First and foremost, you must determine the profile of your switch stems, as not all brands use the same plus-shaped stem that Cherry MX switches use. Thankfully, a majority of the brands on the market use this standard, which is why we specifically focused on this profile for our roundup. These include Kailh, Gateron, Outemu, Razer, or Zealio The YMDK Shine-Through keycaps bring loads of fun color combinations to liven up your keyboard setup while also illuminating the key legends with your board’s built-in LEDs. Not only is this aesthetically pleasing but it also allows you to read your keys easier in low-light situations. This way your keyboard looks cooler and works better. Description: The Vortex Bi-Color Green is a keycap set that features a balance between green and white colors that looks aesthetic and natury. Reminds me of a long walk down a trail in the middle of a forest. The keycap set is compatible with full-size keyboards and comes in the ANSI layout, does not support ISO. The keycap set also features doubleshot PBT so you can shine your RGB lights through the keycaps in a clean way. You can find the Vortex Bi-Green on mechanicalkeyboards.com for a decent price. 19. GMK Red Samurai Custom Keycaps Photo by u/Fatboychard Counting your keys is a matter of determining whether you have a full-size, tenkeyless, or 60% keyboard. But while many insist on having a uniform set of keys, there is nothing wrong with getting a smaller key set then mixing and matching with your existent keycaps (unless, of course, they have a totally different profile).

Choosing the right keycap set is important. It changes the entire feeling and sound of your keyboard. You may have been aware that there are many different types of keycap profiles, materials and printing legends to choose from. We hope this can be a guide to assist in your hunt for the perfect choice for you. GK1 is Epomaker's proprietary keycap profile. It finds the balance between the height and the shape for an ergonomic and comfortable long-time use. The keycaps are what your going to be looking and typing on during the entire lifespan of your keyboard, so shouldn’t they be one of the nicest parts of the keyboard? One of the biggest differences between keycap profiles is whether the keycaps are sculpted or uniform. A uniform keycap has a flat surface and is not angled at all. Sculpted keycaps on the other hand, have a slight angle to help with typing to make is so you don’t need to stretch your fingers quite as far. The Razer Double-Shot keycaps are a great upgrade for anyone looking to breathe new life into their mechanical keyboard, regardless of the board’s brand. That’s because this keyboard comes with 120 keycaps in total. That means it has extra keys to support either an ANSI or ISO layout, plus standard or nonstandard bottom rows. As long as your board has Cherry profile stems, these keycaps will fit it.If you’re using a gaming keyboard and want to install a pudding keycap set on it, make sure that the set you’re buying has the right keycaps for your keyboard’s bottom row. Closing Thoughts It's a customized profile provided by the AKKO. Offers a familiar sculpted feel to cherry or cherry profile. ABS keycaps are the cheapest and most common plastic used for keycaps. ABS keycaps are mass produced because of how easily they are injection molded.

Pudding keycaps are a way to really show off your keyboards lighting. These are also doubleshot, but instead of just illuminating the legends, the light can also shine through the sides of the keycaps as well. The primary keycap size is the one used for the alphanumeric keys. These are single-unit, often shortened to “1u” keycaps. All keycap sizes derive from this basic unit. So a 1.25u keycap is one-quarter keycaps wide, while a 6.5-unit spacebar is six-and-a-half standard keycaps wide. Best Value Pudding Keycaps: XVX Pudding Keycaps offer 160-plus double-shot keys at a remarkably low price. But if you do have RGB, it’s definitely worth considering one of these keycap designs. Without RGB, a simple single-shot keycap will work perfectly well for you.

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The keycaps also are more durable, which means the legends won’t slowly disappear after some heavy use. At the end of the day, for the purpose of typing you cannot go wrong with Cherry keycap profile or the standard OEM profile. They are both sculpted, efficient, and comfortable to type on. Are Ultra Custom Keycaps Worth It?