Akko Clear Keycap Set V2, Black Transparent 155-Key ASA Profile with Mac Keycaps and Split Spacebars for Mechanical Keyboard

I bought an Akko MOD007B-HE keyboard that came with non-shine through keycaps. I initially bought some YMDK shine through and XVX pudding keycaps to go with it. I very quickly realized that my keyboard has south facing LEDs and that both keycaps I purchased looked like absolute garbage on it because the legends were simultaneously not lit in the dark and nigh unreadable in the light. I did some research on reddit trying to figure out what people were doing with keyboards with south facing LEDs to get lit up legends. I first stumbled across side lit keycaps, but those really weren't what I was after. The side lit legends would only be helpful when looking at very specific angles, and the keycaps were blank on the top. I was about to be completely discouraged and thought about giving up on this wonderful keyboard when I found an post about the Glorious Polychroma keycap set. I initially almost bought those, but decided to do some more research into polycarbonate keycaps and that's when I discovered these Akko's. I ordered some XVX polycabronates first because they were on sale a good bit cheaper than these, but I'm going to return those due to poor fit and a thin kind of cheap feel. I'm really glad I bit the bullet and ordered these. These keycaps have the same special ASA profile as the stock keycaps on this keyboard and they are a joy to type on. In addition, these keycaps are far thicker than the XVX ones and look way more premium. The packaging for these was really nice and was presented in a far more premium manner as well. The shine through on these keycaps is something else and looks absolutely amazing on a quality RGB keyboard like mine. I only wish Amazon had the black set.Also, one thing I was concerned about from a throwaway mention on the Keychron website that stated you couldn't read the legends on this type of keycap in the dark. Please believe me when I tell you that this is absolutely not true. It might be true on poly keycaps that are entirely clear, but these are not. These keycaps have an almost frosted finish that diffuses the rgb light and makes the keys look great while maintaining readability for the legends even in a pitch black room.

The media could not be loaded. Nice set of keycaps with unique sound profile.I'm using it with Epomaker's leobog reaper switches and Monsgeek M5W and it sounds amazing. Definitely sounds thockier and more solid than what the video could record.Yellow on black looks cool already without having to turn on the RGB.Only one drawback is the lack of bumps as finger guides on F and J keys.

Overall, I like the look and feel of these keys. They're transparent enough to let the RGB lights shine through without being so clear the lights could be excessively distracting (and what's the point of lights on your keyboard if you're just going to turn them off?). Being polycarbonate, they are a little more pingy than the factory PBT keycaps.I got this because I wanted transparent keycaps for my Alice keyboard (Keychron Q10) which has a split space bar. I was disappointed that the keycaps included were concave instead of convex like the factory keycaps. The other keycaps were fine and the profile is definitely usable. Like most profiles, each row has its own angle which gives a curved contact on the keyboard.Other notable minor gripes: There are no nubs on the F and J keys I can use to make sure my hands are on the right keys without looking. I'm still getting used to the Alice layout and don't have my hand position in muscle memory just yet. I would have also like some of the alternative keycaps (e.g. the ones with pictures) to be available for rows other than 4

Quality work! Perfect fit! Great value for the money! Quiet and easy to type! Perfectly see through

The image attached is a color corrected attempt to represent what these keys look like at my angle of view. I opted to use an orange light behind the black plastic, to great effect in my opinion. It reminds me of that blackish brown clear plastic that you would often see shielding a kind of alarm clock display, only with an amber glow behind it; almost like a little incandescent is bouncing around behind it. The look is very unique, and while the legend on the keys is incomprehensible like this, it's only been a slight adjustment. the glossy feel is also rather satisfying in conjunction with the shape and profile of the keys.While I'm no enthusiast, I'm personally pleased with the quality of these keycaps so far, and hope they last me at least a few years. If like me you are a relatively inexperienced enjoyer of mechanical keyboards hoping for a unique spin on a backlit keyboard, you should definitely consider these keycaps. These honestly look far better than I expected, and doubtless would compliment any color scheme thrown at it.

Quality keycaps, nice price, but no raised touch guides on the F & J keys (for touch typist keyboard homing)

Exactly what I wanted. Good variety in sizes, additional novelties are nice. Proper scoop on the top of the key cap, maybe a bit too subtle, definitely an improvement from the standard cherry keycap shape. Does a good job at diffusing the switches underneath.

The media could not be loaded. This review is for the Clear White v2 keycaps. I also got the Black v1 set and they are awful. These clear white ones are amazing. They look so cool with the RGB that I almost never really used before I got these keycaps. The sound is really great too, I would call it "thocky' for sure, especially the spacebar...although my spacebar situation is a little different because of the split keyboard I use. There are two spacebars and the one on the left is a little smaller and just has a deeper sound to it than the right one.I also put these on my num pad and that turned out pretty cool too. I use the Kisnt numpad I found on Amazon for around $20. It is usb c only so there is no wireless function but it works great for me.The video was recorded with an iPhone 14 pro max and the audio is from the AnkerWork M650 microphone.