Tiwaz Timo 's Tiwaz is an ortho split gaming keyboard with joysticks and gaskets.
KBD.news Published June 2, 2026
The Tiwaz , shared by Timo (aka tstrube/Breschtling ) is an ortholinear split keyboard with dual joystick setup, gasket-mounted plate and hot-swappable switches. Each half works standalone as well, as a one-handed controller or macropad.
The defining feature are the joysticks. They can operate as regular analog gampead sticks, digital buttons, or mouse input, and use ribbon cables to connect to the PCB – Timo.
There are multiple options including solder pads that allow access to the joysticks pins for custom applications.
Specs
76 keys (7x5+3 ortho split)
MX switches , hotswap
on-board RP2040 MCU
joystick (Alps Alpine RKJX21224001 )
per-key RGB
3D-printed case
QMK/Vial
Resources
Published on Tue 2nd Jun 2026. Featured in KBD #212 (source ).
Related ScottoCMD – a handwired ortholinear keyboard by
u/Joe_Scotto . With open-source 3D printed case.
A clean ultra-low profile ortho split design by @ak1_foo – with Kailh X-switches and only 7.3mm overall height.
Pi5 is a monoblock angled ortho keyboard open sourced by
ihihbs .
This
TypeMatrix may be the first keyboard using the term "ortholinear". (Not the first ortho one ofc.)
Yakamoz is a 50-key ortholinear keyboard by
Özkan Çelik – it comes with an OLED display, buzzer, optional trackball and RGB underglow.
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