On a standard QWERTY keyboard, 'E' is to the immediate right of the 'W' key. Important PointsQWERTY Keyboard:QWERTY is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top left letter row of the keyboard (Q W E R T Y). The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to E Remington and Sons in 1873. It became popular with the success of the Remington No. 2 of 1878 and remains in ubiquitous use.