Chord Modifiers¶
What are chord modifiers?
Chord modifiers are actions that change a chord when chorded at the same time as the chord input, or when pressed immediately after (arpeggiately) the chord, provided that arpeggiates are enabled.
Note
Chord modifiers are NOT the same as keyboard modifiers. Keyboard modifiers affect keys pressed on a keyboard. Those keys include CTRL, ALT, and FN. Chord modifiers affect chords.
Limitations
As of October 2025
Chord modifiers don’t work on:
CharaChorder X
CharaChorder Engine
Chord modifiers only work in English.
Capitalization¶
The capitalization modifier modifies any chord so that the first letter is capitalized on output. This modifier can be performed together with a chord or arpeggiately.
The capitalization modifier is located on the SHIFT key. In the layout editor, this key can be either “Shift Keyboard Modifier (Left)” or “Shift Keyboard Modifier (Right)”.
Note
If you have CAPS LOCK active, all letters in a chord will be capitalized except the first one when using this modifier.
Present Tense¶
The present tense modifier modifies supported chords so that they turn into their present tense variants. The word “run” would be modified into “running” and the word “work” would be turned into “working”. This modifier can be performed together with a chord or arpeggiately.
The present tense modifier has different locations depending on your device. On the CharaChorder One, this modifier is linked to the “AMBIDEXTROUS THROWOVER (LEFT)” key. On the CharaChorder Lite, it’s linked to the “NUMERIC LAYER (LEFT)” key.
Pluralizer¶
The pluralizer modifier makes supported chords plural. It will add an “s” or “es” to the end of supported chords. “Box” will turn into “boxes” and “dog” will become “dogs”. This modifier can be performed together with a chord or arpeggiately.
The pluralizer modifier has different locations depending on your device. On the CharaChorder One, it’s linked to the “AMBIDEXTROUS THROWOVER (RIGHT)” key. On the CharaChorder Lite, it’s linked to the “RIGHT SPACEBAR” key, not to be confused with the “SPACE” key.
Past Tense¶
The past tense modifier modifies supported chords so that they turn into their past tense variants. The word “run” would be modified into “ran”. The word “work” would be turned into “worked”. This modifier can be performed together with a chord or arpeggiately.
The past tense modifier has different locations depending on your device. On the CharaChorder One, it’s linked to the “NUMERIC LAYER (LEFT)” key. On the CharaChorder Lite, it’s linked to the “SPACE” key, not to be confused with the “RIGHT SPACEBAR” key.
Comparative¶
The comparative modifier modifies supported chords so that they turn into their comparative variant. “Big” becomes “bigger” and “small” turns into “smaller”. This modifier can be performed together with a chord or arpeggiately.
The comparative modifier is located on the “NUMERIC LAYER (RIGHT)” key on both the CharaChorder One and the CharaChorder Lite.