diff --git a/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/combos.dtsi b/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/combos.dtsi
index 3e0db3e..f9caef5 100644
--- a/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/combos.dtsi
+++ b/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/combos.dtsi
@@ -4,18 +4,15 @@
 #define NAV 1
 #define SPL 2
 #define SPR 3
-#define NUM 4
               
 //pseudo-mod-keys
 #define SPL_KEY 26
 #define SPR_KEY 23
-#define NUM_KEY 26
 #define NAV_KEY 45
 
 //timing
 #define FAST_TAP 60
 #define FAST_IDLE 180
-
 #define SLOW_TAP 60
 #define SLOW_IDLE 180
 
@@ -37,8 +34,9 @@
   │  0   1   2   3   4 │ │  5   6   7   8   9 │
   │ 10  11  12  13  14 │ │ 15  16  17  18  19 │
   │ 20  21  22  23  24 │ │ 25  26  27  28  29 │
-  ╰───────────╮ 30  31 │ │ 32  33 ╭───────────╯
-              ╰────────╯ ╰────────╯            */
+  │ 30  31  32  33  34 │ │ 35  36  37  38  39 │
+  ╰───────╮ 40  41  42 │ │ 43  44  45 ╭───────╯
+          ╰────────────╯ ╰────────────╯         */
 
 / {   
     combos {
@@ -46,11 +44,12 @@
 
         /*              left hand symbols
         ╭────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────────╮ 
+        │ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │ 
         │  !   }   ]   )   % │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │  
-        │  +   {   [   (   = │ │ __  __  XX  __  __ │
+        │  +   {   [   (   = │ │ __  XX  __  __  __ │
         │  *   #   \   /   @ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │
-        ╰───────────╮  __ __ │ │ __  __ ╭───────────╯
-                    ╰────────╯ ╰────────╯            */
+        ╰───────╮ __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __ ╭───────╯
+                ╰────────────╯ ╰────────────╯        */
         COMBO(l_excl, &clh SPL EXCL, SPL_KEY 10, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
         COMBO(l_rbrc, &clh SPL RBRC, SPL_KEY 11, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
         COMBO(l_rbkt, &clh SPL RBKT, SPL_KEY 12, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
@@ -70,11 +69,12 @@
 
         /*             right hand symbols
         ╭────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────────╮
+        │ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │ 
         │ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ |   &   _   <   >  │
-        │ __  __  XX  __  __ │ │ =   __  __  ?   -  │
+        │ __  __  __  XX  __ │ │ =   __  __  ?   -  │
         │ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  $   ~   ^   `  │
-        ╰───────────╮  __ __ │ │ __  __ ╭───────────╯
-                    ╰────────╯ ╰────────╯            */
+        ╰───────╮ __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __ ╭───────╯
+                ╰────────────╯ ╰────────────╯        */
         COMBO(r_pipe, &clh SPR PIPE, SPR_KEY 15, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
         COMBO(r_amps, &clh SPR AMPS, SPR_KEY 16, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
         COMBO(r_under, &clh SPR UNDER, SPR_KEY 17, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
@@ -86,28 +86,7 @@
         COMBO(r_dllr, &clh SPR DLLR, SPR_KEY 36, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
         COMBO(r_tilde, &clh SPR TILDE, SPR_KEY 37, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
         COMBO(r_caret, &clh SPR CARET, SPR_KEY 38, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-        COMBO(r_grave, &clh SPR GRAVE, SPR_KEY 39, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-        
-        COMBO(r_under2, &clh SPR UNDER, SPR_KEY 27, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-
-        /*              numbers
-        ╭────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────────╮
-        │  5   6   7   8   9 │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │
-        │  0   1   2   3   4 │ │ __  XX  __  __  __ │
-        │ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │
-        ╰───────────╮  __ __ │ │ __  __ ╭───────────╯
-                    ╰────────╯ ╰────────╯            
-        COMBO(l_five, &clh NUM N5, NUM_KEY 10, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_six, &clh NUM N6, NUM_KEY 11, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_seven, &clh NUM N7, NUM_KEY 12, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_eight, &clh NUM N8, NUM_KEY 13, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_nine, &clh NUM N9, NUM_KEY 14, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_zero, &clh NUM N0, NUM_KEY 20, FAST_TAP, FAST_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_one, &clh NUM N1, NUM_KEY 21, FAST_TAP, FAST_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_two, &clh NUM N2, NUM_KEY 22, FAST_TAP, FAST_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_three, &clh NUM N3, NUM_KEY 23, FAST_TAP, FAST_IDLE)
-        COMBO(l_four, &clh NUM N4, NUM_KEY 24, FAST_TAP, FAST_IDLE)
-        */
+        COMBO(r_grave, &clh SPR GRAVE, SPR_KEY 39, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)        
 
