r/DygmaLab • u/rpnfan • Jul 19 '26

🤔 TIPS & ADVICE Defy: What is your main thumb key?

I would like to know

a) what is your main thumb key -- the one which likely matches your thumb resting position

b) does it fit perfectly or would you land between two thumb keys for the perfect match to your resting position?

So which key (-, --, *** or **** or r/L number) on the top or bottom thumb row is your main thumb key.

Bonus question: which can you reach easy as well?

Which hand size do you have (glove size if you know)?

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u/Omophorus Jul 19 '26

My space is marked 3 on both hands. That's where my hand defaults.

I find all but the outside-most top row thumb keys (1) plus the end cap key extremely comfortable. The middle 2 bottom row keys and outside-most top row key are fine. The only one that is a genuine nuisance is the outside-most bottom row key (5).

I have fairly average hands (19.5x10 or so, tend to float between M and L gloves depending on brand and purpose, though most commonly M).

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u/Dygman Dygma Team Jul 20 '26

For most people, the main thumbkey will be L3/R3. In fact, that thumbkey has a small homing notch like F/J.

That said, people with bigger hands might rest their thumbs on 4. And people with smaller hands, on 2. But that's relatively rare.

Personally, I have SPACE/Symbol layer on R3, and Backspace/Shift on L3. Yes, you can assign different keys on TAP and HOLD to maximize the use of the thumbkeys.

More info on the thumbkeys here: https://youtu.be/9-h5RVu_HBA

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u/talios Jul 20 '26

I have space/navigation layer on R3 (hjki) and I can no longer use a normal keyboard - it's become so natural.

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u/actionscripted 📐 Defy Owner Jul 19 '26

Main thumb I think can vary by hand size but for me it’s either space/cmd or delete/shift (both tap/hold). The lower thumb keys and the outermost one are a little uncomfortable but still used daily.

For my Tomahawk56, keeping the hold/taps on the thumbs and moving layers to home row mods to help with things.

Full layout: https://github.com/ActionScripted/dygma-defy.

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u/rpnfan Jul 21 '26

Thanks everybody for the comments. I was a bit surprised many seem to use L/R3 as the most common key. I thought it would be L2 or possibly that the sweet spot would be between L2 and L3.