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KAT Napoleonic
Inspired by early 19th century history.
Optimized for affordable language compatibility.

Home Page: https://katnapoleonic.com/kat-napoleonic/

Group Buy Preorders Open Until December 9th

The Group Buy is now closed.

• United States: MKUltra
• Europe: mykeyboard.eu
• Canada: Ashkeebs
• Southeast Asia: Hex Keyboards
• South America: Fancy Customs
• China / Rest of World: zFrontier
• Additional Peripherals: Keeb Nerd

Prices
Check out the prices on Wordpress or in the tables below.

Quick Summary


Full Table of All Prices
| zFrontier | MKUltra | myKeyboard | Ashkeebs |HEX Keyboards|Fancy Customs|
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ALPHAS | USD | USD | EUR | CAD | SGD | CLP |
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Default US English - Jefferson | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | $ 44.00 | $ 27.290 |

Belgian & Apple French - Marie Louise | $ 38.00 | $ 36.00 | € 40,00 | $ 48.00 | | |
BÉPO - Bépoleon Nonaparte | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | |
Canadian French - Chateauguay | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | |
Cherokee - Sequoyah | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | $ 44.00 | |
Colemak - Jonathan Strange | $ 42.00 | $ 40.00 | € 44,00 | $ 54.00 | $ 58.00 | |

Dvorak - Mr Norrell | $ 38.00 | $ 36.00 | € 40,00 | $ 48.00 | $ 51.00 | |
EurKEY - Blücher | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | |
French for Windows - Joséphine | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | |
German - Metternich | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | $ 27.290 |
Hungarian & South Slavic - Doppelkaiser| $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | |

Japanese - Nagasaki | $ 42.00 | $ 40.00 | € 44,00 | $ 54.00 | $ 58.00 | $ 33.690 |
Nordic - Bernadotte | $ 38.00 | $ 36.00 | € 40,00 | $ 48.00 | | |
Polish & Lithuanian - Uhlan | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | $ 27.290 |
Russian - Alexander | $ 38.00 | $ 36.00 | € 40,00 | $ 48.00 | $ 51.00 | $ 30.490 |
South Slavic Cyrillic - Karađorđe | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | |

Spanish - Agustina | $ 38.00 | $ 36.00 | € 40,00 | $ 48.00 | | $ 30.490 |
Swiss - Act of Mediation | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | |
Tamil - Pondicherry | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | $ 44.00 | $ 27.290 |
UK English & Irish - Wellington | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | $ 44.00 | |
US Int'l & Netherlands - Waterloo | $ 34.00 | $ 32.00 | € 36,00 | $ 42.00 | | $ 27.290 |
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CORE MODS
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TKL Mods - French Indigo | $ 72.00 | $ 67.00 | € 73,00 | $ 90.00 | $ 98.00 | $ 57.690 |
TKL Mods - Russian Green | $ 72.00 | $ 67.00 | € 73,00 | $ 90.00 | $ 98.00 | $ 57.690 |
TKL Mods - Austrian White | $ 72.00 | $ 67.00 | € 73,00 | $ 90.00 | $ 98.00 | $ 57.690 |
TKL Alt Mods - British Navy | $ 52.00 | $ 48.00 | € 54,00 | $ 65.00 | $ 70.00 | $ 41.690 |

Numpad - French Indigo | $ 23.00 | $ 22.00 | € 25,00 | $ 28.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 18.490 |
Numpad - Russian Green | $ 23.00 | $ 22.00 | € 25,00 | $ 28.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 18.490 |
Numpad - Austrian White | $ 23.00 | $ 22.00 | € 25,00 | $ 28.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 18.490 |

Ortho Mods - French Indigo | $ 42.00 | $ 39.00 | € 44,00 | $ 52.00 | $ 58.00 | $ 33.690 |
Ortho Mods - Russian Green | $ 42.00 | $ 39.00 | € 44,00 | $ 52.00 | $ 58.00 | $ 33.690 |
Ortho Mods - Austrian White | $ 42.00 | $ 39.00 | € 44,00 | $ 52.00 | $ 58.00 | $ 33.690 |

Forties Mods - French Indigo | $ 51.00 | $ 47.00 | € 52,00 | $ 64.00 | $ 70.00 | $ 40.790 |
Forties Mods - Russian Green | $ 51.00 | $ 47.00 | € 52,00 | $ 64.00 | $ 70.00 | $ 40.790 |

