Drop Halo True

Tactile Drop, made by Kaihua (Kailh)

Drop Halo True switch
Image courtesy of Drop

The Drop Halo True is a heavy tactile switch designed by Jacob Alexander of Input Club and manufactured by Kaihua, using a metal-leaf tactile mechanism tuned to emulate a Topre-like force curve, in a transparent housing for RGB backlighting.

Drop Halo True specs

Type Tactile
Actuation force 54g
Bottom-out force 100g
Pre-travel 1.9 mm
Total travel 4 mm
Stem n/a
Top housing n/a
Bottom housing n/a
Spring n/a
Factory lube Factory lubed
Pins 3-pin
Typical price $0.50 / switch
Sound profile Sharp, high-force tactile bump with a firm 100g bottom-out; louder and heavier feeling than typical browns.
Released 2017

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

Where to buy

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Switches similar to the Drop Halo True

Everglide Oreo Tactile The Everglide Oreo is a tactile switch with a crisp, medium-light tactile bump and a cushioned bottom-out, using a POM stem in a polycarbonate top and nylon bottom housing, made by JWK with light factory lube.
Gazzew Boba U4T Tactile The Gazzew Boba U4T is the benchmark thocky tactile, pairing a big D-shaped bump with soft proprietary housings for a deep bottom-out; also sold in a 68g weighting.
NovelKeys Cream Tactile Tactile NovelKeys Cream Tactile brings the full-POM Cream recipe to a tactile stem, pairing the deep POM sound with a medium bump for custom tactile boards.
Durock Koala Tactile The Durock Koala is a 62g T1-family tactile with a cream-colored housing and a slightly softer, rounder bump than the standard T1.

Keyboards sold with the Drop Halo True

Drop ALT 65% · $180 · hot-swap The Drop ALT is a compact aluminum 65% programmable keyboard with hot-swap and QMK, the smaller sibling of the Drop CTRL for users who want arrows without a TKL footprint. Drop CTRL TKL · $200 · hot-swap The Drop CTRL is a programmable aluminum TKL with hot-swap sockets and QMK, one of Drop's flagship enthusiast boards alongside the smaller ALT.

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Drop Halo True. Use KeebScout to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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