# Repositioning Thumb Keys

**URL:** <https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260>\
**Category:** Help and Getting Started\
**Created:** [May 18, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260 "2017-05-18T21:08:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![fishheadsoup](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/fishheadsoup/32/161_2.png) [@fishheadsoup](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fishheadsoup)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260/1 "2017-05-18T21:08:26Z")

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Hello J + K,

On KS, [Update #45](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keyboardio/the-model-01-an-heirloom-grade-keyboard-for-seriou/posts/1877871), Day 691 Crawling toward PVT. Subsection Keycap Engraving is a beautiful unfinished left Model 01. I’m wondering if the thumb keys are inter-changeable? As shown in the photo the keys are ctrl, bksp, cmd, and shift; with a raised dot on the bksp for reference.

 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/keyboard/original/1X/40b06fc354a6de5a6c3848689f4186420da6fe00.jpg)

Even if thumb keys are technically changeable, are they unique in their original placement? As in how they’re molded - they’re suppose to fit where they are…

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**Author:** ![jesse](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/jesse/32/361_2.png) [@jesse](https://community.keyboard.io/u/jesse)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260/2 "2017-05-18T23:36:53Z")

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Other than the little bumps on space/backspace, all of the thumb keys are identically shaped.

(They have different id numbers molded inside, but that doesn’t change their fit.)

Best,  
Jesse

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**Author:** ![Jennigma](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/jennigma/32/353_2.png) [@Jennigma](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Jennigma)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260/3 "2017-10-09T01:40:36Z")

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what is the process to lift and replace keycaps? I don’t want to break anything. 🙂

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**Author:** ![jesse](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/jesse/32/361_2.png) [@jesse](https://community.keyboard.io/u/jesse)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260/4 "2017-10-09T02:01:58Z")

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Often, you can just pull them up from the sides with your fingers.

If you’re having trouble doing that, you can either get a commercially made key puller (we recommend the wire style, not the plastic kind) or remove the enclosure to get easier access to the edges.

A wire keypuller looks something like [https://www.amazon.com/WASD-Keyboards-Wire-Keycap-Puller/dp/B00AZCGF7K](https://www.amazon.com/WASD-Keyboards-Wire-Keycap-Puller/dp/B00AZCGF7K)

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**Author:** ![Jennigma](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/jennigma/32/353_2.png) [@Jennigma](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Jennigma)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260/5 "2017-10-09T02:10:31Z")

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I haven’t wanted to try. 🙂

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![fishheadsoup](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/fishheadsoup/32/161_2.png) [@fishheadsoup](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fishheadsoup)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/repositioning-thumb-keys/260/6 "2017-10-09T02:11:33Z")

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> what is the process to lift and replace keycaps? I don’t want to break anything. 🙂

Not a jack hammer… j/k.