Kailh Box Navy

Clicky Kailh

Kailh Box Navy switch
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The Kailh Box Navy is the heaviest thick-click-bar switch, with a 60g operating force and about a 95g tactile peak that makes every keystroke a deliberate, thunderous event.

Kailh Box Navy specs

Type Clicky
Actuation force 60g
Bottom-out force n/a
Pre-travel 1.8 mm
Total travel 3.6 mm
Stem POM
Top housing PC
Bottom housing nylon
Spring single-stage
Factory lube none
Pins 3-pin
Typical price $0.35 / switch
Sound profile loud, metallic click
Released 2018

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

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Switches similar to the Kailh Box Navy

Kailh Box Jade Clicky The Kailh Box Jade is a thick-click-bar clicky with a 50g operating force and roughly 75g tactile peak, delivering one of the loudest, snappiest clicks in mainstream production. Compare: Kailh Box Navy vs Kailh Box Jade · popular
Cherry MX Green Clicky The Cherry MX Green is the heavy 80g version of the MX Blue, originally used as a stiffer spacebar switch and now favored by typists who want maximum click resistance. Compare: Kailh Box Navy vs Cherry MX Green

Which keyboards can use it?

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

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