# Virtual Piano Tips: Keys, Sliders and Two Modes Tested

> Virtual piano tips from Keybloom: ten white keys fit a 1280 px screen, the right slider doubles them to 256 px, and Mode 2 swaps the panel.

- Source: https://yesthisgame.com/blog/virtual-piano-tips/
- Published: 2026-11-09, updated: 2026-11-09
- Author: Yes This Game (the team that makes the games on the site)

## Key takeaways

- At the default size the keyboard shows 10 white keys across a 1280 px screen, 128 px per key.
- Dragging the right slider to the left doubled the key width to 256 px, so 5 keys fit.
- The left slider moved the keyboard sideways without changing the key width.
- Mode 2 has a red panel with an infinity button and three wave buttons; the pressed one turns pink.

**The first virtual piano tip is to use the slider: in [Keybloom](https://yesthisgame.com/keybloom/) ten white keys fit a 1280 pixel screen by default, and dragging the right slider to the left made each key twice as wide, 256 instead of 128 pixels.** Keybloom is a music toy with two modes, so how the keys look and where they sit is most of what you can change.

## How the toy works

Keybloom has a start screen with two bars, Mode 1 and Mode 2. After you pick one, a keyboard fills the screen below a bar of controls. There is no score and no timer. You click or tap the keys to play them.

## What we measured

We opened Keybloom in a test browser at 1280 by 800 pixels, played with the controls in Mode 1 and read the key edges in the screenshots.

*Observed in Keybloom, Mode 1*

| What we did | Result |
| --- | --- |
| Default view | 10 white keys, 128 px each |
| Right slider dragged to the left | 5 white keys, 256 px each |
| Left slider dragged to the right | keys stayed 256 px; the keyboard moved sideways |

One run in one test browser; key widths measured from the vertical lines between the white keys.

![Bar chart of white keys visible on a 1280 pixel screen: 10 keys at 128 pixels each by default and 5 keys at 256 pixels each after dragging the right slider](https://yesthisgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/keybloom-key-width.png)
*White keys visible on a 1280 px screen, at the default size and after dragging the right slider.*

## The two modes

Mode 1 has a wooden-looking panel with a loop-style button and three numbered buttons, I, II and III. Mode 2 has a red panel with an infinity button and three buttons drawn with wave shapes. In Mode 2 we pressed each button in turn and the one we pressed lit up pink. Both modes have the two sliders in the bar.

## 4 tips that follow from the numbers

- **Widen the keys first.** The right slider doubled the key width from 128 to 256 pixels.
- **Use the left slider to travel.** It moves the keyboard sideways without changing key size.
- **Try both panels.** Mode 2 shows which button is active by turning it pink.
- **Play with the mouse or a finger.** We found no keyboard shortcuts.

## Where to try it

Try it yourself in [Keybloom](https://yesthisgame.com/keybloom/). For something to watch while you play, [Digsmith](https://yesthisgame.com/digsmith/) is an idle digging game.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many keys does Keybloom show at once?

Ten white keys across a 1280 pixel wide screen at the default size, 128 pixels per key.

### What does the right slider do?

Dragged to the left, it made each key 256 pixels wide in our test, so five keys fit on the screen.

### What does the left slider do?

It moved the keyboard sideways; the key width stayed at 256 pixels after our right-slider test.

### What is the difference between the two modes?

Mode 1 has a wooden-looking panel with buttons I, II and III; Mode 2 has a red panel with an infinity button and three wave-shaped buttons.

### Can I play with the computer keyboard?

No keyboard shortcuts were found; the keys are played with the mouse or by touch.

### Does Keybloom work on a phone?

See the game page: we only claim what we tested on a phone-sized screen.

## Games in this guide

- [Keybloom](https://yesthisgame.com/keybloom.md): Play Keybloom online: a virtual piano keyboard with two modes, a wooden panel and a red panel, and sliders that change the width of the keys.
- [Digsmith](https://yesthisgame.com/digsmith.md): Play Digsmith online: tap to dig a canyon tunnel, collect gold and upgrade profit, speed and workers. Works with a mouse or a finger.
- [Gemlane](https://yesthisgame.com/gemlane.md): Play Gemlane online: move falling columns of three gems, change their colors and line up three of a kind before the board fills up.