CannonCaps CXA Iara

Very beautiful keycaps at a great price

I really like this keyset, I’m new to this profile, and I like it. I see more builds with this profile in my future

Snagged these when I upgraded from an anne pro 2 to a bakeneko60, and was pleasantly surprised at how these keycaps turned out. The doubleshot was done excellently - I cannot detect any bleeding or gaps between the legend and the rest of the keycap. The legends are all aligned properly, and the keycaps are at a uniform height. With gateron ink black v2s and some foam, the sound I've been able to achieve with this setup is very creamy and pleasing, and the overall typing experience is fantastic. The homing bumps are helpful for touch typing, and the spherical sculpting hugs my fingertips much more effectively than the cylindrical cherry keycaps I had on my anne pro. As far as the PBT/ABS blend, I can tell they feel slightly less matte than a pure PBT keycap, but the texturing they did on the keycap makes this concern very minimal - time will tell how much they start to shine, but even if they do I'm not super worried about it. It doesn't show up on pictures, but there is very, very slight spacebar warping - such that in the middle of the spacebar, there is a <1mm convex deflection upwards relative to the left and right ends of the spacebar. This is to be expected at this pricepoint, and functionally I had no issues with the spacebar fitment or acoustics. Overall, 10/10 especially if you're able to get it at sale or bundle pricing.

Popped these on my black Monsgeek M3 that I use for work. Using them with Gateron Baby Kangaroo switches. The CXA profile piqued my curiosity, as I like the classic look with modern sculpting. These caps are very pleasing to type on, for sure. The legends are sharp and I love the font. The navy with pops of pink is clean and classy.

The mechanical keyboard hobby is all about bringing joy to an otherwise mundane thing that you use every day. And keycaps like these infuse the drudgery of responding to emails with just a little bit of joy.

I had been curious about this profile, so I bought a set when I was building a keyboard for work to see if it was really better for typing. At first I wasn't sure, there's always learning curve of sorts with new keycap profiles, but now whenever I work from home, I find myself pining for these keycaps. They're very beautiful, very well made. I was a little concerned about the stems initially since they're just the cross shape without there being more materials to round out the shape on the sides, but they have stood up to everything I've thrown at them with no wear or damage. It's criminal these aren't more popular and the biggest problem with this keycap profile by far is that not enough people use it! Buy more of these already so we can get some more color themes! If I had to nitpick something, I wish the indicators for 'F' and 'J' were more pronounced, but I say that even as I plan what set I want to buy next. I can easily say I like these more than cherry profile for typing, and they even seem still low enough to use for gaming if you wanted to. Pairs very nicely with other CK offerings, like this set and a navy Bakeneko.