diff --git a/assets/dual_legends.png b/assets/dual_legends.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a58f8eb
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diff --git a/examples/plate_generation.scad b/examples/plate_generation.scad
index 11bdcc3..c137c99 100644
--- a/examples/plate_generation.scad
+++ b/examples/plate_generation.scad
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ include <../includes.scad>
 // plates are currently generated via the same layout arrays as layouts are.
 // just pass the layout to plate() and it'll do it's job using hull().
 // still in beta
-plate(60_percent_default_layout);
+plate(60_percent_default_layout);
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diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/keys.scad b/keys.scad
index a5d1a89..768110e 100644
--- a/keys.scad
+++ b/keys.scad
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ dcs_row(5) legend("⇪", size=9) key();
 } */
 
 // example layout
-/* preonic_default("dcs"); */
+/* preonic_default("dcs"); */
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diff --git a/src/key.scad b/src/key.scad
index c38c2a6..9823393 100644
--- a/src/key.scad
+++ b/src/key.scad
@@ -328,15 +328,17 @@ module clearance_check() {
 }
 
 module legends(depth=0) {
-  if ($front_print_legends) {
+
+  if (len($front_legends) > 0) {
     front_placement() {
-      if (len($legends) > 0) {
-        for (i=[0:len($legends)-1]) {
-          rotate([90,0,0]) keytext($legends[i][0], $legends[i][1], $legends[i][2], depth);
-        }
-      }
+      if (len($front_legends) > 0) {
+        for (i=[0:len($front_legends)-1]) {
+          rotate([90,0,0]) keytext($front_legends[i][0], $front_legends[i][1], $front_legends[i][2], depth);
+  		  }
+	    } 
     }
-  } else {
+  }
+  if (len($legends) > 0) {
     top_of_key() {
       // outset legend
       if (len($legends) > 0) {
diff --git a/src/key_layouts.scad b/src/key_layouts.scad
index ae79212..10b5630 100644
--- a/src/key_layouts.scad
+++ b/src/key_layouts.scad
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ include <layouts/60_percent/default.scad>
 include <layouts/gherkin/default.scad>
 include <layouts/gherkin/gherkin_bump.scad>
 
+include <layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6.scad>
+include <layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6_legends.scad>
+
 include <layouts/plate.scad>
diff --git a/src/key_transformations.scad b/src/key_transformations.scad
index 70e1f66..5db6780 100644
--- a/src/key_transformations.scad
+++ b/src/key_transformations.scad
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ module legend(text, position=[0,0], size=undef) {
     children();
 }
 
