Method for producing an operational control, and operational control

In a method for manufacturing an operating element having a lightable lettering, a color imparting top coat is applied to a transparent part of the operating element which bears the lettering, the lettering is produced by partial removal of the top coat, a base coat, e.g. having a high contrast with the top coat, is applied to the transparent part before applying the top coat, and the lettering is produced by partial removal of at least the top coat. In an operating element having a lightable lettering, a part of the operating element which is made of a transparent material and bears the lettering is covered by a top coat, the lettering being implemented by partial removal of the top coat. A base coat, e.g. having a high contrast with the top coat, may be applied to the transparent part beneath the top coat, and the lettering may be implemented by partial removal of at least the top coat. The method and the operating element may provide that one and the same transparent material may be used to manufacture operating elements of different colors and also letterings which appear in different manners on the operating element.