Editing Slider (section)

==Colour==
With some switches the colour of the slider/stem is significant in telling the variation of the switch.

For instance, the colour of an [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series]] switch's slider suggests what force curve is used. For example green sliders typically indicate linear switches, while blue sliders are always found in clicky switches.
[[Acer switch]]es resemble Alps switches and came with both white and black sliders, but the colour of the slider has no known significance.

For all current production [[Cherry MX]] switches, the colour of the stem guarantees the [[force curve]] of the switch, and whether audible feedback is provided. For example [[Cherry MX Brown|brown]] signifies 45 [[Force|cN]] tactile while [[Cherry MX Blue|blue]] signifies 50 cN clicky. Some older switches lack pigmentation; a colourless slider could be [[Cherry MX Clear]], but it could also be one of several other switches, including [[Cherry MX White]] if the slider has a cam to denote hysteresis.

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File:Fukka switches in the Tactile Pro 3.jpg|[[Matias Tactile Pro 3|Tactile Pro 3]] keyboard featuring both [[Forward SKBM White]] and green [[Xiang Min KSB-LE]] switches
File:Cherry MX blue closeup.jpg|The blue slider in the [[Cherry MX Blue]] switch signifies the MX1A-E1''xx'' family of 50 cN clicky switches
File:Cherry MX -- stems and springs.jpg|[[Cherry MX]] sliders and springs
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File:Slider colours -- blues.jpg   | Blues
File:Slider colours -- greens.jpg  | Greens
File:Slider colours -- greys.jpg   | Greys
File:Slider colours -- oranges.jpg | Oranges
File:Slider colours -- whites.jpg  | Whites
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===White===
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Switches with white sliders can be referred to as "white" or "clear" depending on the brand. With Cherry switches, "white" refers to sliders with white pigmented plastic, while in most other cases, "white" refers to unpigmented, colourless plastic. Cherry describe colourless plastic as "clear", which may allude to its subtle translucency and reduced reflectiveness.