HedgeHog keycaps HedgeHog is a new low-pro keycap profile by turtle-bazon . Uniform, spherical, supporting Choc and MX stems and spacings.
KBD.news Published July 18, 2025
Shared by turtle-bazon , HedgeHog is a new open-source keycap profile for various spacings and stems: low-profile, supporting both MX and Choc switches. With uniform spherical keys, cylindrical/saddle thumb keys both in 1U and 1.5U size, plus a fancy homing variant.
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Published on Fri 18th Jul 2025. Featured in KBD #195 (source ).
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