Spend five minutes scrolling through any gaming setup community and you’ll notice something: the keyboards are rarely stock. Different colored keys, sculpted resin caps on the escape key, WASD sets in brushed aluminum. It’s not random — it’s intentional, and it’s become one of the more interesting subcultures within gaming. Custom keycaps started as a niche hobby for mechanical keyboard enthusiasts. They’ve since crossed over into mainstream gaming culture in a real way, driven partly by streamers who spend hours on camera with their setups visible, and partly by a broader shift toward treating your gear as an expression of Continue reading