{"id":716414,"date":"2026-03-12T17:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:50:13","slug":"someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3879c7257bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3879c7257bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Awekeys Air Low Profile Metal Keycaps\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/amRqpAmY9Mg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Low-profile mechanical keyboards have always had a bit of an identity problem. They look the part: slim, clean, desk-friendly. Set one beside a MacBook and it fits right in, at least until you start typing and the plastic keycaps remind you that the aesthetic only goes so far. It is not that PBT is bad. It is just that plastic has a ceiling, and once you have typed on a well-built board, you start to feel where that ceiling is. The sound is a little hollow. The surface wears down. For a form factor that sells itself on refinement, the keycaps have always been the weakest part of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>That gap is exactly what Awekeys Air is designed to fill. These are low-profile metal keycaps built from recycled cupronickel, a copper-nickel alloy most people know from coins rather than keyboards. Beyond the material upgrade, there is an im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te visual payoff. A set of Satin Copper or Satin Gold caps on a slim board transforms what was previously just a functional object into something that actually improves the desk around it, the kind of detail that catches the eye mid-conversation and holds it.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Awekeys<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click Here to Buy Now: $99<\/strong><\/a> <del datetime=\"2026-03-11T03:46:50+00:00\">$169<\/del> (41% off). Hurry, only a few left! Raised over $97,000.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-613304\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_hero.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/274\/360ef0585cff7c2e9add938789742bf6_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769417877&amp;width=680&amp;sig=YY3kGlTCev4v0ksw6jtJ5zAHE3X5m6QQEheobC3HCIs%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/274\/360ef0585cff7c2e9add938789742bf6_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769417877&amp;width=680&amp;sig=YY3kGlTCev4v0ksw6jtJ5zAHE3X5m6QQEheobC3HCIs%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/274\/360ef0585cff7c2e9add938789742bf6_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769417877&amp;width=680&amp;sig=YY3kGlTCev4v0ksw6jtJ5zAHE3X5m6QQEheobC3HCIs%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/274\/360ef0585cff7c2e9add938789742bf6_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769417877&amp;width=680&amp;sig=YY3kGlTCev4v0ksw6jtJ5zAHE3X5m6QQEheobC3HCIs%3D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At 5 mm tall, the Awekeys Air is half the height of a standard keycap, which typically sits at around 11 mm. That gap matters more than it sounds. A slim keyboard paired with standard-height keycaps loses its whole visual argument, and any ergonomic board designed for low-profile switches defeats its own purpose if you pile taller caps on top. The Air keeps that geometry honest while upgrading what that geometry is made of.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/161\/73b5f083af795806fdf26a770c40f713_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416561&amp;width=680&amp;sig=VQjS%2F%2ByxB5zArMC62wtyKHX6%2F3tZnN9qhxh9mpxdpbM%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/161\/73b5f083af795806fdf26a770c40f713_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416561&amp;width=680&amp;sig=VQjS%2F%2ByxB5zArMC62wtyKHX6%2F3tZnN9qhxh9mpxdpbM%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/161\/73b5f083af795806fdf26a770c40f713_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416561&amp;width=680&amp;sig=VQjS%2F%2ByxB5zArMC62wtyKHX6%2F3tZnN9qhxh9mpxdpbM%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/161\/73b5f083af795806fdf26a770c40f713_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416561&amp;width=680&amp;sig=VQjS%2F%2ByxB5zArMC62wtyKHX6%2F3tZnN9qhxh9mpxdpbM%3D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As someone who writes for a living and codes on the side, I see the keyboard as less a tool and more a constant physical companion, and the I find that the Awekeys Air shifts that relationship in a way that is difficult to ignore. The cupronickel surface stays cool under extended sessions, the low profile keeps wrist angle natural, and the grip from the hand-brushed Special Edition means fingers land where they are meant to, without any of the slight drift that smooth plastic encourages over a long afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-613299\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-613299\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_08.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finish is where the Awekeys Air earns a lot of its character. Seven keycap colorways cover the satin-style options: Satin Gold, Satin Silver, Satin Copper, Titanium Black, Obsidian Black in matte, Ivory White in matte, and Sakura Pink. Each of them reads differently on metal than on plastic. Satin Copper picks up warm ambient light in a way no dye-sublimated PBT can replicate. Titanium Black has that flat, composed surface that makes a keyboard look more like a precision instrument than a peripheral. Small distinctions, but they add up when the whole point is a desk setup that looks as considered as it feels.