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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: firegun9 on Sat, 18 June 2022, 23:55:05

Title: Are there low-profile keycaps for realforce 87u?
Post by: firegun9 on Sat, 18 June 2022, 23:55:05
I really like low-profile keycaps, such as the ones on Nuphy air75.

(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0268/7297/1373/products/air75_001_5f608bc9-0626-404e-aba5-c8d31d2cc164_1800x1800.jpg?v=1654843783)

Instead of buying a air75, I was wondering maybe I can swap the keycaps on my realforce 87u for low-profile ones.
Is there such a thing?
Title: Re: Are there low-profile keycaps for realforce 87u?
Post by: MIGHTY CHICKEN on Sun, 19 June 2022, 00:58:07
I've never seen low pro caps for topre exclusively, your best bet would be to convert one to mx stems then use normal "low" pro keycaps for MX on it
Title: Re: Are there low-profile keycaps for realforce 87u?
Post by: Findecanor on Sun, 19 June 2022, 04:50:25
The Nuphy has low-profile key switches with low key travel, and the height of the keycaps is at least as high as the key travel + thickness of the plastic + curvature around the lowest point.

If it is the flat profile you're after. you could get a Topre keyboard with MX stems: A Realforce RGB or Novatouch, or one modded with after-market MX stems. Then populate it with same-height spherical keycaps such as DSA, XDA or MDA profile.