Low Profile Switches

Low profile switches: flat switches for low profile keyboards

Low profile switches are flatter than MX switches and have a shorter travel. They only fit low profile boards, never a regular MX hot-swap PCB.

Gateron KS-33 Low Profile 2.0

All our low profile switches are Gateron KS-33 Low Profile 2.0 with three pins and an MX-shaped stem, pre-lubed from the factory. They come as linear (Red, Strawberry Chocolate), tactile (Brown, Banana Chocolate), clicky (Bamboo) and quiet as Silent Red, Silent Black and Silent Brown. Spring weight is roughly 45 to 60 gf depending on the model. Total travel is around 3 mm, and actuation comes earlier than on MX. More on the types in the guide keyboard switch types.

Will it fit my keyboard?

The KS-33 work in Keychron models with Gateron Low Profile in the hot-swap version (some models are solder-only) and in the NuPhy Air V1 and V2. They do not fit the NuPhy Air V3, which uses a different standard, optical boards or boards with Kailh Choc. We do not carry Kailh Choc at the moment.

Keycaps and keyboards

The MX cross takes low profile keycaps – flat caps keep the height advantage. Matching boards are under low profile keyboards, caps under low profile keycaps.

Quiet versions

Silent Red and Silent Black are linear, Silent Brown is tactile – see also silent switches.