Space bar dimensions
This is a list of space bars by switch type and size.
Please take a look at space by keyboard to have an alphabetical list.
Contents
- 1 Alps
- 2 Cherry MX
- 2.1 1.5 units (28mm wide, 1 center mount)
- 2.2 3 units (57mm wide, 3 mounts, 19.05mm apart)
- 2.3 4 units (76mm wide, 3 mounts, 28.5mm apart)
- 2.4 4.5 units (85mm wide, 3 mounts, 34.671mm apart)
- 2.5 5.5 units (104.5mm wide, 3 mounts, 43mm apart)
- 2.6 6 units (114mm wide, 3 keymounts, 57mm and 38mm apart)
- 2.7 6 units (114mm wide, 3 keymounts, 38mm apart)
- 2.8 6 units (114mm wide, 3 keymounts, 43.5mm apart)
- 2.9 6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, 50mm apart)
- 2.10 6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, no center mount)
- 2.11 6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, 40mm apart)
- 2.12 6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, 42.5 mm apart)
- 2.13 6.25 units (118mm wide, 6 mounts)
- 2.14 6.5 units (123mm wide, 3 mounts, 52.25mm apart)
- 2.15 7 units (133mm wide, 3 mounts, 57mm apart)
- 2.16 7 units (133mm wide, 3 mounts, 57mm and 42.8mm apart)
- 2.17 7 units (133mm wide, 3 mounts, 55mm apart)
- 2.18 8 units (152mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.7mm apart)
- 2.19 9 units (171mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.675mm apart)
- 2.20 9.75 units (185.25mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.5mm apart)
- 2.21 10 units (190mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.5mm apart)
- 3 See also
Alps
Please, enter space bar measures here!
6.25 units (?mm wide, ? mounts, ?mm apart)
6.5 units (?mm wide, ? mounts, ?mm apart)
- Apple Extended Keyboard (Note: two different space bar stabilisers have been spotted)
- Apple Extended Keyboard II
7 units (133mm wide, 3 mounts, 19.05mm apart)
One center Alps-mount and two extra mounts (similar to Cherry MX) 2.8875 units (55mm or 3.85") left and right of the center. The stabiliser mounts are a little taller than the center switch mount.
7 units (?mm wide, ? mounts, ?mm apart)
- Dell AT101
- Dell AT102
- SGI 041-0136-001 Bigfoot
- SGI 9500801 Bigfoot
- SGI 9500829 Bigfoot
- SGI 9500900 Bigfoot "Granite"
Cherry MX
According to Cherry, 1 unit is 19.05mm, or 0.75" .
1.5 units (28mm wide, 1 center mount)
- Phantom with 7BIT layout
3 units (57mm wide, 3 mounts, 19.05mm apart)
One center mount and two extra mounts 1 unit (19.05mm) left and right of the center.
For this space bar exist molds in the Signature Plastics SA family in form of a regular key.
4 units (76mm wide, 3 mounts, 28.5mm apart)
One center mount and two extra mounts 1.5 units (28.575mm) left and right of the center.
For this space bar exist molds in the Signature Plastics SA family.
4.5 units (85mm wide, 3 mounts, 34.671mm apart)
One center mount and two stabiliser mounts 1.82 units (34.671mm) left and right of the center.
For this space bar exist molds in the Signature Plastics SA family.
5.5 units (104.5mm wide, 3 mounts, 43mm apart)
One center mount and 2 mounts 2.25 units (42.8625mm) left and right of the center.
6 units (114mm wide, 3 keymounts, 57mm and 38mm apart)
Three keymounts, one middle mount 0.5 units (9.525mm) right from center, left 3 units (57.15mm) and right 2 units (38.1mm) apart from middle mount. The stabilizer center-to-center is 95mm.
mounts from left to right at
- 0.5 units
- 3.5 units
- 5.5 units
- Cherry G80-1800 with windows keys
- Cherry G80-11900 with windows keys
- Cherry G80-11908
- Cherry G80-11800 with windows keys
6 units (114mm wide, 3 keymounts, 38mm apart)
114mm wide, one center mount and two mounts 2 units (38.1mm) left and right of the center.
6 units (114mm wide, 3 keymounts, 43.5mm apart)
114mm wide, one center mount and two mounts (43.5mm, 49mm center-to-center) left and right of the center. The stabilizer center-to-center is 98mm.
6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, 50mm apart)
One center mount and 2 extra mounts 50mm left and right of the cneter.
These space bar measures are covered by the Signature Plastics Universal Space Bar.
- Filco
- Ducky
- KBC Poker
- Das Keyboard 3
- PLUM
- Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid
- Keycool 87 (newer model 2012)
- Keycool 71
- Drevo Calibur
6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, no center mount)
3 mounts, two mounts 50mm apart from center, one mount 11.9mm to the right.
Mounts from left to right at:
- 0.5 units
- 3.75 units
- 5.75 units
These space bar measures are covered by the Signature Plastics Universal Space Bars from both the DCS and SA families.
- Cherry G80-1000 (with windows keys; 3 modifiers left, 4 modifiers right)
- Cherry G80-3000 (with windows keys; 3 modifiers left, 4 modifiers right)
- Das Keyboard 2
6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, 40mm apart)
One center mount and two mounts 2.1 units (40mm) left and right of the center
These space bar measures are covered by the Signature Plastics Universal Space Bars from both the DCS and SA families.
6.25 units (118mm wide, 3 mounts, 42.5 mm apart)
One center mount and two mounts 42.5 mm) left and right of the center
- Leopold FC500
- keycool 87 (older model before 2012)
6.25 units (118mm wide, 6 mounts)
- Deck Hassium Pro DS PBT Spacebar is ABS, other keys are DS PBT.
6.5 units (123mm wide, 3 mounts, 52.25mm apart)
Once center mount and two mounts 2.75 units (52.38mm) left and right of the center.
- CM Storm QuickFire TK
- CM Storm QuickFire TK Stealth
- Corsair Vengeance K60
- Corsair Vengeance K65
- Corsair Vengeance K70
- Corsair Vengeance K90
- Corsair Vengeance K95
- Logitech G710+
7 units (133mm wide, 3 mounts, 57mm apart)
One center mount and two mounts 3 units (57.15mm) left and right of the center.
- Cherry G80-1000 (101/102 key keyboards without windows keys)
- Cherry G80-1800 (101/102 key keyboards without windows keys)
- Cherry G80-3000 (101/102 key keyboards without windows keys)
- Cherry G80-2100
- Cherry G80-2510
- Cherry G80-2550
7 units (133mm wide, 3 mounts, 57mm and 42.8mm apart)
One center mount and two extra mounts, one 3 units (57.15mm) left of the center and one 2.25 units (42.8625mm) right of the center.
7 units (133mm wide, 3 mounts, 55mm apart)
- Propac (Unknown make, possibly Taiwanese)
8 units (152mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.7mm apart)
One center mount and two mounts 3.5 units (66.675mm) left and right of the center. For this space bar Signature Plastics has tools in the DCS family.
9 units (171mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.675mm apart)
One centre mount and two mounts 3.5 units left and right of the centre.
9.75 units (185.25mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.5mm apart)
One center mount and two mounts 3.5 units (66.675mm) left and right of the center. For this space bar Signature Plastics has tools in the DCS family.
10 units (190mm wide, 3 mounts, 66.5mm apart)
One center mount and two mounts 3.5 units (66.675mm) left and right of the center.
- Cherry G80-0528
- Cherry G80-0542
- Cherry G80-0777
- Cherry G80-0778
- Cherry G80-0779
- Cherry G80-0915 (Commodore PC-5)