🌐 International Keyboard Setup (Beginner-Friendly)
If you're typing in a language other than US English, this guide will help you get set up correctly.
How Keyboards Work
When you press a key, your keyboard sends a code to the computer — not a letter, just the key's position. Your computer uses something called a locale (keyboard layout setting) to figure out what letter or symbol to show.
Different countries have different layouts, so:
The same key might type "A" on one layout, "Q" on another.
Your computer needs to know which layout you're using to translate correctly.
Matching Layouts = Correct Output
To type the correct characters:
Set your computer’s keyboard layout (locale) to match your keyboard
Set your Glove80 Layout Editor locale to the same one
✅ When both match, your keys will behave exactly as expected.
❌ If they don’t match, you might see the wrong characters when you type.
Supported Keyboard Layouts in Glove80
The Glove80 Layout Editor supports many common layouts:
en-US – US English (default)en-GB – UK Englishde-DE – German QWERTZfr-FR-AZERTY – French AZERTYfr-FR-BÉPO – French BÉPOjp-JP – Japaneseko-KR – Koreanru-RU – Russiannb-NO – Norwegian…and others
Each layout has its own set of keycodes (like DE_ for German or FR_ for French).
Example: How It Works
If your computer is set to French AZERTY and your Glove80 editor is also set to AZERTY:
Assigning a key to "A" in the layout editor will send the correct keycode
Your computer will receive that code and show "A" as expected
➡️ As long as the layout editor and computer locale match, everything "just works."
Use en-US or Your Local Layout?
Let’s say you’re in Germany. You have two options:
Option 1: Use de-DE (German Layout)
Set your computer to German
Set the Glove80 Layout Editor to de-DE
You’ll get full support for German characters like:
ß, ä, ö, ü
Everything will appear where you're used to seeing it on a German keyboard.
Option 2: Use en-US (US Layout)
Set both your computer and layout editor to en-US
Pros:
Familiar QWERTY layout
Useful if you're used to US keyboards
Cons:
German characters won't be directly available
You'll need to:
Use Windows Character Map
Enter Alt codes (e.g., Alt + 0223 for ß)
Use Macros or OS shortcuts to get the Unicode characters
Pro Tip
If you sometimes use a regular (non-Glove80) keyboard:
Match your Glove80 and computer to that layout (e.g., AZERTY, QWERTZ)
That way, switching keyboards won’t cause unexpected issues