Fact · Typing and writing speed
In the same 2024 study, turning on the keyboard backlight improved typing speed, refreshing feeling and pleasure.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“turning on the backlight effect improved typing speed, refreshing feeling, and pleasure”
Effect of Mechanical Keyboard Switch and Backlight Status on Typing Performance and User Experience, Jutao Li et al., Electronics (MDPI), 2024, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.3390/electronics13214205)- What it measures
- The study found that the switch characteristics that mattered most were pre-travel, reset travel, make force and bottom force.
- What it does not show
- A small laboratory effect in one task. Typing speed in the study was software-recorded, so the sample is not representative of everyday typing.