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What is an 80% Mechanical Keyboard?

A 80% keyboard is a term used to describe a specific layout and size of mechanical keyboard.

The 80% layout is more commonly known as the tenkyeless or TKL mechanical keyboard layout and.

The TKL mechanical keyboard or 80% layout has around 87-keys, including arrow keys, functions keys and navigation keys with no numeric keypad.

Examples of 80% Mechanical Keyboards