Keycaps with interchangeable tops posted by u/hunghingdailo.
KBD.news Published March 25, 2022
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I still don't like group buys so this post is not about HungHingDaiLo's GMK Zìmō set (inspired by Mahjong tiles) but the interesting keycap/artisan concept shown in the picture above.
The Monokei Collab Metal Artisan features interchangeable white tops – 白板 (White Dragon), 紅中 (Red Dragon) and 發財 (Green Dragon) in this case.
Apparently with a magnet in the middle of the keycap base, this is something I've never seen before.
There were the Filco Majestouch "patch keycaps" sporting a similar "convertible" top, announced in early 2021, but they use a different mechanism.
Let's see how these magnetic ones turn out! Until then, use this concept as a source of inspiration.
President Bob Guenser sums up the history of Signature Plastics, creator and manufacturer of keycap profiles like SA and DSA, on occasion of preparing for retirement and searching for buyer candidates.
