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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: mcgci5450 on Mon, 09 April 2012, 21:04:28

Title: What are key cap legends?
Post by: mcgci5450 on Mon, 09 April 2012, 21:04:28

Sorry I know this is sort of a noob question but what are key cap legends? Also what is the importance of custom legends like I have seen some people talking about?

Title: What are key cap legends?
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 09 April 2012, 21:18:23

The legends refer to what's printed(etched, etc) on the keycap. Normally it's the font used that's the issue, though they can also refer to the symbols for the modifiers, etc.

Many people are worried about this, as the current fonts from Signature plastics (called SP here) are "ugly" or unpopular. There is some money and effort going into recreating the font and legends from the vintage cherry doubleshot keycaps, as people prefer it aesthetically.

For example, I might say that I prefer to have legends on my A-Z keys, but I prefer unlegended modifiers (capslock, spacebar, etc)

There exist relegendable keycaps, where you can print out the legend on a piece of paper, and put it under a window, so the key can have any legend you want.

Title: What are key cap legends?
Post by: mcgci5450 on Mon, 09 April 2012, 21:33:09

Thank you for the great explanation, now I also know why legends kept being brought up in the group buys section.

Title: What are key cap legends?
Post by: darksakul on Mon, 23 April 2012, 13:12:46

Quote from: ripster;572015

I thought they were talking about ME!

Sent From Brother Ripster's iPad

LOL.

I would add more but Dorkvader covered the topic perfectly.