Kaihua Kailh Switch
Kailh switch is a Cherry MX compatible switch, made by Chinese company “Kaihua Electronics Co., Ltd.”. (凯华).
Kaihua makes many types of switches, for keyboard, mouse, and other industrial applications.
Kailh Traditional (KT) Switches
The most common one is what they call Traditional Switch (KT) for keyboard. These are Cherry MX compatible switches.

Switch name | Feel | Actuation force |
🟫 Regular Brown | Tactile | 50 g |
🟦 Regular Blue | Clicky | 50 g |
🟥 Regular Red | Linear | 45 g |
🟫 Box Brown | Tactile | 60 g |
⬜ Box White | Clicky | 45 g |
🟥 Box Red | Linear | 50 g |
🟫 Silent Brown | Tactile | 45 g |
Silent Pink | Linear | 35 g |
Kailh KT Switch Spec

Kailh Box Switch
Kailh Box Switches are improved Cherry MX compatible switches.
Kailh Choc Switch
Kailh Choc is new low-profile switches.
Kailh vs Cherry MX

Keyboards Using Kailh KT Switches
Here's a sample list of keyboards using KT switch.

Truly Ergonomic Keyboard, Steelseries, Mad Catz, and others.
The following are just list of early adopters from 2015.





Key Switch Topic
- Key Switch Mechanisms
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Rubber Dome -
Scissor Switch -
Cherry MX Switches - Noise Comparison
Buckling Spring- Kaihua Kailh Switch
- Kailh BOX Switch
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Kailh Choc Switch
Romer-G Switch
Topre Switch
Niz Switch-
Varmilo EC
Optical Switch- XMIT Hall Effect Switch
ALPS Switch- Old Key Switches
- Mechanical Keyboard and RSI