"Why are you buying them?" *sweats nervously in empty wallet*

I would like to point out that ABS plastic is usually double shot nowadays because of the plastic being easier to mold and while there are some PBT keycaps that are double shot, most are dye sublimated, because of the plastic being harder to mold. PBT is also more prone to warping issues with the longer keycaps while ABS keycaps don't usually have this problem, they do shine faster than PBT.

I wish XDA were more common, especially in darker sets, uniform height suits me best but since I can't get what I want I live with cherry or KAT.

I’ve never seen so much relevant info on keycaps in one video before. Thanks for this! One profile you missed that I love: NP

this video is very informative and literally had everything in one place. I'll recommend this video to my friends that interested in mechanical keyboard!

You should really mention that if the switches have pins in the bottom/LED's on the top (north facing), most Cherry keycaps will interfere with a lot of switches. This can easily be circumvented by buying long pole switches (like the Akko CS series, or KTT Roses), or south facing keyboards (like the KBD67 Lite, Ikki68 Aurora and a plethora of other enthusiast boards) if you want to avoid the chance of interference as much as possible. Although south-facing boards are slowly getting cheaper, most keyboards that are into the 100 dollar range (exc: Keychron K series, Iqunix M80/L80's, and a lot of gaming oriented keyboards) have north-facing switches. So, it's still something to note for the would-be keyboard enthusiast.

I've been using the SA profile for a while and a wrist rest definitely helps with the typing angle that the keycaps present. All of this information is really nice, thanks for this!

Be aware if you do get Cherry profile and your keyboard has north facing led's there is a chance that there'll be interference between the switch and keycap but this isn't always the case some switches like all variants of Gateron yellows and all akko switches don't have this problem (there are more switches that don't have this problem but these are the only ones I know of) and the keycap thickness also plays a factor so if your keyboard is north facing I suggest you avoid Cherry just to be safe unless you have one of the switches listed above

By far, the best keycap profile explanation on the internet! Beautiful presenter, knowledgeable, smart and outspoken! You girl have everything! Amazing! New subscriber instantly!

So I know no one asked, but I will tell you my story. So I have a Varmillo Vintage days without the numpad, and at first I really loved it, with the keycaps being so delicious (visually, I wanted to eat them), they are soo crisp. But I was constantly hitting random buttons, missing keys. And so I thought that maybe I need time to adapt to it, maybe I will be better, it’s just the habbit, isn’t it. My hands are quite big, and I previously really enjoyed typing on mac keyboards and one very flat one from logitech. So I went and bought a cheap xda keycaps on aliexpress, and oh boy why didnmt I do that earlier. The area of the keycap is ever so slightly bigger than the original keycaps I had, but now I don’t miss the keys, and the fingertips feel like they belong in the cap. In other words, it is just what I needed, I needed a flatter keyboard. Of course there are other profiles and I think I will go through some of them in the coming years, but I am glad I did that first step and tried something new. I also use mac, and russian layout. Fortunately for me I know all the keys by heart, so I can type regardless of the type face, but you might want to pay closer attention to what you are actually buying. And for some reason, even though there are no russian letters now on the keyboard, I type faster and more confident if I look at the keyboard. I just “see” where the russian letters are by looking at the english ones, weird, but you might experience something like that if you have a good memory of the layout. Good luck to anyone who made it that far :)

Also If your PCB is north facing there may be some interference with cherry keycaps So it's best to check if they work

Great job covering lots of the less common keycap profiles, very helpful for me!

I have a GMMK pro and I use Mechkey Alpha's black blank PBT keycaps, they're slightly darker than glorious keycaps but exactly the same material and profile, they look so good.

Me with my beginner RK61 in hand, completely overwhelmed: I guess you can wait a couple more months bud

3 days ago i never even knew about custom keyboards now every video youtube recommends is on the subject

this was way more in-depth than I had anticipated. great work! will be referring back to this for sure

I would add one more point if possible: xda has equal height for each keycap

I just bought and already thinking of keycaps to try, this video really helped a lot in educating myself. Thank you. You earned my subscription!

thank you for your detail explanation. and your English is very easy to listen for non-native me. now im thinking of my next keycaps cherry or xda ...

I bought a set of MT3 Susuwatari keys and my fingers just LOVE them.

