User Guide

Laser Etching
A laser is used to burn the required character into the keycap, physically marking it, therefore
impossible to wear off. This works best on light colored keys as it results in an image with a
black burned color, but it works for black keys as well. Many manufacturers, Das Keyboard
included, fill the engraved area with colored filler in order to laser etch on a black plastic
background and have the character standout. You can also feel the texture of the raised character
on each key with this process. Watch the video below to see the laser etching process.
Dye Sublimation Printing
Dye Sublimation is a process where heat is used to impregnate a material with a dye, resulting in
the dye sinking into the plastic. The nice feature to this is due to the dye becoming part of the
plastic, it cannot be worn off like in pad printing. This is a much more expensive method of
printing keys and must be used in situations where the dye is darker than the material being dyed.