The Tippy Type makes typing with long nails less tedious

Long nails are not for the weak. Have you ever tried removing contact lenses with 20mm claws? Terrifying. But aside from the fear of poking out my eyeballs, long nail life makes little everyday things difficult, too. Opening soda cans, pressing buttons, changing out trash bags without poking a hole, and even personal hygiene — they all require you to get creative. But by far, the most annoying thing is typing.

Typing with long nails is the embodiment of “beauty is pain.” On phones, it makes me slow, and I end up with so many typos. It’s worse on laptops, where the keys are flat and fundamentally incompatible with the curve of a longer nail. You end up typing with the tips of your nails and the sides of your fingers. No big deal if I’m shooting off an email, but a 1,500-word review? After a while, it hurts.

It’s why I was intrigued when the TikTok algorithm threw the $45 Tippy Type into my feed.

The Tippy Type is a silicone keyboard cover for folks with medium-to-long nails. It features tower-like cylindrical keys so you can type as you naturally would: with your finger pads and not your nails. The proposed benefits are two-fold. One, it shouldn’t hurt at all. Two, it protects your manicure.