# Basic keycodes Basic keycodes are based on [HID Usage Keyboard/Keypad Page(0x07)](http://www.usb.org/developers/hidpage/Hut1_12v2.pdf) with following exceptions: * `KC_NO` = 0 for no action * `KC_TRNS` = 1 for layer transparency * internal special keycodes in the `0xA5-DF` range (tmk heritage). ## Letters and Numbers |KC_1|KC_2|KC_3|KC_4|KC_5|KC_6|KC_7|KC_8| |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| |KC_9|KC_0|KC_F1|KC_F2|KC_F3|KC_F4|KC_F5|KC_F6| |KC_F7|KC_F8|KC_F9|KC_F10|KC_F11|KC_F12|KC_F13|KC_F14| |KC_F15|KC_F16|KC_F17|KC_F18|KC_F19|KC_F20|KC_F21|KC_F22| |KC_F23|KC_F24|KC_A|KC_B|KC_C|KC_D|KC_E|KC_F| |KC_G|KC_H|KC_I|KC_J|KC_K|KC_L|KC_M|KC_N| |KC_O|KC_P|KC_Q|KC_R|KC_S|KC_T|KC_U|KC_V| |KC_W|KC_X|KC_Y|KC_Z||||| ## Punctuation |Long Name|Short Name|Description| |---------|----------|-----------| |KC_ENTER|KC_ENT|`Return (ENTER)`| |KC_ESCAPE|KC_ESC|`ESCAPE`| |KC_BSPACE|KC_BSPC|`DELETE (Backspace)`| |KC_TAB||`Tab`| |KC_SPACE|KC_SPC|Spacebar| |KC_MINUS|KC_MINS|`-` and `_`| |KC_EQUAL|KC_EQL|`=` and `+`| |KC_LBRACKET|KC_LBRC|`[` and `{`| |KC_RBRACKET|KC_RBRC|`]` and `}`| |KC_BSLASH|KC_BSLS|`\` and <code>|</code> | |KC_NONUS_HASH|KC_NUHS|Non-US `#` and `~`| |KC_NONUS_BSLASH|KC_NUBS|Non-US `\` and <code>|</code> | |KC_INT1|KC_RO|JIS `\` and <code>|</code> | |KC_INT2|KC_KANA|International216| |KC_INT3|KC_JYEN|Yen Symbol (`¥`)| |KC_SCOLON|KC_SCLN|`;` and `:`| |KC_QUOTE|KC_QUOT|`‘` and `“`| |KC_GRAVE|KC_GRV|Grave Accent and Tilde| |KC_COMMA|KC_COMM|`,` and `<`| |KC_DOT||`.` and `>`| |KC_SLASH|KC_SLSH|`/` and `?`| |KC_CAPSLOCK|KC_CAPS|Caps Lock| ## Modifiers |Long Name|Short Name|Description| |---------|----------|-----------| |KC_LCTRL|KC_LCTL|LeftControl| |KC_LSHIFT|KC_LSFT|LeftShift| |KC_LALT||LeftAlt| |KC_LGUI||Left GUI(Windows/Apple/Meta key)| |KC_RCTRL|KC_RCTL|RightControl| |KC_RSHIFT|KC_RSFT|RightShift| |KC_RALT||RightAlt| |KC_RGUI||Right GUI(Windows/Apple/Meta key)| |KC_LOCKING_CAPS|KC_LCAP|Locking Caps Lock| |KC_LOCKING_NUM|KC_LNUM|Locking Num Lock| |KC_LOCKING_SCROLL|KC_LSCR|Locking Scroll Lock| |KC_INT4|KC_HENK|JIS Henken| |KC_INT5|KC_MHEN|JIS Muhenken| ## Commands |Long Name|Short Name|Description| |---------|----------|-----------| |KC_PSCREEN|KC_PSCR|PrintScreen| |KC_SCROLLLOCK|KC_SLCK|Scroll Lock| |KC_PAUSE|KC_PAUS|Pause| |KC_INSERT|KC_INS|Insert| |KC_HOME||Home| |KC_PGUP||PageUp| |KC_DELETE|KC_DEL|Delete Forward| |KC_END||End| |KC_PGDOWN|KC_PGDN|PageDown| |KC_RIGHT|KC_RGHT|RightArrow| |KC_LEFT||LeftArrow| |KC_DOWN||DownArrow| |KC_UP||UpArrow| |KC_APPLICATION|KC_APP|Application| |KC_POWER||Power| |KC_EXECUTE||Execute| |KC_HELP||Help| |KC_MENU||Menu| |KC_SELECT||Select| |KC_AGAIN||Again| |KC_UNDO||Undo| |KC_CUT||Cut| |KC_COPY||Copy| |KC_PASTE||Paste| |KC_FIND||Find| |KC_ALT_ERASE||Alternate Erase| |KC_SYSREQ||SysReq/Attention| |KC_CANCEL||Cancel| |KC_CLEAR||Clear| |KC_PRIOR||Prior| |KC_RETURN||Return| |KC_SEPARATOR||Separator| |KC_OUT||Out| |KC_OPER||Oper| |KC_CLEAR_AGAIN||Clear/Again| |KC_CRSEL||CrSel/Props| |KC_EXSEL||ExSel| |KC_SYSTEM_POWER|KC_PWR|System