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/165\/c59af959e2b45779b00ab8fbd88f7e11_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416590&amp;width=680&amp;sig=CykZOAFjrcM%2B73KKkIdc%2Fai8UAgFtkiQa99w38LaBZY%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/165\/c59af959e2b45779b00ab8fbd88f7e11_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416590&amp;width=680&amp;sig=CykZOAFjrcM%2B73KKkIdc%2Fai8UAgFtkiQa99w38LaBZY%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/165\/c59af959e2b45779b00ab8fbd88f7e11_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416590&amp;width=680&amp;sig=CykZOAFjrcM%2B73KKkIdc%2Fai8UAgFtkiQa99w38LaBZY%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/165\/c59af959e2b45779b00ab8fbd88f7e11_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416590&amp;width=680&amp;sig=CykZOAFjrcM%2B73KKkIdc%2Fai8UAgFtkiQa99w38LaBZY%3D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Special Edition hand-brushed finish takes things a step further, available in Gold, Silver, Copper, and Ti Black. Each keycap is brushed individually, which creates a directional texture that shifts under light and adds a grip that the satin versions do not have. It is the kind of finishing detail that is easy to overlook in a product photo and immediately obvious the moment you sit down to type.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/164\/5e1ce50f5867df647adc6b384820abf0_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416579&amp;width=680&amp;sig=ueftfv9SCWMcz5Nm5kka4v22gnM2bIQdnlhtalkImCA%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/164\/5e1ce50f5867df647adc6b384820abf0_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416579&amp;width=680&amp;sig=ueftfv9SCWMcz5Nm5kka4v22gnM2bIQdnlhtalkImCA%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/164\/5e1ce50f5867df647adc6b384820abf0_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416579&amp;width=680&amp;sig=ueftfv9SCWMcz5Nm5kka4v22gnM2bIQdnlhtalkImCA%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/164\/5e1ce50f5867df647adc6b384820abf0_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416579&amp;width=680&amp;sig=ueftfv9SCWMcz5Nm5kka4v22gnM2bIQdnlhtalkImCA%3D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Holding it all together is a second-generation nano-coating that Awekeys claims delivers twice the scratch resistance of its first version. For keycaps that will see thousands of actuations daily, surface protection matters more on metal than on plastic, where wear is expected and mostly forgiven. The coating is what keeps the finish consistent across the whole set over time, and on a metal that is this unforgiving of surface variation, that consistency is doing real work.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/170\/60fd1e4cdf64030a442b96c4fe666dcf_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416688&amp;width=680&amp;sig=T6Sunr%2BsF0JCnFyhgildk4louhwAqiQmbmZkQCIphOk%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/170\/60fd1e4cdf64030a442b96c4fe666dcf_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416688&amp;width=680&amp;sig=T6Sunr%2BsF0JCnFyhgildk4louhwAqiQmbmZkQCIphOk%3D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/170\/60fd1e4cdf64030a442b96c4fe666dcf_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416688&amp;width=680&amp;sig=T6Sunr%2BsF0JCnFyhgildk4louhwAqiQmbmZkQCIphOk%3D\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/i.kickstarter.com\/assets\/052\/350\/170\/60fd1e4cdf64030a442b96c4fe666dcf_original.gif?fit=scale-down&amp;origin=ugc&amp;q=92&amp;v=1769416688&amp;width=680&amp;sig=T6Sunr%2BsF0JCnFyhgildk4louhwAqiQmbmZkQCIphOk%3D\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-613296\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-613296\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Someone Finally Made Metal Keycaps for Low-Profile Keyboards\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/Awekeys_Air_Low_Profile_Metal_Keycaps_for_keyboards_05.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The recycled angle is worth taking seriously, too. Awekeys notes that processing recycled cupronickel requires roughly 15% of the energy needed for raw metal extraction. giving the material story a logic beyond a simple badge. The acoustic character completes the picture: denser, more planted, with a sound that leans satisfying rather than sharp. The slim keyboard has been waiting a long time for a keycap set built to match it, and the Awekeys Air makes a strong case that the wait is over.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/awekeys\/awekeys-air?ref=742q6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click Here to Buy Now: $99<\/strong><\/a> <del datetime=\"2026-03-11T03:46:50+00:00\">$169<\/del> (41% off). Hurry, only a few left! 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Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/11\/someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=someone-finally-made-metal-keycaps-for-low-profile-keyboards\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low-profile mechanical keyboards have always had a bit of an identity problem. 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