Key to the right of spacebar does nothing?

Framework Laptop 13 Linux
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I have a brand new Framework 13 and am brand new to Fedora Gnome. I am using the English (Dvorak) keyboard layout.

I can’t seem to figure out what the key to the right of the spacebar is supposed to do. I have determined the rest of the bottom row keys to be (from left to right) ctrl, fn, super, alt, space, ???, ctrl, arrows.

Does anyone know what this key is supposed to be?

Which Linux distro are you using? Fedora Gnome

Which release version? Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition)
(if rolling release without a release version, skip this question)

(If rolling release, last date updated?)

Which kernel are you using? I don’t know

Which BIOS version are you using? I don’t know

Which Framework Laptop 13 model are you using? (AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series, AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series, Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1, 13th Gen Intel® Core™ , 12th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™) Framework Laptop 13 AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series

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That key is the “alt gr” key (short for “alternate graphics”?) or sometimes referred to as the “right alt”. What it does depends on your keyboard layout. It works for me - I use a customized colemak-dh ortholinear layout (on ubuntu/kde/X11) and use alt gr to get charcters like ⇄ or Ω. Hold alt gr like a shift key and push another key on your key board to test.

If it does nothing after testing, try searching up “fedora gnome alt gr not working” and going from there (this may lead you to gsettings).

HTH

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It stands for Alt Graph.