Fact · Typing and writing speed
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August Dvorak and William Dealey patented the Dvorak layout in 1936 as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to QWERTY for typing English.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“It was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative for typing English”
Dvorak keyboard layout (Wikipedia), Wikipedia, 2026, Lead section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article says the layout was completed in 1932 and granted U.S. patent 2,040,248 in 1936.
- What it does not show
- A patent records the inventors' claims. It is not evidence that the layout types faster.