There are many types of keycap heights for mechanical keyboards. The more common ones are Cherry original height, OEM height, SA high ball cap, DSA short ball cap, VSA short ball cap and so on. In addition, the color of the keycaps can be customized, can be replaced, can be dyed, and can also be removed. Different user groups will have different usage habits. So, today, let's take a look at the differences in the height of the keycaps of mechanical keyboards.
The height of CHERRY, also known as the "original height", means that the height of the keycap is the same as the keycap used by cherry, and its height from top to bottom is R1-R1-R2-R3-R4-R4. It is more comfortable to type for a long time. The original height of the keycaps is also different in each row, which is what we often call R1-R4, or R5 height, we can look at it from the side, the whole has a curvature, which is also ergonomically designed Performance. R1 usually refers to the bottom two rows of the keyboard, R4 refers to the top two rows, and the rest of R2 and R3 are in the middle, which is also the lowest.
The height of CHERRY, also known as the "original height", means that the height of the keycap is the same as the keycap used by cherry, and its height from top to bottom is R1-R1-R2-R3-R4-R4. It is more comfortable to type for a long time. The original height of the keycaps is also different in each row, which is what we often call R1-R4, or R5 height, we can look at it from the side, the whole has a curvature, which is also ergonomically designed Performance. R1 usually refers to the bottom two rows of the keyboard, R4 refers to the top two rows, and the rest of R2 and R3 are in the middle, which is also the lowest.