Keycaps

Discover the perfect keycaps for your mechanical keyboard. From different profiles (OEM, Cherry, SA) to materials (ABS, PBT) and stunning designs, find comprehensive guides and reviews.

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Keycap Reviews
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Profile Guides
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Design Sets

Keycaps are the cheapest way to change how a keyboard looks and one of the more effective ways to change how it sounds. They are also where people most often buy the wrong thing, because compatibility depends on details that are easy to miss until the set arrives.

Two things define a set. Material is usually ABS or PBT: ABS is smoother and develops a shine with use, PBT is more textured and resists shine for years. Our ABS vs PBT guide covers which is worth paying for. Profile is the shape and height of the caps, and it changes both typing feel and sound more than most people expect. The keycap profile guide walks through every common profile, and we cover the most common one in detail in the OEM profile guide.

Before ordering, check your bottom row. Compact boards frequently use non-standard sizes for the modifier keys and the right shift, and a set that fits a full-size board will leave gaps on a 65%. Count the keys and compare against the set’s kit list rather than assuming.

If you want something no manufacturer sells, 3D printed keycaps are more accessible than they used to be, though the surface finish still lags behind injection moulding.