Power Down| |KC_SYSTEM_SLEEP|KC_SLEP|System Sleep| |KC_SYSTEM_WAKE|KC_WAKE|System Wake| |KC_MAIL|KC_MAIL|| |KC_CALCULATOR|KC_CALC|| |KC_MY_COMPUTER|KC_MYCM|| |KC_WWW_SEARCH|KC_WSCH|| |KC_WWW_HOME|KC_WHOM|| |KC_WWW_BACK|KC_WBAK|| |KC_WWW_FORWARD|KC_WFWD|| |KC_WWW_STOP|KC_WSTP|| |KC_WWW_REFRESH|KC_WREF|| |KC_WWW_FAVORITES|KC_WFAV|| ## Media Keys Windows and Mac use different key codes for next track and previous track. Make sure you choose the keycode that corresponds to your OS. |Long Name|Short Name|Description| |---------|----------|-----------| |KC_STOP||Stop| |KC__MUTE||Mute (macOS)| |KC__VOLUP||Volume Up (macOS)| |KC__VOLDOWN||Volume Down (macOS)| |KC_AUDIO_MUTE|KC_MUTE|Mute (Windows/macOS/Linux)| |KC_AUDIO_VOL_UP|KC_VOLU|Volume Up (Windows/macOS/Linux)| |KC_AUDIO_VOL_DOWN|KC_VOLD|Volume Down (Windows/macOS/Linux)| |KC_MEDIA_NEXT_TRACK|KC_MNXT|Next Track (Windows)| |KC_MEDIA_PREV_TRACK|KC_MPRV|Previous Track (Windows)| |KC_MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD|KC_MFFD|Next Track (macOS)| |KC_MEDIA_REWIND|KC_MRWD|Previous Track (macOS)| |KC_MEDIA_STOP|KC_MSTP|| |KC_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE|KC_MPLY|| |KC_MEDIA_SELECT|KC_MSEL|| ## Numpad |Long Name|Short Name|Description| |---------|----------|-----------| |KC_NUMLOCK|KC_NLCK|Keypad Num Lock and Clear| |KC_KP_SLASH|KC_PSLS|Keypad /| |KC_KP_ASTERISK|KC_PAST|Keypad *| |KC_KP_MINUS|KC_PMNS|Keypad -| |KC_KP_PLUS|KC_PPLS|Keypad +| |KC_KP_ENTER|KC_PENT|Keypad ENTER| |KC_KP_1|KC_P1|Keypad 1 and End| |KC_KP_2|KC_P2|Keypad 2 and Down Arrow| |KC_KP_3|KC_P3|Keypad 3 and PageDn| |KC_KP_4|KC_P4|Keypad 4 and Left Arrow| |KC_KP_5|KC_P5|Keypad 5| |KC_KP_6|KC_P6|Keypad 6 and Right Arrow| |KC_KP_7|KC_P7|Keypad 7 and Home| |KC_KP_8|KC_P8|Keypad 8 and Up Arrow| |KC_KP_9|KC_P9|Keypad 9 and PageUp| |KC_KP_0|KC_P0|Keypad 0 and Insert| |KC_KP_DOT|KC_PDOT|Keypad . and Delete| |KC_KP_EQUAL|KC_PEQL|Keypad =| |KC_KP_COMMA|KC_PCMM|Keypad Comma| |KC_KP_EQUAL_AS400||Keypad Equal Sign| ## Special Keys |Long Name|Short Name|Description| |---------|----------|-----------| |KC_NO||Ignore this key. (NOOP) | ## Mousekey |Long Name|Short Name|Description| |---------|----------|-----------| |KC_MS_UP|KC_MS_U|Mouse Cursor Up| |KC_MS_DOWN|KC_MS_D|Mouse Cursor Down| |KC_MS_LEFT|KC_MS_L|Mouse Cursor Left| |KC_MS_RIGHT|KC_MS_R|Mouse Cursor Right| |KC_MS_BTN1|KC_BTN1|Mouse Button 1| |KC_MS_BTN2|KC_BTN2|Mouse Button 2| |KC_MS_BTN3|KC_BTN3|Mouse Button 3| |KC_MS_BTN4|KC_BTN4|Mouse Button 4| |KC_MS_BTN5|KC_BTN5|Mouse Button 5| |KC_MS_WH_UP|KC_WH_U|Mouse Wheel Up| |KC_MS_WH_DOWN|KC_WH_D|Mouse Wheel Down| |KC_MS_WH_LEFT|KC_WH_L|Mouse Wheel Left| |KC_MS_WH_RIGHT|KC_WH_R|Mouse Wheel Right| |KC_MS_ACCEL0|KC_ACL0|Mouse Acceleration 0| |KC_MS_ACCEL1|KC_ACL1|Mouse Acceleration 1| |KC_MS_ACCEL2|KC_ACL2|Mouse Acceleration 2|