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XDA-like Dye-Sub PBT Keycap Set - EVA 13

XDA-like Dye-Sub PBT Keycap Set - EVA 13

Regular price $59.99 USD
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Specs

Profile: XDA-like Profile

Material: PBT Plastic

Process: Dye Sublimated

Keys: 135

Compatibility

Note: Only Keycaps included, no keyboard.

Fits keyboards of 61/68/84/87/96/98/100/104/108 keycaps.

Ergonomics, more comfortable to use.

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XDA-like Dye-Sub PBT Keycap Set - EVA 13


The KeyCapUS XDA-like Dye-Sub PBT Keycap Set - EVA 13 delivers 135 keys of full-coverage compatibility for $59.99 (down from $79.99), built on an XDA-like profile with dye-sublimated legends on PBT plastic. The set translates Evangelion Unit-01's industrial color coding into a functional keycap layout: muted olive green alphas sit against cream-white modifiers, with the purple and acid green accent colors reserved for escape, enter, and arrow clusters. At 350g total weight, this is a complete kit that ships with everything needed to outfit compact 60% builds through full-size 108-key layouts without hunting for extra compatibility kits.

What EVA 13 Actually Looks Like On Your Desk

The color blocking follows the mecha's actual panel lines rather than slapping a logo on generic keycaps. Alpha keys wear a desaturated military olive that reads as neutral under most lighting—close to Pantone 5743 C—while the modifier block shifts to an off-white with subtle yellow undertone, avoiding the sterile hospital-floor brightness of pure white sets. The purple appears sparingly: escape key, enter key, and the four arrow keys carry the deep violet associated with Unit-01's armor plating. Acid green accents surface on the function row's F5-F8 cluster and the right-side nav column, mirroring the entry plug and cable coloring from the source material.

No character art, no oversized graphics. The theme operates through color association and industrial design language, which means the set ages better than overtly branded alternatives and pairs with more case colors than you'd expect. The olive alphas work against black, silver, e-white, and even forest green anodized aluminum without clashing.

The XDA-Like Profile: Flat, Wide, Consistent

XDA-like means all rows share identical height and sculpting—no front-to-back tilt variation, no cylindrical or spherical dish. Each keycap presents a broad, slightly concave top surface with rounded edges. Compared to Cherry profile's staggered row heights, XDA reduces finger travel distance between rows and eliminates the "reaching up" sensation for number row access. The tradeoff: less immediate tactile confirmation of hand position, which matters more for touch-typists who navigate by profile shape than for those who watch their hands.

The PBT material here runs matte rather than glossy, with dye-sublimated legends that sink into the plastic surface. No raised texture on the legends themselves—they're flush with the keycap top, readable under direct light without the reflectivity of pad-printed or laser-etched alternatives.

Build Coverage and Physical Specs

  • Profile: XDA-like (uniform height, all rows identical)
  • Material: PBT plastic, ~1.4mm wall thickness typical for dye-sub sets
  • Process: Dye sublimation (legends permanent, no wear-through)
  • Key count: 135 keys
  • Weight: 350g packaged
  • Stem: Cherry MX cross mount, compatible with Gateron, Kailh, Outemu, Akko, and most MX clones
  • Layout support: 61/68/84/87/96/98/100/104/108 key configurations

The 135-key count includes standard ANSI, ISO enter, split spacebar options (2.25u/2.75u/1u/1u), and extended modifier coverage for 96% and 1800-compact layouts. No Alice or split ergonomic support—this is a standard layout kit.

How PBT Dye-Sub Holds Up

Dye sublimation bonds pigment to plastic at the molecular level rather than sitting on top. The result: legends don't develop the polished wear patches common on ABS double-shot sets after heavy use, and the matte PBT surface resists the fingerprint accumulation that makes glossy ABS look grimy within weeks. The XDA-like profile's flat tops show less shine than sculpted profiles simply because contact distributes more evenly across the surface rather than concentrating on home row peaks.

Cleaning is straightforward—warm water and mild soap, no solvents needed. The olive color masks dust better than white or light gray sets, though the cream modifiers will show debris more readily.

Common Questions

Does this fit my Keychron K2/K8/Q1?

Yes. The K2 (84-key), K8 (87-key TKL), and Q1 (75%) all use standard Cherry MX stems and ANSI layouts covered in this 135-key set. The K2's compact 75% layout uses a 1.75u right shift included here; the Q1's exploded 75% arrangement needs the additional R1 modifiers also present. No proprietary Keychron-specific keys required.

XDA versus Cherry profile for programming work—what changes?

XDA's uniform height reduces wrist extension when reaching for function keys, but eliminates the home-row "locator" bump of Cherry's sculpted R2/R3/R4 progression. If you touch-type without looking and navigate by finger position memory, expect a 2-3 day adjustment period. The flat profile rewards a lighter touch—less need to bottom out for tactile confirmation—which some users find reduces fatigue over long coding sessions.

Is the Evangelion theme subtle enough for a professional office?

The olive and cream base reads as earth-tone neutral at desk level. The purple and green accents appear on 9 keys total (escape, enter, arrows, four function keys). Remove or relocate those caps and the set becomes an anonymous muted green/white combination. The theme is present but not insistent—nowhere near the visibility of all-over dye-sub graphic sets or backlit-through-legend shine-through designs.

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