Fact · Accessibility and health
CCOHS defines the neutral keyboard position as one in which the wrist is aligned straight with the forearm.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Neutral position generally means the wrist is aligned straight with the forearm”
Office Ergonomics - Keyboards, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), n.d., Keyboard position.
Open the original- What it measures
- CCOHS states this as the goal of keyboard selection and setup, and says the keyboard should let the user raise the back or front to keep the wrist neutral.
- What it does not show
- A definition of the target posture, not a measurement of symptoms. The guide does not give a numeric wrist angle.