# Why have a clear keyboard?

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/why-have-a-clear-keyboard/39565>\
**Category:** General Topics\
**Created:** [November 6, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/why-have-a-clear-keyboard/39565 "2023-11-06T19:25:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Micah\_Lindstrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Micah\_Lindstrom](https://community.frame.work/u/Micah_Lindstrom)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/why-have-a-clear-keyboard/39565/20 "2024-01-29T05:58:32Z")

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@BigT do you remember how you ordered your keyshorts keycaps? Did you end up paying $90+ for “perfect fit”, transparent background, black letters, and choose a custom language and fill out their template for how to label keys? Seems like a heck of a lot of money that ought to be be somewhat commonly desired.

I tried selecting their “English [US]” language and it doesn’t even appear to come with the special keys, just letters. All I care about is special keys, not letters.

If you’re able to share a pic of how your keycaps look with the backlight on that would be helpful to me personally.

I’m seeing more discussion in [Keycap stickers for the clearcap options](http://community.frame.work/t/keycap-stickers-for-the-clearcap-options/33996) and [Blank Keyboard - how to adapt for its use?](http://community.frame.work/t/blank-keyboard-how-to-adapt-for-its-use/40496) and [What is the best way to create custom layout](http://community.frame.work/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-create-custom-layout/37043), but nothing is definitively what I’m looking for.

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