Abstract: An illuminated keyboard made of a housing used to mount keys with each key having a key cap. Each of the key caps have indicia designation whose material is made of transparent material. Surrounding the material of the key cap is opaque material. Within the keyboard housing is a light source to shine light through the indicia designated transparent material. The housing material on the facing front which displays the key caps may also be made of an opaque material to concentrate the emitted light from within the housing through the indicia designations of the key caps.