Buttons & Switches

SKU: AF-1505 | Brand: Adafruit

A clean, rounded 16mm panel-mount momentary pushbutton in black. This normally-open micro-switch connects the contacts only while pressed, making it a straightforward input for any project enclosure or control panel. ...

SKU: DF-FIT0213 | Brand: DFRobot

This is a very sensitive and stable lever switch which is commomly used in industrial automation projects. But in your DIY projetcs or robots, this is also great for detecting objects. It can be used as a bumper sens...

SKU: SF-COM-11970 | Brand: SparkFun

This is a perfect choice if you are in need of a heavy duty push button! These metal push buttons are a very tough, small, panel-mount momentary switch with an illuminated white LED ring. It is a SPDT with 16mm thread...

SKU: SF-COM-11968 | Brand: SparkFun

A heavy-duty, panel-mount momentary pushbutton with an illuminated green LED ring. Built from stainless steel with IP65 weatherproofing, this 16 mm threaded switch is tamper-resistant and designed for demanding enviro...

SKU: SF-COM-13247 | Brand: SparkFun

This is the Magnetic Door Switch Set, a small reed switch assembly specifically designed to alert you when doors, drawers, or any other aperture opens. These types of switches are primarily used in home security syste...

SKU: AF-471 | Brand: Adafruit

This 30mm translucent clear arcade button features a crystal-clear glossy finish and smooth button action. A pre-installed micro-switch with gold-plated contacts provides a satisfying press with tactile feedback — no ...

SKU: SF-COM-12992 | Brand: SparkFun

This is an SMD 6mm square SPST button. What we really like is the little button head and good tactile feel (it ‘clicks’ really well). This button is great for user input or a good reset button on a PCB. As this is an ...

SKU: AF-3432 | Brand: Adafruit

A button is a button, and a switch is a switch, but these translucent arcade buttons are in a class of their own. Particularly because they have LEDs built right in! That's right, you'll be button-mashing amidst a ...

SKU: AF-3431 | Brand: Adafruit

A button is a button, and a switch is a switch, but these translucent arcade buttons are in a class of their own. Particularly because they have LEDs built right in! That's right, you'll be button-mashing amidst a ...

SKU: AF-818 | Brand: Adafruit

Micro-switches are often found in arcade buttons and joysticks but they're also really handy in any kind of mechatronics project or when you need a basic sensor. They are always 'tactile' (clicky feeling), and 'moment...

SKU: SF-BOB-29094 | Brand: SparkFun

A breakout board for the Panasonic EVQWGD001 roller wheel encoder with press-to-select switch. This tactile input device combines a scrolling wheel with a push button in a compact form factor – similar to the scroll w...

SKU: AF-6261 | Brand: Adafruit

This 60mm square button is large, inviting, and ready for all sorts of pressing and pushing. We've seen these on some games of skill in arcades. They're easy to mount on nearly any kind of enclosure. They're not water...

SKU: AF-6270 | Brand: Adafruit

This 51mm square button is cute, inviting, and ready for all sorts of pressing and pushing. We've seen these in some games of skill in arcades. They're easy to mount on nearly any kind of enclosure. They're not waterp...

SKU: AF-6274 | Brand: Adafruit

A large 44 mm square illuminated push button with a satisfying clicky micro-switch — commonly seen in arcade games of skill. The black plastic body is easy to mount on panels and enclosures, and the snap-in lamp holde...

SKU: AF-5929 | Brand: Adafruit

MAJOR KEY ALERT 🔑🔑🔑 we now stock 'Key Lock Switches'! These mechanical switches don't use a button, a lever, or a magnet to open and close the contacts. Instead, a literal key is used. This low-cost but effective key...

SKU: AF-5740 | Brand: Adafruit

This STEMMA QT adapter makes the ANO rotary navigation encoder easy to use over I2C — no GPIO-heavy wiring needed. An on-board microcontroller running Adafruit's seesaw firmware tracks all rotary pulses and button pre...

SKU: AF-5756 | Brand: Adafruit

The only thing better than a nice mechanical key, is one that also can glow any color of the rainbow - and that's what the Adafruit NeoKey Breakout will let you do! This little 0.75" x 0.95" PCB can fit one Kailh CHOC...

SKU: AF-4973 | Brand: Adafruit

A four-key sampler board with one each of Kailh's most popular mechanical key switch types, mounted on a plastic carrier for easy hands-on comparison. Try all four switch profiles before committing to a full keyboard ...

SKU: AF-5695 | Brand: Adafruit

The Adafruit NeoKey BFF adds a single mechanical key switch with RGB backlighting to any QT Py or Xiao board. Designed to solder or plug onto the back of your QT Py, it features a Kailh hot-swap socket for tool-free M...

SKU: AF-5502 | Brand: Adafruit

These hinged momentary step switches are evocative of the 16-step sequencer keys on TR-808 sythesizers. Also sometimes used on A/V equipment, they're very tactile with a good clicky feel. And of course, the built in r...