Cherry: Sculpted and has grown in popularity. These are similar to the OEM profile but are lower in height and have a sharp, angular look to it. I know I talk about mechanical keyboards a lot on iMore, and I know it’s just a keyboard. But I can’t emphasize enough how satisfying it is to see my Mew and Master Ball keycaps light up from the bright RGB lighting in my Keychron Q1 Pro. In a world of tech where customization and personalization is so rare, mechanical keyboards and novelty keycaps are a breath of fresh air. This is the complete breakdown that you will need to know in search of the best keycap for you. Keycap Material All profiles are either sculpted or uniform. Sculpted keycaps are when the height and angle vary from row to row. Whereas uniform keycaps hold the same shape throughout the entire keyboard.

When shopping for keycaps there’s a lot of options regarding materials, layouts, profiles, and colors. It can be difficult to navigate through the internet to find which keycaps are best for you, especially when you don’t understand the lingo. The best keycap for your keyboard isn’t necessarily made of ABS or PBT either. Even if you are to find your desired keycap style, are these keycaps compatible with your own keyboard?As a big Pokémon fan, these keycaps allow me to customize my keyboards in ways I never thought possible. It’s dangerously addictive, and I’ve thought about putting together a full keyboard of just novelty caps, although I don’t think it would be very practical. At Wooting, we use ABS UV printed keycaps, double-shot PBT keycaps, and in some occasions dye-sublimated PBT keycaps. Keycap Profiles

The keycap profile is a reference to the keycap’s shape; typically its height and the small nuances that come with the varying profiles.Novelty: This profile doesn’t have a particular set of “rules”. They can be sculpted or uniform, and have simple legends or sophisticated art displayed on them.

John-Anthony Disotto is the How To Editor of iMore, ensuring you can get the most from your Apple products and helping fix things when your technology isn’t behaving itself.Often the right shift is a 1.75 unit instead of the standard 2.75 unit key. Moreover, depending on the variation, the right side modifier keys (alt, fn, ctrl) are 1 unit instead of the standard 1.25 unit keys. To further complicate the issue, if it’s a sculpted profile, you can’t simply use other keycaps from a different row. It’s uncommon to find these specific rows’ 1 and 1.75 unit keys in standard keycap sets. The take away DSA: Uniform and low profiled. These are low, flat keycaps that allow the keycaps to be swapped around easily thanks to its uniform profile. These are often used on non-angled keyboards. Living in Scotland, where he worked for Apple as a technician focused on iOS and iPhone repairs at the Genius Bar, John-Anthony has used the Apple ecosystem for over a decade and prides himself in his ability to complete his Apple Watch activity rings.