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EPOMAKER
EK21
29 positive 0 neutral 10 negative
Based on 39 Reddit mentions
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Need more buttons.
Depends on how you're reading the keys. At the application level they'll look like the same input, if your keymapper is hooked in low enough down it can map things differently based on source. Safest is to get a full-on QMK number pad like the KBDcraft Adam 20% or the Zouya GMK26 so you can program
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
July 29, 2026 11:10 AM
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Keyboard Recommendations
Epomaker EK21. Run away. I tried to configure mine to support three layers and it kept resetting and forgetting all its programming. It's some kind of awful proprietary firmware badly emulating QMK. The Zouya GMK26 is far better.
ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
July 11, 2026 12:09 AM
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Rk21 Numpad Not Working
Your issue is due to the firmware. The firmware is the software that is running inside the keyboard. The firmware in the ek21 is rubbish. It cannot be made not rubbish, except by writing new firmware for it and I don't think that there is enough information about the hardware to do that without some
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
October 29, 2025 2:32 AM
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