Root PBT Keycap Set

Designed for people who live in a terminal

Root is a keycap set for the kind of desk where the monitor is mostly black with green or white text on it. It takes its look from programmer workstations and industrial terminals: restrained colours, a dot-matrix pattern on the accent keys like the pixels of an old display, and spare, minimalist legends that look typeset rather than branded. Nothing on it shouts. It is the keycap equivalent of a good monospace font.

That restraint is what makes it work on so many boards. On a black or grey aluminium case it disappears into the hardware; on a white or e-coated case the dot-matrix keys become the one graphic element on the desk.

Base kit

Covers the standard layouts, from 60% to full size, with the core alphas, modifiers and dot-matrix accents.

All In kit

The Base kit plus the extra and alternate keys for unusual layouts, split spacebars, 1800 and 40% boards, and additional accent options.

PBT

Dense, matte plastic that keeps its texture and does not go shiny under heavy use, which matters on a set built for people who type all day. Fits any Cherry MX-style keyboard.

Specifications

  • Set: Root
  • Theme: programmer workstation and industrial terminal, dot-matrix accents, minimalist legends
  • Material: PBT
  • Mount: Cherry MX-style stems
  • Kits: Base, All In, Novelties, Extensions 
Specifications

Set: Root
Theme: programmer workstation and industrial terminal; dot-matrix accents, minimalist legends
Material: PBT
Mount: Cherry MX-style stems
Kits: Base, All In, Novelties, Extensions

Inside the box

Base: the core keycap set covering standard layouts, with keycap puller
All In: the Base set plus the Novelties and Extensions keys, with keycap puller
Novelties: the dot-matrix and themed accent keys only
Extensions: the alternate and extra keys for non-standard layouts only

Compatibility

Fits any mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX-style switch stems, including hot-swap and magnetic switch boards that use MX stems. The Base kit covers standard ANSI layouts from 60% to full size. The Extensions kit adds the keys for split spacebars, 1800 and 96% layouts, 40% boards, ISO Enter and other non-standard positions; buy it with the Base if your keyboard has an unusual bottom row or you use an ISO layout. The Novelties kit is accent keys only and does not cover a keyboard on its own. Not suitable for low-profile Choc or laptop-style switches.

Warranty

1 year manufacturer's warranty

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