Ergo Mods - French Indigo | $ 58.00 | $ 55.00 | € 59,00 | $ 74.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 46.390 |
Ergo Mods - Russian Green | $ 58.00 | $ 55.00 | € 59,00 | $ 74.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 46.390 |
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MISC
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Spacebars | $ 30.00 | $ 28.00 | € 32,00 | $ 37.00 | $ 40.00 | $ 24.090 |
Novelties | $ 38.00 | $ 35.00 | € 39,00 | $ 47.00 | $ 51.00 | $ 30.490 |
Mac Kit | $ 21.00 | $ 20.00 | € 23,00 | $ 26.00 | $ 28.00 | $ 16.890 |
Blank Ergo Ortho Kit | $ 56.00 | $ 52.00 | € 57,00 | $ 70.00 | | |

Madness Kit | $ 47.00 | $ 44.00 | € 49,00 | $ 60.00 | | |
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PERIPHERALS
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Minard Deskmat (900x400x4m) | $ 20.00 | $ 19.00 | € 19,00 | $ 27.00 | $ 28.00 | $ 15.990 |
Tolstoy Deskmat (700x300x4m) | $ 18.00 | $ 17.50 | € 17,00 | $ 24.50 | $ 25.50 | $ 14.390 |
Tolstoy Deskmat (900x400x4m) | $ 20.00 | $ 19.00 | € 19,00 | $ 27.00 | $ 28.00 | $ 15.990 |
Tolstoy Deskmat (700x300x4m) | $ 18.00 | $ 17.50 | € 17,00 | $ 24.50 | $ 25.50 | $ 14.390 |

USB-Micro Keyboard Cable (Navy) | | $ 59.00 | € 60,00 | $ 84.00 | | $ 56.090 |
USB-Micro Keyboard Cable (Green) | | $ 59.00 | € 60,00 | $ 84.00 | | $ 56.090 |
USB-C Keyboard Cable (Navy) | | $ 59.00 | € 60,00 | $ 84.00 | | $ 56.090 |
USB-C Keyboard Cable (Green) | | $ 59.00 | € 60,00 | $ 84.00 | | $ 56.090 |
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NOTES

- Shipping & Handling charged separately for all vendors, except for zFrontier (orders over 100 USD).
- Prices for myKeyboard & Fancy Customs include VAT. Prices for HEX Keyboards include GST.
- Prices for MKUltra, zFrontier, and Ashkeebs exclude sales tax (where applicable).
- Ashkeebs allows customers to pay in USD or CAD. USD prices for Ashkeebs match those from MKUltra.
- Fancy Customs allows customers to pay in USD or CLP. USD prices for Fancy Customs match those from zFrontier.

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Other Links

• Main KAT Napoleonic Site on Wordpress
• Discord Server
• Geekhack Interest Check Post
• Renders & Kits on imgur:
  • All Renders
  • All Alpha Kits
  • All Mod & Miscellaneous Kits

Updates
2020 Nov 30 - MOQ reached! All keycap kits will be made.

US English on KBD19X by KBDfans. Renders by Manzel.

Background

Tactician.
Tyrant.
Modernizer.
Murderer.

On the Ninth of November, 1799 (18 Brumaire in the Revolutionary calendar), a coup d’etat overthrew the French Directorate and replaced it with a new government: a Consulate to be led by General Napoleon Bonaparte. Just a few short years later, he would be crowned Emperor.

To say his rise to power ruffled a few feathers across Europe would be a gross understatement. While he is credited with bringing about positive reforms to the legal and governmental systems of France, his legacy is one tainted by costly, bloody wars across the continent.

Those early decades of the nineteenth century, from Napoleon’s rise to his death, roughly mark the Napoleonic Period, an era that left indelible marks upon the face of Europe and the world.

KAT Napoleonic is a keycap set in the KAT profile that explores the history and artistic depictions of the Napoleonic Period.


US International on Mech27-TKL by Mech27. Render by Manzel.

Neoclassical Typeface
KAT Napoleonic utilizes a modified form of Playfair Display for most of its alpha keys and legend text. It is a serif-based typeface (uncommon in keycaps), and it is inspired by the Transitional and Neoclassical typefaces of the nineteenth century: Baskerville, Bodoni, and Didot.

