About the Portico Keyboard
Portico is TKC's entry-level mechanical keyboard, designed to give you the balance between form and function. It has a polycarbonate case and a compact 65% keyboard layout.
✨ Complete Keyboard Kit – Comes with all the parts needed for a complete keyboard: A carrying case, 75 switches, stabilizers, 67 keycaps, and a starter USB-C coiled cable.
🌟 Hotswap PCB – No soldering! It's easy to build and change switches.
🛠️ Assembly Required – Building the Portico will take you 60–90 minutes. We've designed this to be a perfect starting place if you've never built a keyboard before. Assembly guide and video coming soon.
Magic Girl Edition
Win by daylight, thrive by moonlight. Portico comes bundled with DSA Magic Girl keycaps.
Last year, we debuted the classic Magic Girl keycaps you know and love. Now, we're introducing a dark colorway option, inspired by the beautiful demons living among and inside us. Light cannot exist without darkness.
What's Included
When you buy the Portico Keyboard: Magic Girl edition, you get all the parts needed for a complete keyboard. And if you've never built a keyboard before, look out for our assembly guide and video to walk you through every step.
DSA Magic Girl Keycaps
Portico comes with matching DSA Magic Girl keycaps to complete your magical build.
⭐ Two colorways: Magic Girl Classic (with Mint Portico) or Dark Magic Girl (with Purple Portico)
🟣 DSA profile – The keycaps are a flat, uniform shape that make it easy to move keys around your board.
⚪ PBT plastic with dyesub and reverse dyesub – the printing method for the keycap legends allows us to feature intricate designs.
🟡 Portico includes 67 keycaps to perfectly fit the board.
Buy additional DSA Magic Girl Keycaps
Portico Keyboard Case and Plate
The Portico case is made out of polycarbonate, and is available in Mint or Purple.
The keyboard plate is what aligns the switches to the PCB and holds them in place.
⚫ Plate Material: FR4
🟣 Plate mounting style: Gasket-mounted. This gives you a luxurious, cushioned typing experience.
⚪️ Silicone Mat: Included to further your typing experience. It dampens the sound.
🌸 Limited Edition Badge: Magic Girl Portico will have a custom back badge designed and signed by Mintlodica.
Coming Soon in 2020: The Portico Keyboard Kit will be available as a standalone case kit in 5 colors, including Mint and Purple. Please note that the standalone cases in these colors will not have the limited edition badge.
PCB
The PCB (printed circuit board) is what powers your mechanical keyboard.
⚡ Hotswap – no soldering required. To install switches, you simply pop them into place. Changing switches is as easy as pulling them out and pushing in new ones.
🌈 RGB in-switch lighting and underglow – a light under each key switch gives individual keys a colorful look. And the PCB itself has underglow lights for a dreamy effect.
🔌 VIA-compatible – Customizing the keymap is easy with VIA Configurator.
Cable and Carrying Case
Portico comes with a starter USB-C coiled cable, and a carrying case with matching zipper accents.
If you're planning to upgrade to a custom cable, you'll only need the 1 USB-C cable! (No TRRS cables or otherwise.)
SP-Star Switches
Switches are the components that sit under each keycap and register when you press a key. Portico comes with switches manufactured by SP-Star that are color-matched to your keycaps.
🟣 Tactile switch with 67g spring. Tactile switches have a "bump" feeling when you press down on them.
⚪ Materials: Nylon housing, POM stem, and gold spring and interior.
⚫ Comes with 75 switches. Portico uses 67 switches, so you'll have some extra.
🟡 Please note: Switches that come with the Portico Keyboard kit will not come packed in a tub.
Pre-order Additional Switches
C³Equalz X TKC Stabilizers
Stabilizers sit under larger keys and help stabilize them when pressed, so they don't wobble around. Portico comes with stabilizers that match your keycaps.
🟣 PCB-mount, screw-in stabilizers.
⚪ Comes with three 2u stabilizers and one 6.25u stabilizer to fit the Portico.
Pre-order Additional StabilizersLearn more about mechanical keyboards
There can be a lot of overwhelming information when you're first getting into mechanical keyboards.
To learn about keyboard basics, check out Keyboard University. If you're looking for a definition, see our Glossary of common keyboard terms.
