--- title: My Experience Switching to a Split Keyboard (Corne V4) description: A software engineer shares their experience switching to the Corne V4 split keyboard after suffering from wrist and hand pain. The post covers the adjustment... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-experience-switching-to-a-split-keyboard-corne-v4--xesmkhdt3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My Experience Switching to a Split Keyboard (Corne V4) | daily.dev og:description: A software engineer shares their experience switching to the Corne V4 split keyboard after suffering from wrist and hand pain. The post covers the adjustment... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-experience-switching-to-a-split-keyboard-corne-v4--xesmkhdt3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XEsmkHdt3.png og:image:alt: My Experience Switching to a Split Keyboard (Corne V4) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My Experience Switching to a Split Keyboard (Corne V4) **[Coding with Sphere](https://daily.dev/sources/codingwithsphere)** · 14 min read · 7 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A software engineer shares their experience switching to the Corne V4 split keyboard after suffering from wrist and hand pain. The post covers the adjustment period (dropping to 15-30 WPM initially), the column-staggered layout benefits, custom key layout configuration using layers for numbers and symbols, Neovim-specific optimizations like moving Escape near home row, and the long-term outcome: eliminated wrist pain and improved typing speed by ~30 WPM. Includes honest advice on who should and shouldn't consider a split keyboard (not recommended for heavy Blender users). ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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