# Keycap slight differences in reflectiveness?

**URL:** https://community.keyboard.io/t/keycap-slight-differences-in-reflectiveness/5805
**Category:** Help and Getting Started
**Created:** [October 21, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keycap-slight-differences-in-reflectiveness/5805 "2022-10-21T02:25:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![milkypostman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/milkypostman/32/649_2.png) [@milkypostman](https://community.keyboard.io/u/milkypostman)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keycap-slight-differences-in-reflectiveness/5805/1 "2022-10-21T02:25:21Z")

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Curious if I’m seeing things or if anyone else has keycaps such that one half seems more matte than the other half.

I just got my second Model 100 and it seems like the keycaps for one half are more matte than the other half. Probably wouldn’t show up on a picture and I’ve got the translucent keycaps I’m going to put on anyways. But I just thought I’d bring it up.

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### Author: ![admorgan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@admorgan](https://community.keyboard.io/u/admorgan)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keycap-slight-differences-in-reflectiveness/5805/2 "2022-10-22T04:44:49Z")

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I only have one M100, but both sides have the same matteness as far as I can tell.

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### Author: ![MatthewHunt84](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/matthewhunt84/32/4425_2.png) [@MatthewHunt84](https://community.keyboard.io/u/MatthewHunt84)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keycap-slight-differences-in-reflectiveness/5805/3 "2022-10-24T16:12:14Z")

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The standard keycaps that came with my model 100 match on both halves, however the linear A and colemak keycaps I received are noticeably less black and shiny than the standard qwerty keys.

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### Author: ![tiltowaitt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/tiltowaitt/32/4764_2.png) [@tiltowaitt](https://community.keyboard.io/u/tiltowaitt)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keycap-slight-differences-in-reflectiveness/5805/4 "2022-10-24T18:45:37Z")

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My Linear A keys on both halves are a very attractive matte (that I will be sad to lose once they inevitably shine).
