Description
One mould, three shades. The hood of every key is glossy and rounded while the dish inside stays square — the HOA shape — and each set carries a second row of Korean characters under the Latin legends plus a line of cat faces on the novelties.
Colour
The three shades
| Shade | What it looks like on a desk |
|---|---|
| Sand Beige | Warm putty tan, the neutral of the three. Easiest to live with on a white or walnut board. |
| Pink Blush | Deep rose rather than baby pink, with a softer pink on the modifiers. The one that reads most strongly in photographs. |
| Sky Blue | Pale ice blue with a lilac lean in low light. Coolest of the three without going neon. |
Profile
The shape
HOA sits at one height across every row — 10 mm, no sculpting, no step between the number row and the spacebar. If you have only used sculpted boards this feels flatter at first and then stops being noticeable, which is the point: the same finger reach everywhere.
The cap tops are domed on the outside and dished squarely on the inside, so a fingertip lands in a shallow square rather than sliding off a dome. That is the whole design idea, and it is why the tops look almost wet in the photographs.
Legends
About the Korean legends
Every alphanumeric key has Latin on top and Hangul underneath. It is a layout choice, not a regional version — the switches and stems are the same MX cross mount as anything else, and the Latin legends are where you expect them. If you type only English you will stop seeing the second row within a day; if you want a board that does not look like every other board, it is the cheapest way to get there.
Compatibility
Will it fit
| Board | Fits |
|---|---|
| 60 / 61 / 64 key | Yes |
| 65 / 68 key | Yes |
| 75% / 82 / 84 key | Yes |
| 87 key TKL | Yes |
| 96 / 98 / 100 key | Yes |
| 104 / 108 key full size | Yes |
| Topre, low-profile, laptop | No |
MX cross stems. 132 caps covers a full-size board plus the extra keys for the smaller layouts above. Unusual layouts such as Alice or 40% may be missing a key or two — ask and we will check before you order.
Specifications
Specifications
Before you order
Before you order
- Legends are screen printed. They sit on the surface of the cap. Normal typing will not take them off, but a gaming board’s most-used keys can wear over years. Double-shot caps are the tougher option if that matters to you.
- Mixed material. The caps are a PBT and PC blend rather than a straight PBT dye-sub cap. They feel harder and glossier than PBT, and they show fingerprints more.
- Uniform height. HOA does not sculpt row to row. Coming from Cherry or OEM the first hour feels flat — that is the profile, not a defect.
- Colour shifts with the light. These are pale, slightly translucent tones and they pick up the colour of the room. Two sets from different batches can also differ a little.
- Tray, box and puller. The set ships in a moulded blister tray inside a printed box, with a wire keycap puller.
Keycaps only. The keyboards, cables and props in the photographs are not included.
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