Korean slang profile

캡꾸

kaepkku

Decorating keycaps

Adding decorative parts to keyboard keycaps. The cited article describes making keycap key rings.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
눌리는 감촉이 좋은 키캡을 골라 캡꾸를 했어.
I chose a keycap that feels nice to press and decorated it.
Quoted from a source
'캡꾸'(키보드 캡 꾸미기)[1]
'캡꾸' (Keyboard cap decoration)
English translation by Julimmal.

2026-02-05볼꾸·캡꾸 As I like... The meaning of this expression was explained in Dongdaemun, which has emerged as a mecca for exploration and consumption.[1]

News1 expands it as keyboard-cap decorating. In this usage, 캡 means a keyboard keycap, not a hat. Who first used it has not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation is explicit but rests on a single source. Who first used the term has not been verified.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.