HHKB Professional Hybrid

HHKB · 60% · standard height

HHKB Professional Hybrid mechanical keyboard
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A 60% Topre capacitive keyboard with the classic Happy Hacking layout, offering wired USB-C and Bluetooth connectivity with multi-device pairing, aimed at programmers and touch typists.

Best for: typing, programming, enthusiast, travel.

HHKB Professional Hybrid specs

Layout 60%
Height Standard
Connectivity Wired, Bluetooth
Hot-swap No
Stock switches Topre 45g, Topre 55g variable
Keycaps PBT dye-sublimated
Case ABS plastic
Mount Tray
Backlight White / none
QMK / VIA No
Battery n/a
Typical price $320
Sound (stock) thocky, muted Topre dome sound
Released 2019

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Where to buy

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Alternatives to the HHKB Professional Hybrid

HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S 60% · $299 The HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S is PFU's flagship 60% board, pairing silenced 45g Topre electrocapacitive switches with Bluetooth multi-pairing and USB-C in the minimalist Unix-inspired HHKB layout programmers have prized since 1996. Compare: HHKB Professional Hybrid vs HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S
HHKB Studio 60% · $385 A premium 60% Topre keyboard adding an integrated trackpoint, touch-sensitive gesture pads on the front edge, and per-key RGB, with wired USB-C and Bluetooth connectivity in a milled aluminum-look case.
HHKB Professional Classic 60% · $230 The original wired-only HHKB in the compact Happy Hacking 60% layout, using Topre electrostatic capacitive switches in a simple no-frills build favored by long-time Unix and terminal users.

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