         //fast nav combos
         COMBO(nav_ret, &clh NAV RET, NAV_KEY 23, SLOW_TAP, SLOW_IDLE)
diff --git a/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/ergoalex.keymap b/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/ergoalex.keymap
index 2d0a4b4..37cc341 100644
--- a/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/ergoalex.keymap
+++ b/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/ergoalex.keymap
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 #define NAV 1
 #define SPL 2
 #define SPR 3
-#define NUM 4
-#define SYS 5
+#define SYS 4
 
 #define TAP 280
 #define IDLE 200
@@ -122,16 +121,6 @@
             >;
         };
 
-        num_layer {
-            bindings = <
-                ___     ___     ___      ___     ___        ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
-                &kp N5  &kp N6  &kp N7   &kp N8  &kp N9     ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
-                &kp N0  &kp N1  &kp N2   &kp N3  &kp N4     ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
-                ___     ___     ___      ___     ___        ___  ___  ___  ___  ___
-                                ___      ___     ___        ___  ___  ___
-            >;
-        };
-
         sys_layer {
             bindings = <
                 ___           ___           ___           ___           ___               ___          ___  ___  ___  ___
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c62fd3c..f5287a0 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -5,37 +5,33 @@
 If you are here for the combo-layer hybrid implementation, jump to [keymap](https://github.com/sashalex007/ergo_alex_zmk/blob/main/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/ergoalex.keymap) and [combos](https://github.com/sashalex007/ergo_alex_zmk/blob/main/config/boards/shields/ergoalex/combos.dtsi)
 
 ```
+
                left hand symbols
 ╭────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────────╮ 
+│ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │ 
 │  !   }   ]   )   % │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │  
-│  +   {   [   (   = │ │ __  __  XX  __  __ │
+│  +   {   [   (   = │ │ __  XX  __  __  __ │
 │  *   #   \   /   @ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │
-╰───────────╮  __ __ │ │ __  __ ╭───────────╯
-            ╰────────╯ ╰────────╯            
+╰───────╮ __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __ ╭───────╯
+        ╰────────────╯ ╰────────────╯        
 
               right hand symbols
 ╭────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────────╮
+│ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │ 
 │ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ |   &   _   <   >  │
-│ __  __  XX  __  __ │ │ =   __  __  ?   -  │
+│ __  __  __  XX  __ │ │ =   __  __  ?   -  │
 │ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  $   ~   ^   `  │
-╰───────────╮  __ __ │ │ __  __ ╭───────────╯
-            ╰────────╯ ╰────────╯           
-
-                   numbers
-╭────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────────╮
-│  5   6   7   8   9 │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │
-│  0   1   2   3   4 │ │ __  XX  __  __  __ │
-│ __  __  __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │
-╰───────────╮  __ __ │ │ __  __ ╭───────────╯
-            ╰────────╯ ╰────────╯           
+╰───────╮ __  __  __ │ │ __  __  __ ╭───────╯
+        ╰────────────╯ ╰────────────╯        
 
                    nav/edit
 ╭─────────────────────╮ ╭────────────────────╮
+│ __  __  __  __  __  │ │ __  __  __  __  __ │
 │ esc cut cpy pst cmt │ │ pup wlf up wrt __  │
 │ sft __  bsp ret __  │ │ hm  lf  dn rt  end │
 │ __  __  __  tab __  │ │ pdn __  __  __ __  │
-╰───────────╮  __ __  │ │ XX  __ ╭───────────╯
-            ╰─────────╯ ╰────────╯ 
+╰───────╮ __  __  __  │ │ __  __  XX ╭───────╯
+        ╰─────────────╯ ╰────────────╯        
 
 XX = modifer
 cmt = code comment