FEKER’s current official store organises its keyboards primarily into ergonomic and customisation-oriented categories, selling both assembled keyboards and DIY kits.[2]

Foundation: 2013

According to FEKER’s official history, the brand was established in 2013 in Shenzhen. From its inception, the company states it focused on computer peripherals with an emphasis on original design, innovation and value.[1]

During its early years, FEKER concentrated heavily on overseas markets, with products sold in countries including the United States, United Kingdom, France and Japan.[1] This international-facing development helped establish the brand before its larger push into China’s domestic enthusiast market, making it less visible to Chinese mechanical keyboard consumers during its first decade of operation.

Entry into the Chinese market

A major turning point occurred in late 2021 when FEKER formally began selling under the FEKER brand in mainland China.[1]

Around the same period, the company introduced the IK75, which FEKER describes as the world’s first mass-produced 75% keyboard supporting a gasket structure. The IK75 subsequently became one of the products most strongly associated with the FEKER name.[1]

The significance of the IK75 lay not in inventing every individual feature found in modern mechanical keyboards, but in combining enthusiast-oriented features—such as gasket mounting, hot-swap capability and wireless connectivity—into a comparatively accessible product. Keyboard enthusiasts later described the IK75 as a particularly strong value proposition in the 75% custom keyboard segment.[3]

The IK75 is arguably the keyboard that made FEKER recognisable to a wider enthusiast audience. The concept combined the increasingly popular 75% layout with characteristics associated with custom mechanical keyboards.

Typical features associated with the IK75 family include:

• 75% layout
• Hot-swappable switches
• Gasket-mounted construction
• RGB lighting
• Rotary knob
• Wireless connectivity
• USB-C wired operation
• Customisable switches and keycaps
• Multiple revisions and iterations

Documentation for the IK75 confirms versions supporting three connection modes, while later versions and related FEKER products expanded the platform further.[4]

The IK75 became particularly attractive to newcomers because it could function as a barebones customisation platform rather than simply a conventional prebuilt keyboard. Buyers could select switches and keycaps separately and modify the board’s sound and feel. This approach helped FEKER occupy an important middle ground: more customisable than a conventional gaming keyboard, but considerably more accessible than many enthusiast custom keyboards.

One of FEKER’s most distinctive areas is the Alice layout. An Alice keyboard separates the left and right halves of the main key area with an angled arrangement intended to provide a more ergonomic typing position. FEKER invested heavily in this category.

Its official history identifies the Alice80, launched in 2022, as a major milestone. FEKER describes it as a mass-produced Alice keyboard featuring a curved, seamless design and gasket mounting.[1] The company subsequently developed multiple variants including the Alice80 Corgi, Alice75, Alice98 and Alice98 Pro. FEKER’s current product catalogue continues to prominently feature the Alice family, including the Alice80, Alice75 and Alice98 QMK/VIA models.[2]

Alice75

FEKER introduced the Alice75 in January 2023, describing it as the world’s first mass-produced 75% Alice mechanical keyboard and the first mass-produced keyboard to incorporate a curved aluminium alloy case.[1] The product demonstrates FEKER’s broader design philosophy of experimenting with unusual layouts and manufacturing techniques rather than producing only conventional rectangular keyboards. The curved aluminium housing also illustrated the brand’s movement away from purely budget-oriented plastic DIY boards towards more distinctive, premium-looking hardware.

Alice98

In May 2023, FEKER introduced the Alice98, a larger ergonomic Alice keyboard derived from the Alice80 concept.[1] The Alice98 combines the Alice ergonomic arrangement with a larger layout, making it more practical for users requiring dedicated navigation keys, function keys, a number pad and more conventional desktop functionality.

FEKER collaborated with Kailh on the Alice98, including the introduction of customised switches.[1] The current FEKER store lists an Alice98 QMK/VIA with a 98-key layout, hot-swappable PCB, wireless capability and gasket-mounted construction.[2]

FEKER is not exclusively a keyboard manufacturer. The company has developed its own range of mechanical switches, including:

• Feker Matcha Switch
• Hanbaiyu / White Jade switches
• Corgi switches
• Pink Silent switches
• Mint switches
• Vanilla Ice Cream switches
• Mulan switches

Its official catalogue currently lists several of these switch families.[1] FEKER’s switch strategy complements its keyboard strategy: instead of selling only a bare keyboard chassis, the company provides components that allow users to create a complete typing experience within the FEKER ecosystem.

Among enthusiasts, FEKER’s Matcha and White Jade/Hanbaiyu switches became particularly recognisable. Community discussions have often associated them with good value and a relatively refined factory feel for their price range.[5]

Another notable product was the FEKER K75, introduced in 2023. According to FEKER, the K75 introduced a mass-produced keyboard design supporting three structural configurations: plate-less, top mount and gasket mount.[1] The company also introduced a dedicated switch designed for its plate-less configuration.

This product represents FEKER’s approach to keyboard design: giving users multiple ways of changing the physical characteristics of the board instead of locking the keyboard into one construction method.

FEKER’s branding emphasises innovation and accessibility. Its stated philosophy includes investing substantial resources into research and development while making advanced peripherals accessible to ordinary users. The company’s vision is to manufacture quality peripherals that more people can afford.[1]

Enthusiast features at accessible prices

FEKER frequently takes features associated with custom keyboards and incorporates them into mass-produced products. Examples include gasket mounting, hot-swap PCBs, wireless connectivity, programmability, aluminium cases, ergonomic layouts and multiple mounting structures.

