swiss cheese mechanical keyboard types with caps shaped like grater, knives and jar of jam

Keycaps shapes like knives and jar of jam

The Swiss cheese mechanical keyboard has keycaps that look like a grater, a set of knives, and a jar of jam. Produced by DirkMcGirk using the Swiss Cheese mono font designed by Rob Meyerson, the device comes with 104 keycaps, which all resemble a block of Swiss cheese and its distinctive, natural holes. There are custom-shaped accent keys around it that hint at a charcuterie board: a mouse, a cheese grater and a set of knives, a wine bottle, and a jar of jam. The maker says, however, that these extra keys are under a different license, so users who want to build their own Swiss cheese mechanical keyboard need to get permission before using them or pay for them.

all images courtesy of DirkMcGirk, unless stated otherwise

Swiss cheese mechanical keyboard with mono font

The maker DirkMcGirk uses the mono font designed by Rob Meyerson for the Swiss cheese mechanical keyboard. In 2024, the designer created a series of yellow keys with holes around them, and the result gave him a font that is bold, square-shaped, and only has capital letters. He intentionally put the holes in specific areas to allow the letters to be visible when looked at, even if these letters come through clearer when the user views them from afar. The font is also monospaced, so every letter takes up the same amount of space as if it were on a typewriter.

The designer says that the Swiss cheese font used in the mechanical keyboard is meant for display, meaning it is much more ideal for paragraph and title use instead of typing long texts. From here, the maker DirkMcGirk uses these Swiss cheese-shaped keycaps and puts them on a mechanical keyboard, adding a set of accessories that complete the look of a functional charcuterie device. He says that at first, the small keycaps had a problem with bridging, or when the plastic stretches over a key gap, but when he changed the setting called Infill or Wall Overlap to 50 percent, the keycaps fit better. So far, the maker has uploaded how he built the Swiss cheese mechanical keyboard using Rob Meyerson’s design for users who want to create their own.

detailed view of the device

the typing tool has keycaps that look like a grater, a set of knives, and a jar of jam

the device is complete with a number keypad

knives keycaps for the command buttons

view of the bottle of wine and cheese grater keycaps

the mono font designed by Rob Meyerson

the holes are intentionally placed to let the letters stand out

project info:

name: Swiss cheese mechanical keyboard

designs: Dirk McGirk, Rob Meyerson | @robmeyerson, @heirloom

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