Just got my raise a few days ago, and i'm super happy! Still getting used to using it in split mode. Its the best keyboard ive owned so far!

don't avoid high profile keycaps, just get a wrist rest. the high profile keycaps (e.g. SA) have a deeper sound which is really nice. i find SA easier to type on that other styles because they curve with the way fingers move.

I got low profile Choc switches and I'm pretty happy.

wow even as an enthusiast I never new how many keycap profiles there actually are, I must say my favorite keycap set is my GMK Pulse Mitolet set

I don't truly understand why many manufacture's forget about the Spanish Latam layout. *Stress intensifies*

I'm an ortholinear user (ErgoDox mainly) and I find cylindrical keycaps help keep the fingers 'in line'. I found it particularly helpful when I was first learning and hit the wing keys. I haven't tried swapping back to flat/spherical (DSA) keycaps now I've been using it for a few years now 🤔

ABS keycaps can be double shot as well. Ever hear about GMK?

Probably the most detailed keycap profile video on KZfaq.

awesome high quality video... how do you only have 3k subs? keep up the great work!

Thanks for this! I just bought my first custom keyboard DIY kit and wasn't sure what keycap profile to get and this really helped!

I'm new to mechanical keyboard world and found this video frickin amazing. Thanks for the knowledge! 🤘

I like the high profile and spherical shape of the SA profiles, especially OSA. It looks good!

You are spot on! I move my fingers horizontally and prefer a bit larger surface. Found DSA to be my absolute favorite. Second best is XDA/ZDA. :D

this channel deserves more views tbh

Just in case anyone else also frequently comes back to this video for reference: 5:42 DOM 5:58 DSA 6:12 G20 6:26 TEX 6:38 XDA 6:52 OEM 7:09 SA 7:20 OSA 7:38 CHERRY 7:52 DCS 8:08 DSS 8:29 HSA 8:48 KAT 9:13 KAM 9:23 MDA 9:42 MG 9:56 MT3 10:06 TAI-HAO CUBIC

My favorite keycap profile by far is KAT. Then I would say ASA (by Epomaker) and MDA. And for uniform profile I'd say KAM but DSA is also nice

Very helpful! Thank you very much for the details. XDA worked out for me (6:37). Cheers.

Your explainer videos are really good. It's a great template for inspiring creators like me.

Everytime I buy caps my fiance just laughs. At this point I tell her I need help. Awesome video btw.

there's a lot of profiles you mentioned that i've never heard of! but i expected "moa" to make into this list, they're uniform and always come in flashy colors and cute designs, it's pretty interesting

Holy cow, this is an amazing video. It has so much information in one place, thank you so much.

I like the ChosFox CFX profile. Great low profile option meant for kailh choc switches. I like how they feel and they don't break the bank on price.

i think i just fell in love with the xda profile.. its so pretty

Never expected to find Tense in this video. Ever.

I love that she addressed slamming the keyboard in rage.

Tried PBT OSA by Keychron, loved them so much after OEM. Also, it is by far the best video on key profiles I was able to find. Thank you!

Great video. Didn't think of the ergonomics part while choosing keycaps before

Hi great videos. Learnt a lot from your videos.

Underrated video. Very informative.

MOA profile is my favorite, surprised it wasn't mentioned here.

I know most ppl who watch keyboard videos are aware of the terms but I'm new so treat us like we know nothing!

No idea what she was talking about but I could listen to her all day.

IS IMPORTANT THE SOUND OF THE KEYCAPS, AND THE SATISFACTION WHEN YOU PUSH THEM. THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR CHOOSE YOUR KEYBOARD, MAYBE MORE THAN THE COLOUR, REALLY. SO THE SAME+ WRITING A TEXT. THANK YOU. 👍.

Passionate work meetings😂😂

As an ISO-nordic 65% keyboard owner there isn't much to to choose from and ordering from inside EU, to avoid astronomical shipping fees, limits it even more.

Wow! Wasn't expecting this video to be this in depth

This was such a great video! Extremely helpful

Exactly the info I needed. THANK YOU!

Dygma... Ligma... Dygma... Hmm, I've figured it out "DYGMA BALLS!!!"

My favorite are the KAT and the XDA

Good informative video, love the look of the MT3/SA with some Box Jades, loud and thocky!

