@kaputtzimon I’m sorry, but providing keycaps in other colors doesn’t make a viable business case, so we don’t plan to offer more options.
Luckily, Yuzu provides custom keycap sets, and they seem to be doing a great job.
yea but they don’t have the nice transparent dot ;(
But thank you for your feedback!
I’m not an expert when it comes to keycaps so I’m asking if those type of keys would work well with the UHK keyboard. Any help very much appreciated.
Uhk uses shortened backspace-pipe-enter column, as well as nonstandard spacebar keys, so most sets, including the one linked, wont fit perfectly.
It works fine if you are after replacing only alphanumeric keys though.
It’s REALLY difficult to find a full set of caps for the UHK. My suggestion is to go with YUZU or FK Custom. They have templates for the UHK that you can customize. They’re a little expensive, but well worth the price in the long run. Otherwise, you’ll likely have to buy/mix multiple sets from various vendors in order to get everything you need. I can’t tell you how many random sets I bought before YUZU/FK came around.
Like Karel said, you can use the alphas and maybe a few other caps from the set you linked to, but it’s also a good idea to mention that those are a different profile than what comes stock on the UHK. The UHK comes with OEM profile caps, and the ones you linked to are DSA. The DSA caps are much shorter and of a uniform height/sculpt, while the OEMs are different heights for each row. It’ll likely feel very awkward if you mix profiles.
Here’s a comparison of the two:
I took that image from a pretty useful site here: https://www.keycaps.info/
The UHK has an unusual size of keys on the right side. This requires the purchase of additional extension packs (“Extras”, “40s”, “Exotic” etc.) for keycaps in the correct size (more $$$). Even if you can find them, it’s almost impossible to get them with the correct labels and/or the correct row profile. Famously difficult are the top row Backspace, right side Control, Space bars, and convex keycaps for the lower two keys of the key cluster module.
My story about finding keycaps for the UHK and eventually getting caps from Yuzu was featured on a UHK blog post a little while ago: Custom UHK keycaps available - Ultimate Hacking Keyboard
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Thank you. The main reason for switching caps is that I don’t really like the OEM ones (even though I’ve had the keyboard for three years now). I find the bottom row too tilted, and the key edges are way too sharp.
So I would already be happy with just replacing the bottom row 
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@Stefan_Deml I think you would enjoy the Cherry caps that Yuzu provides. The surface of those caps is smoother, they are a bit lower than the OEM profile, and the edge less sharp. I enjoy them a lot on my UHK 60. They are also very affordable for a set of custom caps with a perfect fit for the UHK.
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I agree. Like Max said, the Cherry profile is a little better, but I still find them uncomfortable. I usually rotate the spacebars 180° (upside down). That makes em much more comfortable.
I also prefer uniform profile keys, as I find my fingernails snag on stepped profile caps. The problem with uniform caps, is the spacebars aren’t always available in a convex format. So I still end up using upside down cherry/oem bars.
YUZU recently added a uniform KAM profile. They have convex spacebars for the UHK60, but not the UHK80 (I have all three UHK versions).
So I grabbed a kit of these blank KAM ASTHA Spacebars:
Even those are a little sharp, but tolerable, so I think I’m gonna create a YUZU KAM set soon.
If you are looking for uniform keys, I found the XDA profile quite pleasant. They even have convex space bars that fit the UHK. I used XDA on my first UHK60v1 for a while.
See this reddit post from many years ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8rro7i/uhk_with_canvas_xda/
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I have a couple XDA sets. I like em a lot. I had trouble finding convex 1.5u caps in a color I liked though. I finally bought a set of FK Custom’s shine-through XDAs for my UHK80, but the 1.5u convex thumb caps aren’t available from them either. The KAM ASTHA spacebars are very similar to XDA, but just a little narrower toward the top. They don’t feel too weird being mixed with the other XDA caps though. They’re also a shade of black that matches well enough with the FK XDAs. They’re different plastics though, but eh, good enough for me.
I’d really like to add some color to my UHK80 though, so whenever the new yellow UHK80 case ships, I’ll try to match some YUZU KAMs to it. 
Also, I’m pretty sure the KAM ASTHA caps are manufactured by Keyreative, which I think is where the YUZU caps are sourced. So hopefully they can get hold of some uncolored blanks in more sizes to add to their convex options.
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what keycaps are those? - like where did you get them form?
Looks like a patchwork from these:
Yes, it was XDA Canvas from a Drop buy.
I recently got UHK80 and one thing I definitely missing compared to UHK60 is wider right shift. There is a key next to it (
) that I don’t need and I wonder if I can get a keycap to cover both switches like so:
IIUC, it would be 2.25U keycap, but it doesn’t look like I can use any because of the placement of the switches. Is there any solution for that? Or is my only option is to 3d print it?
(sorry if it’s the wrong thread, seemed relevant)
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I know 2u POS (point of sale) style caps will fit over two 1u switches, but I’ve never seen anything similar for 2.25u switch spacing.
I bought some Nogi silicone keycaps a while back, and I saw an interesting video review for them. If you’re adventurous enough, you could try something like what this guy does here:
Since most 3D printed caps don’t usually look very good…
I was thinking maybe you could try 3D printing a couple of stems on a thin, flat base with the proper spacing/height, and then just glue that into an existing cap that’s had its stems removed.
I have absolutely zero experience with 3D printing, so Idk how practical that would actually be, if even possible at all.
As for DIY solutions…
Another way would be casting. Cast a silicone mold, then cast the keycap without stems (e.g., out of epoxide resin with some pigment), then glue in stems - either 3D printed, or cut from keycaps, or even separately casted ones.
Thinking about it, creating a stems with a hog-glue-gun glue could be easy and working.
Or simply buy some extra keycaps, remove the stem(s), glue them in again in new places…
Edit: this was a pretty dumb post… as they say, when you hold a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
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Trying to make such a unique cap is pretty ambitious to begin with. No matter how you look at it, you’re gonna have to get a little creative. It really depends on what tools/materials you have to work with.
I think the hardest part would be getting the stems at the right angle. It would probably be easier with a flat/uniform profile cap, like XDA or KAM.
I didn’t like the shorter right-shift at first either. I got used to it pretty quickly though. I have to admit, I looked for a cap to bridge over the same keys as Rusty for the first week or so of using the UHK80. I ended up just mapping “none” action to the double-arrow key until I got used to the shift. Now I love having those double-arrows there. I use em all the time.
Well, just glue them “in place” - first put stems on the switches (mounted on your keyboard), then just glue the cap and align with other keys.
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