HMX Lanikai Linear

The HMX Lanikai is a linear switch manufactured by HMX and designed in collaboration with XLLAB. It uses a PA66 top housing, a P2 bottom housing, and a POM stem, and ships factory lubricated on a 5-pin PCB-mount MX design.

Reviewers describe a deliberately grainy, textured stroke, often compared to switches such as the Sonja or MX2A, paired with HMX's characteristic concentrated, high-pitched clack at bottom-out. Rather than aiming for glassy smoothness, it offers a crisp, clacky character with a distinct surface texture.