Editing Click leaf (section)

==Variations==
===Metal===
More click leaves are made of steel than other materials. A number of switches, in particular Alps clones and copies, use a copper-coloured metal; [[Hua-Jie]] and [[Xiang Min]] cite this as being "PBS", seemingly a region-specific abbreviation for phosphor bronze (Hua-Jie give the English name as "phosphor copper", but phosphor bronze is specifically used for springs amongst other things).

===Design===
Most switches with tactility springs are clicky switches. Alps produced a variant of the leaf that would offer tactility without a click. A few other manufacturers produced tactile switches with tactile leaves that did not follow the Alps design. Tactile [[SMK second generation]] switches have a rounded base to the slider on one side, to allow the slider to pass the hooks on the leaf without pulling it forwards; this achieves considerable tactility without needing to change the leaf shape significantly. [[Tai-Hao]] make [[APC switch]]es with leaves almost identical to those in their clicky switches, but with longer, straighter hooks; again, this allows the slider to pass more easily, although without anywhere near as much tactility as SMK switches (it's easy to become confused as to which are their linear and which are their tactile switches).

===Width===
====Wide leaf====
Alps SKCM switches introduced a steel click leaf the width of the inside of the switch. Tactile leaves have parallel sides, while click leaves have cutout areas at the top, forming a broad, inverted "T". Some [[:Category:Clones of Alps SKCL/SKCM switches|Alps clone]] switches including early [[APC switch]]es and [[Simplified Alps Type IV switch]]es had wide click leaves, before moving to narrow leaves.

====Narrow leaf====
Many Alps clones, including most produced today, use narrow click leaves. These are sometimes referred to as a "mantis foot" leaves. In most cases, these are made from phosphor bronze. Narrow leaves were never found in any Alps switch. The [[SMK Alps mount]] switch also used narrow leaves, but they were made of steel.