Box Ink Black V2 Switch
Gateron
The same material as the popular Gateron Ink V2, the Gateron Box Ink V2 Switches improved its design and upgraded its linear experience with more flexibility and smoothness to offer you a brand-new typing experience. The 5-Pin switches are fully compatible with 5-Pin MX mechanical keyboard hot-swappable versions with 2-Pin LED without modifications, which will give you extra stability when typing or gaming.
Appearance
Structure diagram
Travel diagram
Basic specs
| Mount | Kailh BOX |
|---|---|
| Footprint | MX |
| Keycap stem | MX stem |
| Key pitch(mm) | 19.05 (MX) |
| Pins | 5 |
| Silent | − |
| RGB | ● |
| Factory lubed | ● |
| Stem material | POM |
| Top housing material | Proprietary Ink material |
| Bottom housing material | Proprietary Ink material |
| Protecting cover material | − |
| Slider material | − |
| Light guide | − |
| Spring material and plating | stainless |
| Contact material | Gold Alloy Contact |
Detailed specs
| Model number | − |
|---|---|
| Series | Gateron Box Ink V2 Switch |
| Type | Linear |
| Actuation force(gf) | 60 ±15 |
| Bottom-out force(gf) | − |
| Tactile force(gf) | − |
| Return force(gf) | − |
| Pre-travel(mm) | 1.2 ±0.3 |
| Total travel(mm) | 3.4 +0.0 / -0.4 |
| Tactile position(mm) | − |
| Operating life(Cycle) | 60 × 10⁶ or more |
| Spring stages | − |
| Spring length(mm) | 20 |
| Spring weight(gf) | − |
Data updated: 2026-04-27