I’m looking for “fat”? keycaps similar to what Matias uses for Esc, Ctrl, Option, Cmd and Space keys on their ErgoPro.
What search term should I use to find similar keycaps? I’ve tried “tall”, “fat”, “oversized”, “big”, etc., but I only find extra wide (in the X direction) or extra tall (in the Z direction) rather than in the Y direction.
Any help welcome.

  • @intarga
    2•2 months ago

    Hmm I suspect those are specially made for that board, especially since they’re using Alps switches, I’m not sure anything like that exists for sale elsewhere. Even if you could find them, they wouldn’t fit on a normal board, since there wouldn’t be enough space around them.

    I’m curious what you want these for? That might help us give you better answers. If you want these for a custom keyboard, your best bet is probably to design it with Alps switches and ask Matias if they’re willing to sell you just the caps.

    • @sudo42OPEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Yes, I’m building a custom board. I’ve been using the Ergo Pro and I like those fat key caps. I do not like the reliability of their key switches., so I’ll be sticking with Cherry MXs for the new board.
      I just cranked out a batch of 1.5u keys for keyboard prototyping. They turned out “good enough”. That’s got me cocky enough I just might try printing some of those far keycaps.