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TKLish
Designed by Ming Gih-Lam, TKLish is a series of PCBs that mimic the style of a TKL keyboard.
Published January 27, 2025
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TKLish is a series of three PCBs that mimic the style of a traditional TKL (tenkeyless) keyboard. Designed and shared by Ming-Gih Lam aka dcpedit/dj_edit, the creator behind the Red Herring, IBM Mmm ortho, MidEvil, Dissatisfaction30, and many other projects.
Variants
- 80% layout with ortholinear keys (o80)
- 40% layout with ortholinear keys (o40)
- 40% layout with staggered keys (s40)
Features
- 54-69 or 87-92 keys
- MX, hotswap
- on-board STM32F072C8Tx MCU
- PCB can support up to 3 rotary encoders
- various bottom-row options
- s40 can use standard keycaps (no 40s kit required)
- s40 & o80 can utilize any ergo/ergodox kit with 1.5u modifier keys (ex. GMK Sixes, SA Carbon)
- Utilizes Unified Daughterboard (C4 version with Molex Pico-EZmate connectors)
- Vial
The author designed a stacked acrylic case for the 40% variants, but in the top photo, the PCB is housed in a Theca x Rubrehose beige case.
Resources
Published on Mon 27th Jan 2025. Featured in KBD #185 (source).
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