RIGHT)
  • Home: Fn + K
  • End: Fn + <
  • Page Up: Fn + L
  • Page Down: Fn + >

And, you would need to set your keyboard to region USA otherwise, some keys are not possible e.g. \ key will be # instead in UK. As you probably can figure out, the keyboard is for heavy Linux/Unix users with the love for Vi/Vim.

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