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Glyph

An open-source split with joysticks, shared by hex4: Glyph.

KBD.news
Published August 25, 2025

The [glyph], an ergo split designed from scratch, was released by hex4/hexatron4. It features a joystick and 6 RGB LEDs on each side, all powered by two Raspberry Pi Picos running QMK firmware.

I had designed a macropad before, but this was my first "real" keyboard project - I learned a lot! The entire process, from sketches to flashing firmware, is documented on the github repo – hex4.

The main gimmick is a joystick next to each thumb switch that acts as a way to switch layers, run macros, and navigate documents.

Features

• 38 keys (6x3+1)
• MX, hotswap
• Raspberry Pi Pico controllers
• COM-09032 joystick
• 3D-printed case
• QMK firmware

Demo video

Resources

• https://github.com/Hex-4/glyph

Published on Mon 25th Aug 2025. Featured in KBD #197 (source).

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