# Half Height / Low Profile MX-Compatible Key Switches - 12 pack - Outemu GTMX

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA6022 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/half-height-low-profile-mx-key-switches-12-pack-outemu-adafruit.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/half-height-low-profile-mx-key-switches-12-pack-outemu-adafruit.html.md))

For crafting your custom keyboard, these "Half Height" Low Profile MX key switches are compatible with standard MX layouts and solder-free...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $11.75 (inc GST) — $10.68 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $10.36 (exc GST) · 50+ $10.15 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## Description

For crafting your custom keyboard, these **"Half Height" Low Profile MX key switches** are compatible with standard MX layouts and solder-free sockets but are significantly shorter, for a slimmer build. Compared to standard "Cherry MX" compatible switches, which have 10mm above-board height, these have 7mm - but still have the 4mm actuator height. (The 'half height' comes from them having a remaining 3mm vs 6mm body height from the mounting plate to the actuation floor)

Like "MX Black" key switches, these have a **smooth linear** keystroke. They're basically like MX blacks, but 3mm shorter.

- Type: Linear
- Operating force: 70 gf (+/-10 gf)
- Pretravel: 1.2mm
- Total travel: 3.0 mm
 
[Comes in a pack of **12 switches** designed to match up with Adafruit's Adafruit MACROPAD here.](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-macropad-rp2040-bare-bones-3x4-keys-encoder-oled.html)

- Use these with our [**NeoKey** boards](https://core-electronics.com.au/search?q=neokey), such as the [Socket Breakout](https://core-electronics.com.au/neokey-socket-breakout-for-mechanical-key-switches-with-neopixel-for-mx-compatible-switches.html) and the [FeatherWing](https://core-electronics.com.au/neokey-featherwing-two-mechanical-key-switches-with-neopixels.html).
- [They work great with mechanical key sockets](https://core-electronics.com.au/kailh-switch-sockets-for-mx-compatible-mechanical-keys-20-pack.html) if you want to avoid soldering.
- [We also have MX-compatible keycaps](https://core-electronics.com.au/search?q=mx+keycap) to snap right on.
 
## Technical Details

- [Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/6022-datasheet_19328ed6fb0.pdf)
 
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## Images

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