I understand why since there are so many factors to this but I wish there were more on sound because I heard some people discussing the sound of different sets. Nevertheless, great video with just so much information!

Really great VID!!!! Excellent information. Thanks again

nice textbook of keycaps profile!

This was such a good informative video, I... didn't know there were so many, lol~

Very informative video, thanks. I really can't stand ABS keycaps because of the shine. That goes for expensive GMK ones too.

Love this video! So full of information with jokes scattered around! Thanks!

Nice and comprehensive 10/10

Dygma balls GOTTEM nah jk, great video, I was wondering what was the name of the round key profile and I finally know it lol

That was really helpful, thank you!

1:55 thanks! i did not know that. i was just gonna build my ortholiniar keyboard.

I want to invent a keyboard profile where the keycaps are literally shaped like teeth. There would probably be a lot of chatter.

hey, i noticed a profile that isn't in this collection that i'd like to see! its the MA profile. they have a very circular top but a square base which makes them very unique

7:45, the sapcebar been installed upside down 🤣

Also remember, getting cherry profile keycaps means you need to have switches that have the RGB-through hole facing south. You'll have interference if you put Cherry keycaps on north facing switches.

Really useful summary!

So many cool profiles to try

Thanks for an interesting and informative video. I juse sculpted keys (MT3) on my ortholinear Planck keyboard with 0 degree tilt. I think this is a quite comfortable combination, even though the keycap profile has been designed for 5 to 7 degree tilt. I did experiment with different profiles, both sculpted and non-sculpted, but I found MT3 to be the most comfortable one for me. Is it any specific reasons why you mentioned at 1:53 in the video that uniform sets are best for ortholiinear keyboards? Just wondering, because I can't really think of any reasons for why it should be different from a row-staggered keyboard layout.

1:53 that's not at all the case. I use ASA and Cherry profile on my lily 58 and kyria boards without any issue. Scultped key profile does not negatively affect columnar keyboards.

I have a tex shinobi it comes with palm rest and I raise the keyboard from the palm rest so slants forward, and that makes it more comfortable for my wrists.

Thanks for so much information! Maybe I should try SA variants next time because I have small hands.

“Pbts and other keycaps are more expensive” Gmk: hold my bear

I died 💀 🤣 at the guy smashing his keyboard

Loved the video there's so much useful information in it. I just wish you added timestamps so I can rewatch certain parts over and over in the future :p Also I found a keyboard that I'm interested in but it has CSA profile keycaps. I can't seem to find information about these. I was wondering if you could help explain. The keyboard name is VortexSeries GT-8 Black & Crimson btw

1. Why are you buying them? Most pertinent question for all impulsive spenders haha. Take my sub.

This was really informative, thank you!

Opened this video trying to figure put what profile my keycaps are because i forgot it and it was a surprise seeing the exact ones pop up at 6:40 lol

00:46 my lovely Dygma board

You make great videos Dygma Lab, i like the info and the presentation too, and your thumbnails are very funny eg re Qwerty :)

Hello everyone! Welcome to Anime no Mi and thank you for joining us for another One Piece video!

Great vid! My favorite keycaps are gmk cherry, and my favorite set Is gmk botanical

People buy new caps because they're keybored. Very interesting video. Lots of great-looking keyboards.

Any recommendation on where to buy DSA/XDA keycaps? any specific amazon seller/shops, etc?

super helpful! I just got a womier k66 and it comes with OEM profile keycaps and I am STRUGGLING with the typing because I was on an Apple keyboard before lol. Hoping to find some lower profile keycaps that actually fit the layout

1:54 that's actually something I haven't heard before. Why is that? I always thought that people use uniform profile keycaps on ortho boards because of popular convention

KDA looks nice, good thing the set I was looking at IS KDA!

1:30 in those cases a pillow works great. Assuming there's space for that in your desktop, of course, but still.

Great guide even 3 years on.

I just fell down the rabbit hole with custom keyboards ... and I use a mac with an Italian iso keyboard ... how can I solve and find keycaps with iso Italian? also low profile...

Why aint nobody talking about moa keycaps? They are literally the best and the most aesthetic ones. Literally nobody, no youtubers talk about them and they are quite common