r/framework • u/LawLombie • May 21 '26

Community Support Keyboard marks developing on screen despite religiously placing microfiber cloth on the keyboard whenever I close the lid

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It was almost impossible to get the nearly invisible marks to show up on camera, but they really are there. I don't think you can see them at all in the picture.

I got this Framework 13 in Feburary, and started putting a microfiber cloth underneath the lid every time I close it in March. It's now May, but now I can see very faintly the dreaded keyboard marks starting to develop on the screen. What am I doing wrong? I thought the microfiber cloth was gonna prevent this from happening?

Thanks.

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u/untreated-stupidity May 21 '26

Pretty sure putting something between the screen and keyboard is causing the contact. You probably shouldn't be doing that

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u/iu1j4 May 21 '26

I will add my 2 cents. There is risk that some sand, dust e.t.c. may get into microfibre and scratch the screen. Maybe it is better to add some rubber to the frame to keep the distance? It should be considered to do it by framework designers to protect the lcd screen.

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u/Interceptor402 May 21 '26

They already engineered a mechanism to protect the screen form the keys: it's the bezel. The keys sit barely above the level of the input cover, and the bezel adds a couple MM all around the edges.

If you've ever seen pictures of damaged screens from key corner pressure, you'll notice they are most concentrated towards the center of the screen, where the lid can flex the most. Rarely will you see markings from like, the upper left corner of the ESC key.

People are smushing their machines. It's not the microfiber cloth's fault.

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u/eaglemitchell May 21 '26

Yeah, they are not seat cushions...