Gateron Ink Black V2

Linear Gateron

Gateron Ink Black V2 switch
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The Gateron Ink Black V2 is a premium 60g linear whose proprietary smoky INK housing made it the community's benchmark smooth linear for years.

Gateron Ink Black V2 specs

Type Linear
Actuation force 60g
Bottom-out force 70g
Pre-travel 2 mm
Total travel 4 mm
Stem POM
Top housing smoky INK blend
Bottom housing smoky INK blend
Spring single-stage
Factory lube light
Pins 5-pin
Typical price $0.75 / switch
Sound profile deep, clacky
Released 2019

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

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Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Gateron Ink Black V2 (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use our keyboard finder to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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