Editing Keycap printing (section)

==UV printing==
"UV printing" is a term used to describe at least two different technologies. UV laser is speculated as a method of printing dark legends on light keycaps, in particular those found on [[Acer]] keyboards that appear to be neither pad printed nor dye sublimated. Here, it's suggested that a UV-sensitive substance is first deposited onto the keycap. As this is likely to involve no heating (melting, burning, vaporising) the surface finish of such a process should remain smooth and provide good solid area shading. 

In a more general sense, the mixture of a UV-cured substance can apply to silkscreen printing, and may also be part of the non-coated pad printing process.

===Colour on white background===
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QWERkeys use a process that permits printing light colours onto dark keycaps. The colours show dithering suggestive of inkjet printing, and the coloured ink appears to be printed onto a white undercoat. The name appears to derive from the UV-cured lacquer used to seal the printing.

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