Transparent keycaps

A keycap for a keyboard, the keycap comprising:

• a key body comprising:
• a transparent body having a bottom surface;
• a light-blocking material attached to the bottom surface of the transparent body, the light-blocking material defining a glyph shape;
• a carrier body configured to support the transparent body and the light-blocking material;
• and
• a top external surface including at least two raised sections and a flat central top surface, the flat central top surface being recessed relative to the at least two raised sections.

A keycap, comprising:

• a top layer comprising a transparent material and having a top surface;
• a lower layer positioned under the top layer;
• a middle layer positioned between the top layer and the lower layer, the middle layer defining a glyph;
• wherein the top surface of the top layer includes a first area and a second area, the first area having a different surface texture than the second area.