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where should I go for key caps? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by giantofthenorth@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml
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I'm new to really getting into customizing a mech keyboard, I just got the glorious gmmk.

But I don't really know where to go for good key caps. I kind of want see through purple ones but I can't find any in stock anywhere and I've looked through drop but all of the key caps are just not very good looking.

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[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sadly its so hard to get first party caps that I have mostly given up and just buy clones from Aliexpress.

I have purchased from the following Aliexpress stores:

[–] epailon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I got the dots from GMK-Key and the dots are offset from center a bit. It’s annoying but not a deal breaker I guess.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I got some Geoma clones and they have a few little errors but I could live with them.

[–] orionstein@orzen.games 4 points 2 years ago

See through caps are not going to be very popular. I would usually go for gmk, crp, or kat keycaps, but there won't really be anything see through with those

[–] Tatters 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ANSI or ISO? There is far more choice with ANSI.

I recommend Etsy for custom made/bespoke and unusual keycaps.

[–] giantofthenorth@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ANSI.

I don't particularly need a bunch of really unique key caps I pretty much just want something that looks good and goes well with black and i haven't had luck so far.

[–] Tatters 2 points 2 years ago

You can get plainer key caps on Etsy too. I bought a set with half the caps blue and half white. There was lots of choices of colour from that seller.