# 3.3 Toggle Layers

A toggle layer is like the caps lock key. A key can become a toggle that can be in an on or off state. When toggled on, the layer will remain active until toggled off. 

### When To use

A toggle layer is a good choice if you use a layer for an extended period of time. Some good examples of toggle layers are:

* Caps layer
* Gaming layer
* A layout other than your default layout(qwerty, colemak, dvorak, etc)
* Number layer for an extended duration for excel or data entry work

### When not to use

Any other use case. Toggle layers are not used anywhere else because they slow you down by having to toggle between on and off states. If you use toggle because you find holding down a different layer activator is uncomfortable, then I would suggest moving the layer activator key to a more comfortable location.

{% hint style="info" %}
Because toggle layers are not used that often, they can be placed in further to reach keys.
{% endhint %}


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