How many keys does a standard piano have?
Music easy Data from 2024
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The answer
88 keys
Roughly 88.
A standard piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black, spanning just over seven octaves. The range was fixed in the late 1800s because it covers essentially everything the human ear perceives as distinct musical pitch.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Steinway & Sons technical specifications |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | keys |
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