PBTfans Beluga Whale Keycaps

PBTfans · Beluga Whale Beluga Whale. A slightly off-white blank set in Cherry profile, with glass microspheres blended into the PBT. Pale, quiet to look at, and noticeably crisper to listen to. PBT + Glass Microspheres Cherry Profile ≈1.3mm Blank Glass Microspheres Tuned in the material, not the mod. The body is PBT — but PBTfans blended glass microspheres into the compound. The difference isn't cosmetic. Where conventional PBT reads slightly hollow and rounded, this blend produces a clearer, crisper sound with a Hi-Fi quality to it. Most people chase that character with foam, tape and gaskets. Beluga Whale starts with it already in the plastic. Surface A skin-like finish. The texture is deliberately unlike PBTfans' dual-color surface — softer and finer under the fingertip, closer to skin than to the faint grain most PBT carries. It suits a pale cap especially well, where any coarseness would read as texture noise across a whole board of one colour. Walls come in at approximately 1.3mm — substantial enough to carry the acoustics, without the sluggish weight of an over-thick cap. Blank · Off-White Nothing written on it. Beluga Whale ships blank, in a slightly off-white that sits warmer and softer than a stark pure white. No legends means no font to clash with your case, no sub-legends to date the build, and no wear pattern creeping across your most-used keys. Cherry profile keeps the sculpt low and row-differentiated — each row angled and heighted so your fingers land where they expect, even without a legend to aim at. In the tray Packed to keep. The set ships in an ABS keycaps tray with a designed tray cover — the tidiest way to store whichever caps your layout doesn't use. Compatibility Before you order. ✓Cherry MX switches and MX-style clones ✓Standard MX cross-stem mounting ✓Any switch color or LED orientation — blank caps have no legend to light ✗Low-profile, Choc, Topre, or any non-MX stem ✗Shine-through / backlit legends — this set is blank ✗Keyboard not included — keycaps only Check your board's layout, not just the switch — confirm your bottom row, shift and backspace sizes are covered by the kit you select. Specifications Spec sheet. Manufacturer PBTfans Material PBT with glass microspheres Profile Cherry profile Colorway Slightly off-white Legends Blank — no legends Thickness Approximately 1.3mm Surface Skin-like texture Acoustics Clearer, crisper sound with Hi-Fi quality Stem MX cross-stem Compatibility Cherry MX switches and MX-style clones Packaging ABS keycaps tray with designed tray cover Included Keycaps only — no keyboard FAQ Common questions. What do glass microspheres actually do? They're blended into the PBT compound before molding. The result is a stiffer, denser cap wall that rings cleaner when struck — PBTfans describe it as a clearer, crisper sound with a Hi-Fi quality, as opposed to the slightly hollow, rounded tone conventional PBT tends toward. Is this pure white? No — it's a slightly off-white, warmer and softer than a stark white. It sits well next to silver, natural aluminium and wood, and it won't fight a coloured case the way a hard white can. Are these really blank? Yes — Beluga Whale ships with no legends at all. If you rely on printed legends for touch typing, this isn't the set for you. Will Beluga Whale fit my keyboard? If your board uses Cherry MX switches or MX-style clones — Gateron, Kailh, JWK, Akko, Outemu and similar — the caps will mount. The thing to verify is layout coverage: check your board's key sizes against the kit you select. How does 1.3mm compare to other keycaps? It sits in the thick-cap range. Thin stock caps are often closer to 1mm, where the cap flexes and the sound thins out. At roughly 1.3mm Beluga Whale has enough wall to carry the acoustics without feeling heavy or slow to press. Is a keyboard included? No. This listing is keycaps only. You'll need a keyboard with MX-style switches already installed.