The HMX Snow Flake is a creamy linear switch designed to feel soft and solid under the fingers—like stepping into fresh snow—rather than chasing the most extreme possible muted profile. Its transparent housing and patterned light diffuser fill a niche for a clear switch with a snowflake design.
Snow Flake is HMX’s first spherical-on-spherical bottom-out linear: a third-generation stem mold forms a large, spherical H2 stem tip, while the P4 spherical stem mast in the bottom housing provides the matching contact surface. This structure helps prevent off-center bottom-outs, keeps the feel consistent around the keypress, and gives the switch a fuller sound.
The paired spherical contact surfaces meet gently for a soft but substantial bottom-out. The PA12 top housing supports smooth travel and a fast return, creating a coherent sound profile without a hollow or one-note creamy character.
Its light diffuser uses the same high-precision UV screen-printing process used on other HMX switches, with a snowflake printed directly on the diffuser. A protective top coating helps keep the design clear and resistant to scuffs from switch installation and tweezers.
Specs:
1 quantity = 10 switches
Switch Type
Linear
Designer
Minikeys
Manufacturer
HMX
Stem
H2 large spherical stem tip
Top Housing
PA12
Bottom Housing
P4 spherical bottom housing mast
Operating Force
37g / 45g ± 5gf
Bottom-out Force
43g / 53g ± 5gf
Pre-travel
2.0mm ± 0.3mm
Total Travel
3.6mm ± 0.2mm
Spring
22mm single-stage extended KOS fine-wire spring
Product Highlights
New stem design creamy and thocky sound profile
Firm but not stiff bottom out feel
A linear switch with smooth travel
Factory lubed and ready to use out-of-the-box
Great acoustic on both thocky and creamy keyboard builds
Manufactured using custom and high-precision molding
Unique material blend for special sound and feel
They are great for:
Unique stem design, medium spring weight, and 3.6mm travel for all typing duties
All products are inspected and videotaped by our QA staff before shipping out. If any items arrive damaged, we will help you replace them right away!