Illuminated Keyboard, Isn't it Terrific?

An illuminated Keyboard is also called light up keyboard, which is a keyboard which can be illuminated during use. These keyboards are designed for use by people who work in dark environments to increase accuracy and to make it easier to use the keyboard. These keyboards are also used by people on board ships and aircraft, and biologists who want to record data in dark environments without turning a light on and disturbing their subjects.

Today, many light-up keyboards are simply backlit, with an array of lights which illuminate the area behind the keys, making the outlines around the keys lighten up. The characters on the keys may be transparent so that they also glow when the keyboard is illuminated. Red is a common choice of backlighting, since it is easy on the eyes in the dark, but blue, purple, green, white, and other colors can be used, with some keyboards having several color options for users to choose from.