XVX Shine Through Gradient Seaweed Green Keycaps - 136 Keys, Side Print, Double Shot PBT, OEM Profile for Cherry Gateron MX Switches

I have been very skeptical, hesitant, and pessimistic about side-printed, shine-through keycaps until today. I have used these keycaps for a week now, and don't think I will look any further. The visibility of the legends is excellent. The sound profile is also awesome; they make typing feel so nice. Because they are double-shot PBT, one is assured of their durability, especially because the legends are on the sides, which you'll never get to touch. At the moment, I am using these on my Nuphy Kick75, where the white ones blend so well. Oh, and they are OEM profile so functionality-wise I have the greatest ease of typing.I have decided to purchase another set (black) for my Keychron K10 Pro, which also has south-facing LEDs.These keycaps have, in a way, restored my faith in keyboards with south-facing LEDs, which I used to hate because it wasn't easy finding shine-through keycaps for them, and I am a great fan of shine-through keycaps.I highly recommend these, hence my 5-star rating. If there were a possibility for 10 stars, I would give them all 10!

These keycaps look slick on a board with south facing RGBs. The lettering is difficult to make out when the RGB is off, making for a satisfying, stealthy look. The double-shot keycaps are clear and the lights shine through. The keycaps are stable on my standard MX-stemmed Kailh Pro Purple switches and fit well. The keys are a bit lighter than the OEM ones on my Keychron K10 Pro, allowing the switch to make a more satisfying noise, while being more responsive in the rebound.Buyer beware that a second Windows key is not included in the package (for boards with two Windows keys). That is my only gripe. I subbed out the old-school menu key for it, so it wasn’t a life-changing omission.

UPDATE: As much as I wanted to give these great LOOKING caps a fair shake, These have started to shine in just over a month of ownership. I do not have particularly acidic skin, nor are my fingernail long. I had higher hopes for these as they do look nice. But gaining a shine on the home row in just over a month is NOT the kind of quality that inspires me to make future purchases. At about $15-$20 these are still not a great value proposition unless you just need ANY keycaps to do the job. If you expect literally ANYTHING more, just save a few more dollars and go for AKKO or EPOMAKER or...well, just about any other $30-$50 set.Okay, so I need to point out that my keyboard is a custom build With south facing LEDs. The PCB sits a bit deeper due to there being a foam pab in between the plate and the PCB. It is an EPOmaker galaxy 60 barebones with Gateron Milky pro V2s. I say this because it may have an impact on my experience that you would not have with your own keyboard.This review assesses the keycaps as priced at Sub $20, performance is relative to the price.The absolute weakest aspect of these caps in the shine through. They are MEANT for south facing LEDs, such as mine. However, during the day, They ARE legible, but it isn't the brightest. Again, this could be due to my LEDs sitting lower in the case and my switches not being clear. However, The RGB on the Galaxy 60 is not really a weak point and I feel these should be brighter. In the Images, My LED brightness is at full and on white. Again, this may be an issue with my own board and those built similar. I have a feeling that those who have switches that are plate mounted with no foam will have a better experience. with the shine through aspect.In terms of feel, They do have a texture that, to me, is quite plesent and gives enough of a tactile response. The F and J keys both have prominant ridges that some typcists may hate, or love. But they are there assuming you care about them.The caps themseles are aboslutely beautiful in color. If you have a navigation cluster (Insert, Pg up, pg dwn, delete, home, end) The pack comes with alternate colors in case you, like me, like to remap those in a WASD formation for work in a DAW.To no suprise, they are a bit more crisp sounding than ABS keycaps. Keep that in mind if you really like that "creamy" sound to be as prominant as possible.I was a bit concered about the side printing aspect as these are the first side print caps I have tried. However, for my part, I was worried about nothing as, even with the dissapointing illumination, they are easilily legible enough to see at a glance with the exception of the navigation keys which I already know by memory.No, these caps are not high-end. But for those on a budget, you could do a lot worse.HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE NORTH FACING LEDS, AVOID THIS SET. As even with south facing caps as they were made for, they do not seem very bright. With north facing LEDs, Your solid stem will obstruct the light that is supposed to be directed to the south side of the cap. Similarly, top-printed keycaps with the legends printed higher on the key are normally a poor choice for south facing LED for the very same reason. Of course, there are exceptions.Overall, these keycaps are a genuine 4 stars from me. I have not taken into consideration the mold quality, legend placement or crispness as I feel that at this budget, those are flaws that you are simply going to gamble with and are qualities that would be more expected on higher-end sets.But, given their price, I feel these are a very decent set for those looking to improve over stock keycaps on otherwise stock budget boards, or alter the sound from ABS keycaps.

These are quite nice. I've waited a few months to leave a review because I wanted to see how they held up. I'm a big fan of the "blank" tops with front-facing illumination. They were a very nice touch to my higher-end mechanical without having to break the bank.

Key caps are honestly great for the price: the key labels are not on top so the letters / words are clear to allow for the backlighting to come through. I specifically ordered these since my mechanical hot swap board has south facing RGB so I knew this design was applicable to my board. Purple is as pictured and I’m super happy with it.

Purchased both the white set and a black set. The white set is wonderful. The black set is terrible in terms of shine through. When the letter has a curve, as in an "S, C, R, B, etc." or is there is a double line in the letter like "F" the light shines through very, very weakly and looks terrible. One the white set, the shine through is perfect and very bright. I cannot evaluate durability as I have just gotten them, but they have a slight texture on top that I hope does not vanish as I use them. I would easily give these caps 5 stars if they shine through was better than it actually is, and the picture that they have on amazon with the black key caps is nowhere representative of the quality of illumination that you will see with them on a south facing led.

The quality here is beyond acceptable. They’re excellent feeling and oil resistant. This matched my new color aesthetic perfectly with the light to dark grey gradient. Fit on my hot swappable PCB & Sea Salt Switches perfectly.

They’re great! Good shine, excellent sound and easy to access packaging. Made building my keyboard super easy.