+module front_legend(text, position=[0,0], size=undef) {
+    font_size = size == undef ? $font_size : size;
+    $front_legends = [for(L=[$front_legends, [[text, position, font_size]]], a=L) a];
+    children();
+}
+
 module bump(depth=undef) {
     $key_bump = true;
     $key_bump_depth = depth == undef ? $key_bump_depth : depth;
diff --git a/src/layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6.scad b/src/layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6.scad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c8b14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6.scad
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+include <../layout.scad>
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_main = [
+  [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
+  [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
+  [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
+  [-1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l = [
+  [1.25, 1.25],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r = [
+  [1.25, 1.25],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1]
+];
+
+module dactyl_manuform_4x6(profile) {
+  layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_main, profile) children();
+  translate_u(3,-5) rotate([0,0,25])layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l, profile, row_override=3) children();
+  translate_u(7.75,-3.95) rotate([0,0,-25])layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r, profile, row_override=3) children();
+}
diff --git a/src/layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6_legends.scad b/src/layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6_legends.scad
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46c0ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layouts/dactyl_manuform/4x6_legends.scad
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+include <../layout.scad>
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_main = [
+  [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
+  [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
+  [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
+  [-1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l = [
+  [1.25, 1.25],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r = [
+  [1.25, 1.25],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1],
+  [-0.25, 1, 1]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_legends = [
+  ["ESC", "Q", "W", "E", "R", "T", "", "Y", "U", "I", "O", "P", "{["],
+  ["LS", "A", "S", "D", "F", "G", "", "H", "J", "K", "L", ";:", "'\""],
+  ["TAB", "Z", "X", "C", "V", "B", "", "N", "M", ",<", ".>", "/?", "\\|"],
+  ["", "", "CAPS", "T(1)", "", "", "", "", "", "T(2)", "]}", "", ""]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_front_legends = [
+  ["F1", "F2", "F3", "F4", "F5", "F6", "", "F7", "F8", "F9", "F10", "F11", "F12"],
+  ["", "", "", "", "", "PGUP", "", "", "UP", "", "", "", ""],
+  ["", "", "", "", "", "PGDN", "", "LFT", "DWN", "RHT", "", "", ""],
+  ["", "", "", "T(0)", "", "", "", "", "", "T(2)", "", "", ""]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_legends = [
+  ["~`", "LCTL"],
+  ["", "RALT", "LCMD"],
+  ["", "MEH", "T(2)"]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_front_legends = [
+  ["", ""],
+  ["", "PSC", "LCMD"],
+  ["", "", "TEMP"]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_legends = [
+  ["", "BKSP"],
+  ["", "ENTR", "CP"],
+  ["", "T(1)", "PST"]
+];
+
+dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_front_legends = [
+  ["", ""],
+  ["", "", ""],
+  ["", "TEMP", ""]
+];
+
+module dactyl_manuform_4x6_legends(profile, row_sculpting_offset=1, column_override=undef) {
+  layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_main, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_legends, front_legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_main_front_legends, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
+  translate_u(3,-5) rotate([0,0,25]) layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_legends, front_legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_l_front_legends, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
+  translate_u(7.75,-3.95) rotate([0,0,-25]) layout(dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r, profile, legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_legends, front_legends=dactyl_manuform_4x6_thumbs_r_front_legends, row_sculpting_offset=row_sculpting_offset, column_override=column_override, column_sculpt_profile="cresting_wave") children();
+}
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diff --git a/src/layouts/layout.scad b/src/layouts/layout.scad
index 19e66e4..cd3c9c2 100644
--- a/src/layouts/layout.scad
+++ b/src/layouts/layout.scad
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function double_sculpted_column(column, row_length, column_sculpt_profile) =
         1hand(column, row_length) : (column_sculpt_profile == "cresting_wave") ?
           cresting_wave(column, row_length) : 0;
 
-module layout(list, profile="dcs", legends=undef, row_sculpting_offset=0, row_override=undef, column_sculpt_profile="2hands", column_override=undef) {
+module layout(list, profile="dcs", legends=undef, front_legends=undef, row_sculpting_offset=0, row_override=undef, column_sculpt_profile="2hands", column_override=undef) {
   for (row = [0:len(list)-1]){
     /* echo("**ROW**:", row); */
     row_length = len(list[row]);
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ module layout(list, profile="dcs", legends=undef, row_sculpting_offset=0, row_ov
       // supports negative values for nonexistent keys
       if (key_length >= 1) {
         translate_u(column_distance - (key_length/2), -row) {
-          key_profile(profile, row_sculpting, column_value) u(key_length) legend(legends ? legends[row][column] : "") cherry() { // (row+4) % 5 + 1
-            $row = row;
-            $column = column;
+        
+          key_profile(profile, row_sculpting, column_value) u(key_length) legend(legends ? legends[row][column] : "") front_legend(front_legends ? front_legends[row][column] : "") cherry() { // (row+4) % 5 + 1
+          $row = row;
+          $column = column;
 
             if (key_length == 6.25) {
               spacebar() {
diff --git a/src/layouts/plate.scad b/src/layouts/plate.scad
index 6eb4208..9c93205 100644
--- a/src/layouts/plate.scad
+++ b/src/layouts/plate.scad
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ module switch_hole() {
   cube(14, center=true);
 }
 
-
 module plate(layout_object) {
   difference() {
     hull() {
       simple_layout(layout_object) unit_corners();
     }
-
     simple_layout(layout_object) switch_hole();
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/settings.scad b/src/settings.scad
index 73da391..482c061 100644
--- a/src/settings.scad
+++ b/src/settings.scad
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ $key_bump_edge = 0.4;
 // Currently does not work with thingiverse customizer, and actually breaks it
 $legends = [];
 
+//list of front legends to place on a key format: [text, halign, valign, size]
+//halign = "left" or "center" or "right"
+//valign = "top" or "center" or "bottom"
+// Currently does not work with thingiverse customizer, and actually breaks it
+$front_legends = [];
+
 // make legends outset instead of inset.
 // broken off from artisan support since who wants outset legends?
 $outset_legends = false;