Glorious Polychroma Keycaps: Clear for RGB Shine Through for Mechanical Gaming Keyboards, 115 Keys, Translucent Cherry Profile

I bought this item used, and it was in great condition. I wish the set included some keycaps with pictures instead of lettering so I could use them to designate the keys I modded, but otherwise it’s a wonderful set. Great typing feel.

I’ll be honest, when I bought these I wasn’t sure I was going to like them, they seemed like one of those products that was good in theory but bad in practice. I was concerned I wouldn’t be able to see the characters on the keycaps or the light from the LEDs would pass through too bright, or that this keycap set would just be too impractical to use.I am so glad I was wrong, these keycaps are BEAUTIFUL! The font itself is clean and professional, though I do wish the modifier keys like Ascend, Backspace, Caps Lock, Shift, etc were capitalized. The texture is subtle and nice to the touch, only time will tell if that holds up. These keycaps are also really good for sound dampening, I can tell because I was using the included keycaps from a more budget keyboard to calibrate the sound of this keyboard and when I swapped over to the Glorious Polycrhoma’s, the sound become more “muffled” but that wasn’t a problem for me because I was trying to build a ultra silent keyboard in the first place so it worked out.As far as color distribution goes, there is definitely a shadow on the north side of the keycaps because this keyboard has south facing LED’s. I can also see the top of the switch stem on the face of the keycap but it varies how much of the switch steam I can see depending on what shape it is. My keyboard uses a combination of rounded box, square box, and standard cherry switch streams. The rounded box switch stems you get from Kailh Box Silent Pink Switches are the most noticeable. From a distance, seeing the beautiful glow of colors shine through these keycaps was mesmerizing. I was planning on switching the keyboard lighting to standard white but after seeing just how nice these keycaps display color, I’ve left the keyboard on default RGB. I can only imagine how much more light would shine through if I use the polychroma switch plate for this GMMK keyboard (the current switch plate is the brass variant).Overall, I am a satisfied customer.

If you really want to get the most out of your RGB keyboard these keycaps will certainly do that. The feel a bit cheap, but look wise, touch and sound are just fine. I have a Meletrix Zoom 75 mechanical keyboard, and all the keys were compatible, except for the caps lock key unfortunately. My caps lock connects to the switch more to the left whereas this one is centered, so it looks kinda dumb with all these glorious translucent keys, and a standard caps lock key. Hopefully, I can find some kind of caps lock key or arrangement of mix match that will tie it all together.

The media could not be loaded. Got these for my Keychron V6. They seem high quality. I mixed them with a cheaper set of purple aliexpress caps. The space bar looks funky in still pictures but doesn't distract from the overall effect IMO. Overall I'm really pleased, it took a lot of searching to narrow in on some good non-pudding rgb keycaps. Difficult to imagine any way to improve them. UPDATE: Been typing on these for a few months now, and I just have to say, I really like how they feel. The frosted texture feels really silky soft. Good caps. Will update if something changes.

Overall, this is a fairly nice set of keycaps. For the most part, they keycaps live up to their premise, which is allowing south-facing RGB on the board to shine through to the maximum extent possible. However I found a couple of notable drawbacks.First and foremost, I was a little worried about how they would feel. "A translucent polycarbonate material," is a little vague in a market where people have incredibly strong views about, for example, ABS vs PBT. But they feel right to me when typing.The legends are UV-printed, which is a step up from stickers but not as good as dye sublimation. So legend wear is a potential issue down the road.The cherry profile is always a good choice; I find it provides me with efficient, quick typing with good accuracy. The downside of this profile with RGB lighting is that they are short enough that you can see the LEDs underneath from a typing position.As far as the shine through, I wish the keys were slightly more translucent and slightly less transparent. I happen to have different switches in different parts of my keyboard. These keycaps are transparent enough that with certain colors, the color of the stem (which is otherwise a marketing gimmick) shows through enough to alter the effect. Also, the wider keys don't look great because they don't diffuse the light well enough. There's just a bright spot in the middle of the key. Nowhere is this more visible than the space bar. Of course, that's absolutely front and center.One of the downsides is that, with 115 keys, there's plenty of stuff missing and some odd choices.The enter key is labeled "ascend," which is marketing for Glorious. Cool. But I don't wear "Nike" shirts either, so I wish there was one that's labeled "enter" as an option.The super keys (usually referred to as the "Windows Key" or "Cmd Key") are labeled "code." That's an odd choice, and no alternatives are provided. I'd also like to see F13 - F16 keys. This keyset provides *nothing* for those key positions.Since I use my keyboards with Windows and Mac devices, I'd like to see Mac-specific keys. But that's hopeless. The Glorious folks are PC first, last, and only.Most sets of aftermarket keycaps also include a much wider variety of alternatives, both in terms of legend and size, for keys like alt, shift, ctrl, and enter. Not this one. There's a Glorious logo key you can use in place of the Escape key in case the "ascend" key isn't enough voluntary marketing for you. And there are a variants of alt, fn, and control that I suspect may be targeting their tighter-layout GMMK keyboards. Their other keycap sets (e.g., Aura V2) are more complete in this regard, so it's an odd omission.All and all, these seem like decent keycaps after a few hours, with those significant limitations. I'll probably have the opportunity to find out how they hold up under use unless something else comes along that meaningfully improves on their drawbacks.

The media could not be loaded. The keycaps are truly fantastic, exuding an air of sheer elegance and sophistication. The translucent design, complemented by the mesmerizing shine-through RGB lighting, creates an absolutely beautiful visual experience. Additionally, the keycaps' high-quality material enhances the overall typing experience, making it thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying. While I'm thoroughly impressed with most aspects of the product, my only concern is the durability of the legends. It remains uncertain how long they will hold up over time, and only time will reveal their true durability. I'll return in a few months to provide an update on this matter.