# 1. Introduction (Version 2021-09-11)

Thank you for purchasing a dactyl manuform keyboard. The user guide will be continuously updated. 

Please make sure you selected the correct keyboard version on the left. Version refers to the date of shipment. For example, Version 2021-06-24 refers to any keyboard shipped from 2021-06-24 to 2021-09-11. Version 2021-09-11, the most current version, refers to any keyboards shipped after 2021-09-11.

1.1 Default keymap for the dactyl manuform 5x6 with 6 keyed thumb cluster

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1.2 Default keymap for the dactyl manuform 5x6 with 5 keyed thumb cluster

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1.3 Default keymap for the dactyl manuform 5x6 with 3 keyed thumb cluster

{% hint style="info" %}
For the 3 keyed thumb cluster keyboards, the keymap for the thumb cluster in QMK corresponds to a keyswitch at a different position on your keyboard. Figure 1 shows that the physical keys for the thumb cluster is shifted by 1 key towards the right compared to the QMK keymap. Below presents the same idea in a different format:

QMK Keymap:                                    MO(2) -- Space -- Backspace

Physical Keyboard:   Backspace -- MO(2) -- Space
{% endhint %}

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