keytop

Typeable button face

The keytop is the top surface of a key on a keyboard—the part you see and touch.

It typically bears a printed or molded character indicating what the key produces when pressed: The keytops on this old keyboard are worn smooth.

typing

qwerty

Standard keyboard arrangement

keypress · layout · spacebar · backspace · enter · shift · alt · caps lock · numeric keypad · ergonomics

mechanical

switches

Circuit opening devices

housing · spring · actuation · travel · bottoming out · tactile · linear · clicky · hot-swap · lube

design

keycap

Keyboard switch cover

uniform · OEM · font · printing · texture · surface · ABS · artisan · colorway · translucent

Opposites
keyboard component position

keytopkey switch

Tumbler-activated control mechanism

PCB · keyswitch · switch · stabilizer

Family

key, top, keys, keyed, keying, keyless, keyboard, keyhole, keystone

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G