Experimentation

FEKER has repeatedly experimented with less conventional layouts and structures. The Alice family is the clearest example of this commitment to non-traditional design.

Customisation

Rather than treating a keyboard as a finished appliance, FEKER often treats it as a platform. Users can change switches, keycaps, mounting configuration, foam, stabilisers, firmware and key mappings, sound profile, and sometimes the plate and other internal components.

Value

FEKER has historically positioned many of its products towards the enthusiast market without adopting the pricing associated with boutique custom keyboards. This value proposition is a major reason the brand became popular among people entering the custom mechanical keyboard hobby.

IK series

The IK series is FEKER’s more conventional custom keyboard family. Important models include the IK75, IK75 Pro, IK65, IK85 and IK105. The series generally emphasises conventional layouts combined with enthusiast features. The IK65, for example, uses a 65% layout and has been documented with gasket mounting, hot-swap support, RGB lighting, a rotary knob and three connection modes.[6]

Alice series

The Alice line is arguably FEKER’s most distinctive product family. Models include the Alice60, Alice75, Alice80, Alice98 and Alice98 Pro. These keyboards target people who want a more ergonomic typing arrangement without having to build a fully custom ergonomic keyboard themselves. FEKER currently continues to market the Alice80, Alice75 and Alice98 prominently on its official site.[2]

K series

The K series represents another branch of FEKER’s enthusiast-oriented designs. The K75 is particularly notable for its multiple mounting and structural configurations and experimentation with plate-less construction.[1]

Modern FEKER products increasingly support enthusiast firmware ecosystems such as QMK and VIA. This support allows users to customise key assignments, layers, macros, shortcuts, knob functions, RGB behaviour and other keyboard controls.

FEKER’s current website specifically lists QMK/VIA support for products such as the Alice98 and Alice75.[2] This makes FEKER more attractive to enthusiasts than typical gaming keyboards that depend entirely on proprietary software.

FEKER keyboards commonly use construction techniques designed to alter typing feel and acoustic characteristics.

Gasket mount

A gasket mount isolates the plate and PCB assembly from the case using flexible gasket material. The intended result is generally a softer typing feel, greater flex, reduced harshness and a different acoustic profile. FEKER made gasket mounting a major part of its product identity early in its development.[1]

Hot-swap

Hot-swappable PCBs allow users to change mechanical switches without soldering. This is particularly important for beginners who wish to experiment with linear, tactile or silent switches, different spring weights and different switch materials.

Wireless connectivity

Many FEKER keyboards offer some combination of USB-C, Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity. This gives them broader appeal for both desktop and mobile or laptop users.

FEKER emerged during a major transformation in the mechanical keyboard market. Historically, the market was roughly divided between traditional mechanical keyboards (gaming keyboards from large peripheral companies) and custom mechanical keyboards (expensive enthusiast kits, group buys and DIY projects).

FEKER belongs to the generation of Chinese keyboard companies that helped blur that distinction. Consumers could buy a relatively affordable FEKER kit and obtain many characteristics associated with a custom build without having to design a PCB, manufacture a case or participate in a group buy. This trend helped make enthusiast features much more mainstream.

FEKER products have been sold internationally, and the brand has developed a following among mechanical keyboard enthusiasts outside China. Community discussions show FEKER keyboards being used by enthusiasts in markets including the Philippines and other countries.

The brand has also been distributed internationally through keyboard retailers and distributors, including EPOMAKER, which describes FEKER as a mechanical keyboard brand focused on performance, design and user experience.[7] It is worth distinguishing distribution from ownership: the existence of FEKER products on a retailer or distributor site does not by itself establish that FEKER is owned by that distributor.

FEKER identifies its corporate entity as Shenzhen Handchang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市翰德昌电子科技有限公司) and gives a Shenzhen, Guangdong address on its official company page.[1] The company is therefore best understood as a Chinese Shenzhen-based hardware brand rather than a Western keyboard company simply importing products from China.

This distinction matters because Shenzhen is one of the world’s major electronics manufacturing ecosystems, and FEKER’s development closely follows the broader growth of China’s enthusiast mechanical keyboard industry.

Among mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, FEKER is generally associated with good feature-to-price ratios and relatively ambitious designs. Its reputation is strongest among people looking for their first custom-style keyboard, affordable barebones kits, gasket-mounted boards, wireless mechanical keyboards, Alice layouts, hot-swap keyboards or a platform for experimenting with switches and keycaps.

The IK75 in particular became known as a value-oriented 75% custom keyboard, with contemporary enthusiast discussions describing it as a particularly attractive entry point into custom keyboards.[3] At the same time, FEKER should not necessarily be viewed as a boutique keyboard maker whose every product is aimed at the ultra-high-end enthusiast market. Its core strength has historically been bringing enthusiast concepts into mass production at more accessible prices.

As of 2026, FEKER’s official store continues to position itself around two major categories: ready-to-use mechanical keyboards and DIY/customisation kits. Its current lineup includes products such as the Alice80, Alice75, Alice98 and Galaxy80, as well as other keyboards and supporting software and firmware resources.[2]

The company also advertises worldwide shipping, a one-year warranty for keyboards and DIY kits, a seven-day return policy for unopened products, and online support.[2]

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