Akko MOG / MOA / MAO keycaps: change the look and feel of a mechanical keyboard without replacing it

A mechanical keyboard lasts for years; its keys, much less so: worn-off legends, shiny plastic, a flat profile that tires your wrists. This Akko set replaces the entire keyset with double-thickness PBT printed using 5-sided dye-sublimation, in the sculpted MOG, MOA or MAO profiles depending on the variant. The keyboard stays the same; the typing feel and your desk setup change.

What it does

• PBT instead of ABS: a more matte, harder material than the original ABS, it doesn't turn shiny after a few months of use.
• 5-sided dye-sublimation printing: the design is dyed into the material, including on the sides of the keys. It doesn't rub off, unlike a print applied to the surface.
• Sculpted MOG, MOA and MAO profiles: rows with different heights and angles, with a pronounced dip at the top of the key. Your finger re-centres by itself, which a flat profile doesn't do.
• ANSI and ISO in the same box: the keys specific to both layouts are supplied together, including for an AZERTY keyboard with a tall Enter key.
• 138 to 146 keys depending on the variant: enough to cover a full 104-key keyboard with keys to spare for replacements or customisation.

What it doesn't do

• It's not a keyboard. These are keycaps only: no case, no switches, no cable, no electronics.
• Doesn't let backlighting through. PBT is opaque and the legends are dyed, not cut out: on an RGB keyboard the light shows around the keys, never through the letters.
• Doesn't fit every keyboard. MX-style cross stems only. Membrane keyboards, laptops with scissor mechanisms, Topre and Alps are excluded.
• Not guaranteed to cover everything. 60%, 65% and 75% keyboards, and models with a split space bar or non-standard key widths, may need sizes not included in the set.
• Changes the typing height. These profiles are tall: on a keyboard without a wrist rest, you'll need a few days to readjust your hand position.
• It's not a console part. This set is for a PC keyboard, not a retro machine.

Compatibility

Compatible with mechanical keyboards whose switches have an MX cross stem: Cherry MX, Gateron, Kailh, Akko CS, TTC, Outemu and MX-stem clones. ANSI (US QWERTY, horizontal Enter) and ISO (French AZERTY, BÉPO, QWERTZ, tall Enter) layouts are covered by the same set. Not suitable for membrane keyboards, laptop keyboards, Topre and Alps mechanisms, or keyboards with proprietary non-MX stems. The exact number of keys depends on the variant chosen (138, 139, 140, 142, 144 or 146).

Skill level required

No soldering, no cutting tools, no keyboard disassembly. Remove the old keys with a keycap puller and fit the new ones by hand following the original layout. Allow 15 to 30 minutes for a full keyboard. A wire keycap puller costs a few euros and avoids scratching the case — get one if you don't have one, as pulling keys off by hand breaks switch stems.

In the box

• 1 Akko PBT keycap set, 138 to 146 keys depending on the variant ordered
• The set's ANSI and ISO keys, in a storage tray

No switches, no keyboard, and a keycap puller is not guaranteed: the set is sold on its own.

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Delivery in 10 to 18 days · ships within 3 to 5 days · 2-year legal guarantee · 14-day returns.