gaming keyboard

Lit-up typing peripheral

A gaming keyboard is a computer keyboard designed for video game play, typically featuring mechanical key switches for faster response, programmable keys, backlighting, and anti-ghosting technology that registers multiple simultaneous keypresses.

Marketing often emphasizes aggressive styling and RGB lighting: His gaming keyboard glows like a spaceship console.

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macros · clicky · tactile · keycaps · double shot · wrist rest · palm rest · esports · streaming · latency · wired connection · programmable · membrane · actuation · custom · full size · media keys · spacebar

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Mechanical printing keyboard

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G