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KeyCode

enum in Input

Description

Basically a copy of winit’s KeyCode, which is mostly inspired by UI Events Specification’s KeyboardEvent.code.

Properties

PropertyDescription
Backquote

` on a US keyboard. This is also called a backtick or grave. This is the 半角/全角/漢字 (hankaku/zenkaku/kanji) key on Japanese keyboards

Backslash

Used for both the US \ (on the 101-key layout) and also for the key located between the and Enter keys on row C of the 102-, 104- and 106-key layouts. Labeled # on a UK (102) keyboard.

BracketLeft

[ on a US keyboard.

BracketRight

] on a US keyboard.

Comma

, on a US keyboard.

Digit0

0 on a US keyboard.

Digit1

1 on a US keyboard.

Digit2

2 on a US keyboard.

Digit3

3 on a US keyboard.

Digit4

4 on a US keyboard.

Digit5

5 on a US keyboard.

Digit6

6 on a US keyboard.

Digit7

7 on a US keyboard.

Digit8

8 on a US keyboard.

Digit9

9 on a US keyboard.

Equal

= on a US keyboard.

IntlBackslash

Located between the left Shift and Z keys. Labeled \ on a UK keyboard.

IntlRo

Located between the / and right Shift keys. Labeled \ (ro) on a Japanese keyboard.

IntlYen

Located between the = and Backspace keys. Labeled ¥ (yen) on a Japanese keyboard. \ on a Russian keyboard.

A

a on a US keyboard. Labeled q on an AZERTY (e.g., French) keyboard.

B

b on a US keyboard.

C

c on a US keyboard.

D

d on a US keyboard.

E

e on a US keyboard.

F

f on a US keyboard.

G

g on a US keyboard.

H

h on a US keyboard.

I

i on a US keyboard.

J

j on a US keyboard.

K

k on a US keyboard.

L

l on a US keyboard.

M

m on a US keyboard.

N

n on a US keyboard.

O

o on a US keyboard.

P

p on a US keyboard.

Q

q on a US keyboard. Labeled a on an AZERTY (e.g., French) keyboard.

R

r on a US keyboard.

S

s on a US keyboard.

T

t on a US keyboard.

U

u on a US keyboard.

V

v on a US keyboard.

W

w on a US keyboard. Labeled z on an AZERTY (e.g., French) keyboard.

X

x on a US keyboard.

Y

y on a US keyboard. Labeled z on a QWERTZ (e.g., German) keyboard.

Z

z on a US keyboard. Labeled w on an AZERTY (e.g., French) keyboard, and y on a QWERTZ (e.g., German) keyboard.

Minus

- on a US keyboard.

Period

. on a US keyboard.

Quote

on a US keyboard.

Semicolon

; on a US keyboard.

Slash

/ on a US keyboard.

AltLeft

Alt, Option, or .

AltRight

Alt, Option, or . This is labeled AltGr on many keyboard layouts.

Backspace

Backspace or . Labeled Delete on Apple keyboards.

CapsLock

CapsLock or

ContextMenu

The application context menu key, which is typically found between the right Super key and the right Control key.

ControlLeft

Control or

ControlRight

Control or

Enter

Enter or . Labeled Return on Apple keyboards.

SuperLeft

The Windows, , Command, or other OS symbol key.

SuperRight

The Windows, , Command, or other OS symbol key.

ShiftLeft

Shift or

ShiftRight

Shift or

Space

  (space)

Tab

Tab or

Convert

Japanese: (henkan)

KanaMode

Japanese: カタカナ/ひらがな/ローマ字 (katakana/hiragana/romaji)

Lang1

Korean: HangulMode 한/영 (han/yeong)

Japanese (Mac keyboard): (kana)

Lang2

Korean: Hanja (hanja)

Japanese (Mac keyboard): (eisu)

Lang3

Japanese (word-processing keyboard): Katakana

Lang4

Japanese (word-processing keyboard): Hiragana

Lang5

Japanese (word-processing keyboard): Zenkaku/Hankaku

NonConvert

Japanese: 無変換 (muhenkan)

Delete

. The forward delete key. Note that on Apple keyboards, the key labelled Delete on the main part of the keyboard is encoded as Backspace.

End

Page Down, End, or

Help

Help. Not present on standard PC keyboards.

Home

Home or

Insert

Insert or Ins. Not present on Apple keyboards.

PageDown

Page Down, PgDn, or

PageUp

Page Up, PgUp, or

ArrowDown

ArrowLeft

ArrowRight

ArrowUp

NumLock

On the Mac, this is used for the numpad Clear key.