Wide Affordable Localization
Because of the global nature of Napoleon’s impact on history, a primary goal for KAT Napoleonic has always been wide localization support. While it may not always be practical for manufacturers to support a wider array of languages and layouts in a cost-effective manner, the KAT profile does provide that flexibility.

While this keyset cannot feasibly provide support for every language worldwide, KAT Napoleonic supports more than twenty-one locales in base alpha kits. Kits available include many that are rarely (if ever) seen in the Mechanical Keyboard hobby: Swiss, BÉPO, South Slavic, Tamil, Cherokee, and Canadian French.

Colors & Uniforms
KAT Napoleonic’s primary alpha legends present dark indigo text upon a warm, ivory-like white background. A lower-contrast yellow-gold color is used for alpha key sublegends.

KAT Napoleonic’s modifier keys come in three “uniforms” of color, each inspired by the military uniforms of the era, with particular attention to the Battle of Austerlitz (1805). Austerlitz was a clash of three empires: France, Russia, and Austria. For KAT Napoleonic, you are likewise given a choice of three uniforms: French Indigo, Russian Green, and Austrian White.

Read more about the Colors & Uniforms on Wordpress.
Renders
Only a subset of renders are shown here (to keep the page from taking forever to load).
Please visit the Wordpress site to view all renders in full resolution. Alternatively, check out the Renders album on imgur.


Conone by kindakeyboards. Wellington alphas with British Navy Alt TKL Mods. Render by manzel.


S7-Elephant by jacky. Metternich alphas with TKL mods in Austrian White & Novelties. Render by manzel.


Mech27-TKL by Mech27. Waterloo alphas with TKL mods in French Indigo. Render by manzel.


Boardrun CNC by Shensmobile. Uhlan alphas with Ergo mods in Russian Green & Novelties. Render by manzel.


Neuron by walletburner. Pondicherry alphas with Forties mods in French Indigo. Render by manzel.


Abacus by SomeGreekGuy (unreleased). Austrian White numpad kit. Render by manzel.

Kits
As is typical for KAT, customers will need to choose a selection of "kits" that together will cover their chosen keyboard(s). For KAT Napoleonic, kits are broken into three major categories:

• Alpha Kits
• Core Mod Kits
• Miscellaneous Kits

Kit Details
Imgur Albums

• All Alpha Kits
• All Mod & Miscellaneous Kits

Alpha Kits
There are 21 different base Alpha kits.

Alpha Kits Table
Core Modifier Kits
There are five core modifier kits for KAT Napoleonic, each provided with two-or-three colored “uniform” options: French Indigo, Russian Green, or Austrian White. Each core modifier kit also comes with a custom set of military-themed novelty keys: Retreat, Attack, Support, and Hold.

Additionally, a "British Navy" TKL Mods kit is available. The British Navy kit provides a lower-cost alternative TKL Mods kit using the same primary mod color as French Indigo, but with a more mainstream approach to modifier legends. Its primary mod colors are the same as French Indigo, and it is fully compatible with the French Indigo Numpad kit for 1800 & full-size boards.

The three core TKL Mods kits (French Indigo, Russian Green & Austrian White) provide wide-ranging compatibility and include enough modifier keys to potentially cover an additional 60% board. The British Navy kit is intentionally slimmer than the other TKL mods kits on offer and does not provide the same range of compatibility.

Core Mod Kits on Wordpress

Some boards require one of the additional Miscellaneous Kits (e.g. Spacebars) for complete coverage. See the shopping list for examples.

Core Mod Kits Table
TKL ModsTKL in IndigoTKL in GreenTKL in WhiteAlt TKL ModsBritish Navy TKLNumpadNumpad in Indigo / NavyNumpad in GreenNumpad in WhiteOrtho ModsOrtho in IndigoOrtho in GreenOrtho in WhiteForties ModsForties in IndigoForties in GreenErgo ModsErgo in IndigoErgo in GreenMiscellaneous Kits

• Spacebars
• Novelties
• Mac Kit
• Blank Ergo Ortho Kit
• Madness Kit

Miscellaneous Kits on Wordpress
Further Information
As has been noted several times, complete information about this keyset can be found on the KAT Napoleonic Home Page on Wordpress: (https://tinyurl.com/kat-napoleonic).

Physical Color Standards

Existing Set Comparison

Deskmats & Peripherals (WIP)

Copyright & Citations

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