Button with enhanced expression facilities

A button, comprising

• a button unit (2) which is suspended movably vertically in Z direction in a fixed frame (1) and which has a button body (2a) with an upper actuating surface (2b) and at least one shaft (3) extending vertically downwardly from the button body (2a);
• a capacitive X-Y sensor unit (5) which is arranged vertically below the button body (2a) and vertically spaced therefrom by a first air gap (4) and which is fixed to the frame (1) for detecting X-Y positions on the actuating surface (2b), wherein the capacitive X-Y sensor comprises a grid of RX and TX electrodes, wherein the RX electrodes are electrically connected to one another in columns and the TX electrodes are connected to one another in rows without an electrical connection between the RX and the TX electrodes, wherein the capacity between the electrodes is measured, and wherein the X-Y sensor unit (5) has at least one opening (6) for the at least one shaft (3) such that the shaft (3) can vertically move therethrough;
• at least one transfer element (7) which is elastically suspended vertically below the at least one shaft (3) and which is moved vertically downwardly upon downward movement of the at least one shaft (3);
• and
• a Z sensor unit (8) which is arranged vertically below the at least one transfer element (7) and spaced therefrom and which is fixed to the frame (1), wherein the Z sensor unit has at least one detection element (9) for detecting the vertical downward movement of the at least one transfer element (7), and wherein the at least one transfer element (7) is disposed vertically between the grid of RX and TX electrodes of the capacitive X-Y sensor unit (5) and the at least one detection element (9) of the Z sensor unit (8), wherein the at least one transfer element (7) is disposed vertically between all of the capacitive X-Y sensor unit (5) and all of the Z sensor unit (8).