Kailh Box White V2

Clicky Kailh

Kailh Box White V2 switch
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The Kailh Box White V2 refines the classic Box White click-bar formula with a retooled housing, a 5-pin base, and an 80-million-press rating while keeping the 45g crisp click.

Kailh Box White V2 specs

Type Clicky
Actuation force 45g
Bottom-out force n/a
Pre-travel 1.8 mm
Total travel 3.6 mm
Stem POM
Top housing translucent PC
Bottom housing nylon
Spring single-stage
Factory lube none
Pins 5-pin
Typical price $0.30 / switch
Sound profile crisp, snappy click
Released 2023

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.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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Keyboards sold with the Kailh Box White V2

8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard full · $120 · hot-swap The 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard is a 108-key full-size board with hot-swappable Kailh Box White V2 switches, dye-sub PBT keycaps, tri-mode wireless, and NES or Famicom-inspired styling with a volume dial and two oversized programmable Super Buttons. 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard TKL · $90 · hot-swap The 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard is an 87-key tri-mode TKL styled after the NES and Famicom, known for its independent dial control panel and oversized programmable Dual Super Buttons. 8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad numpad · $45 · hot-swap The 8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad is an 18-key hot-swappable numpad with Kailh Box White V2 switches, a seven-segment LED display, tri-mode Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, and wired connectivity, and a built-in calculator mode.

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Kailh Box White V2 (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use compare boards side by side to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.

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