# Creating Custom Keycap Profile for Low-profile Keyboards

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-custom-keycap-profile-for-low-profile-keyboards/23652>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [January 19, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-custom-keycap-profile-for-low-profile-keyboards/23652 "2023-01-19T08:22:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sk0n3\_jpn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@Sk0n3\_jpn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sk0n3_jpn)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-custom-keycap-profile-for-low-profile-keyboards/23652/1 "2023-01-19T08:22:37Z")

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Since there aren’t many options for low-profile keycaps I decided to design my own. More variations to come.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Gy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/peter_gy/32/9251_2.png) [@Peter\_Gy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_Gy)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-custom-keycap-profile-for-low-profile-keyboards/23652/2 "2023-01-19T08:24:13Z")

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That sounds like an interesting project! What method do you plan to use for manufacturing them? Please do attach some screen captures or photos of the manufactured keycaps.

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**Author:** ![Sk0n3\_jpn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@Sk0n3\_jpn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sk0n3_jpn)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-custom-keycap-profile-for-low-profile-keyboards/23652/3 "2023-01-19T17:05:19Z")

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I had them resin printed for as a prototype.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/5/e510ae15b247b657ea0168b2c86e894672249af2.jpeg)  
FYI: Keychron K3 Pro with NuPhy nSA Kecaps

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**Author:** ![Sk0n3\_jpn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@Sk0n3\_jpn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sk0n3_jpn)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-custom-keycap-profile-for-low-profile-keyboards/23652/4 "2023-01-19T17:05:55Z")

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Here is the screen capture of the current drawing of 1U keycap.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/f/4f7fc20cc7778268b6f5971e256b8b7e083394fd.jpeg)