Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Sabrina Carpenter… we wonder when was the last time you keyed in a document with more than 300 words. Sure, they wear long nails with confidence but they certainly can’t clack on the keyboard for long. Unless, of course, they are using Tippy Type, a laptop keyboard cover designed to make typing more comfortable for people with long nails.

Tippy Type is not a keyboard; it’s a keyboard cover for those with medium-to-long nails. There are tower-like cylindrical keys that make good use of your finger pads rather than your nails. The idea is simple: It shouldn’t hurt your fingers and there is enough protection for your manicure. Yes, manicures can be expensive and anyone who does hours of typing on the Macbook would know how easy it is to dull one’s nail shape.

A close look at a Tippy Type keyboard

The lightweight keyboard cover can be placed over the keys of the MacBook Air and once done, it grips each key.

Many wouldn’t forgo long nails because they bring joy and for someone like my wife, it helps her scratch her forehead with panache. Tippy Type CEO co-founder Sara Young Wang has said in interviews that the keys on the cover are firmer and need more pressure than your typical laptop keys. The Verge points out that the cylindrical shape gives you less surface area so, at first, you have to think about finger placement.

“While I do think short nails can be super cute, my extensions are such a fun way that I express myself and part of what I see and like when I look in the mirror or down at my hands during the day. And to get rid of them would also feel like I’m giving up my authenticity for a job. I started to think, I wish there was something I could put on my laptop to help me type. I really don’t want to give up my nails. And that’s how I started to think about what that something could be and look like,” Sara wrote in a LinkedIn post

Whether you need to purchase this unique product depends on how many documents you key in. What makes Tippy Type special is that it’s designed around people rather than what we have-to or need-to do. Availability? You can purchase it from the company’s website for Rs 3,900. Too good to be true? Well, add Rs 2,200 for shipping. Besides MacBook, there are Tippy Type options for Lenovo Thinkpad (X1 Carbon), HP (EliteBook) and Dell (Latitude).