Clicky switches: a bump with an audible click
Clicky switches have a bump and also produce a click mechanically. The noise is intended: you hear every keystroke. If you like that feedback, you get the classic feel of old mechanical keyboards. Our selection is small, but deliberate.
How does the click happen?
There are two common designs. With a click jacket, a movable sleeve on the stem snaps away after the bump and hits the housing. It sounds more rattly, and the click only happens on the downstroke. With a click bar, a thin metal bar snaps back; the sound is sharper and louder, and you hear it when releasing the key too.
What we carry
Our range includes the Gateron Harmonic and the Gateron Melodic. For slim keyboards there is the Gateron KS-33 Bamboo in low-profile format.
Who are clicky switches for?
For everyone who likes to hear what they type. In the office, in video calls and in shared rooms they are a bad idea, because no clicky is quiet. Dampening in the keyboard makes them a little more muted, but never quiet. Only lube them very sparingly and never at the click mechanism, or the click is lost.
Want it calmer?
If you want feedback without the click, have a look at the tactile switches. If it has to be really quiet, you'll find suitable models in the silent switches. In-stock items ship from Germany within one working day.
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