The Ducky One 3 mechanical gaming keyboard is designed to provide the best typing experience possible. With a high-quality finish and optimized for short response times, the Ducky One 3 offers gamers and keyboard enthusiasts a luxurious typing feel. The switches are mounted on sockets, making them easy to replace without soldering. This variant features a 60 percent mini form factor, omitting the numeric keypad, navigation keys, arrow keys, and function keys. This compact design is ideal for experienced users and passionate gamers who know exactly what they need.

The manufacturer introduces its QUACK Mechanics design philosophy, considering four essential aspects that influence the typing feel: the keycaps, the housing, the sound, and the stabilizers. All variants of the Ducky One 3 feature high-quality keycaps made of PBT, a semi-crystalline plastic that is resistant to abrasion and popular among keyboard modders. The keycaps are molded from two layers of plastic, ensuring that the key lettering remains clearly legible. They do not develop the shine common to other plastics from intensive use, keeping the keyboard looking new for a longer time.

A common criticism of mechanical keyboards is their bulkiness. The newly developed housing of the Ducky One 3 is flatter than that of its predecessors and, combined with the three-step feet, provides wrist relief. To enhance the sound and typing feel, Ducky tested 17 different rubber compounds and selected the most suitable variant for the Q-Bounce pad, which is paired with an additional EVA foam layer to effectively dampen resonances during typing and hard keystrokes.