Numpad0

0 Ins on a keyboard. 0 on a phone or remote control

Numpad1

1 End on a keyboard. 1 or 1 QZ on a phone or remote control

Numpad2

2 ↓ on a keyboard. 2 ABC on a phone or remote control

Numpad3

3 PgDn on a keyboard. 3 DEF on a phone or remote control

Numpad4

4 ← on a keyboard. 4 GHI on a phone or remote control

Numpad5

5 on a keyboard. 5 JKL on a phone or remote control

Numpad6

6 → on a keyboard. 6 MNO on a phone or remote control

Numpad7

7 Home on a keyboard. 7 PQRS or 7 PRS on a phone or remote control

Numpad8

8 ↑ on a keyboard. 8 TUV on a phone or remote control

Numpad9

9 PgUp on a keyboard. 9 WXYZ or 9 WXY on a phone or remote control

NumpadAdd

+

NumpadBackspace

Found on the Microsoft Natural Keyboard.

NumpadClear

C or A (All Clear). Also for use with numpads that have a Clear key that is separate from the NumLock key. On the Mac, the numpad Clear key is encoded as NumLock.

NumpadClearEntry

C (Clear Entry)

NumpadComma

, (thousands separator). For locales where the thousands separator is a “.” (e.g., Brazil), this key may generate a ..

NumpadDecimal

. Del. For locales where the decimal separator is “,” (e.g., Brazil), this key may generate a ,.

NumpadDivide

/

NumpadEnter
NumpadEqual

=

NumpadHash

# on a phone or remote control device. This key is typically found below the 9 key and to the right of the 0 key.

NumpadMemoryAdd

M Add current entry to the value stored in memory.

NumpadMemoryClear

M Clear the value stored in memory.

NumpadMemoryRecall

M Replace the current entry with the value stored in memory.

NumpadMemoryStore

M Replace the value stored in memory with the current entry.

NumpadMemorySubtract

M Subtract current entry from the value stored in memory.

NumpadMultiply

on a keyboard. For use with numpads that provide mathematical operations (+, - and /).

Use NumpadStar for the * key on phones and remote controls.

NumpadParenLeft

( Found on the Microsoft Natural Keyboard.

NumpadParenRight

) Found on the Microsoft Natural Keyboard.

NumpadStar

on a phone or remote control device.

This key is typically found below the 7 key and to the left of the 0 key.

Use “NumpadMultiply” for the key on numeric keypads.

NumpadSubtract

-

Escape

Esc or

Fn

Fn This is typically a hardware key that does not generate a separate code.

FnLock

FLock or FnLock. Function Lock key. Found on the Microsoft Natural Keyboard.

PrintScreen

PrtScr SysRq or Print Screen

ScrollLock

Scroll Lock

Pause

Pause Break

BrowserBack

Some laptops place this key to the left of the key.

This also the “back” button (triangle) on Android.

BrowserFavorites
BrowserForward

Some laptops place this key to the right of the key.

BrowserHome

The “home” button on Android.

BrowserRefresh
BrowserSearch
BrowserStop
Eject

Eject or . This key is placed in the function section on some Apple keyboards.

LaunchApp1

Sometimes labelled My Computer on the keyboard

LaunchApp2

Sometimes labelled Calculator on the keyboard

LaunchMail
MediaPlayPause
MediaSelect
MediaStop
MediaTrackNext
MediaTrackPrevious
Power

This key is placed in the function section on some Apple keyboards, replacing the Eject key.

Sleep
AudioVolumeDown
AudioVolumeMute
AudioVolumeUp
WakeUp
Meta
Hyper
Turbo
Abort
Resume
Suspend
Again

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Copy

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Cut

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Find

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Open

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Paste

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Props

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Select

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Undo

Found on Sun’s USB keyboard.

Hiragana

Use for dedicated ひらがな key found on some Japanese word processing keyboards.

Katakana

Use for dedicated カタカナ key found on some Japanese word processing keyboards.

F1

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F2

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F3

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F4

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F5

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F6

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F7

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F8

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F9

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F10

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F11

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F12

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F13

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F14

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F15

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F16

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F17

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F18

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F19

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F20

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F21

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F22

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F23

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F24

General-purpose function key. Usually found at the top of the keyboard.

F25

General-purpose function key.

F26

General-purpose function key.

F27

General-purpose function key.

F28

General-purpose function key.

F29

General-purpose function key.

F30

General-purpose function key.

F31

General-purpose function key.

F32

General-purpose function key.

F33

General-purpose function key.

F34

General-purpose function key.

F35

General-purpose function key.