Keyboard Virtual Key Codes

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Windows Constant
Virtual Key Code
Description
VK_LBUTTON

Left mouse button
VK_RBUTTON

Right mouse button
VK_CANCEL

Control-break processing
VK_MBUTTON

Middle mouse button
VK_XBUTTON1

Windows 2000/XP: X1 mouse button
VK_XBUTTON2

Windows 2000/XP: X2 mouse button


Undefined
VK_BACK

BACKSPACE key
VK_TAB

TAB key

  1. 11
Undefined
VK_CLEAR
12
CLEAR key
VK_RETURN
13
ENTER key

14-15
Undefined
VK_SHIFT
16
SHIFT key
VK_CONTROL
17
CTRL key
VK_MENU
18
ALT key
VK_PAUSE
19
PAUSE key
VK_CAPITAL
20
CAPS LOCK key
VK_KANA
21
IME Kana mode
VK_HANGUEL
21
IME Hanguel mode (maintained for compatibility; use VK_HANGUL)
VK_HANGUL
21
IME Hangul mode

22
Undefined
VK_JUNJA
23
IME Junja mode
VK_FINAL
24
IME final mode
VK_HANJA
25
IME Hanja mode
VK_KANJI
25
IME Kanji mode

26
Undefined
VK_ESCAPE
27
ESC key
VK_CONVERT
28
IME convert
VK_NONCONVERT
29
IME nonconvert
VK_ACCEPT
30
IME accept
VK_MODECHANGE
31
IME mode change request
VK_SPACE
32
SPACEBAR
VK_PRIOR
33
PAGE UP key
VK_NEXT
34
PAGE DOWN key
VK_END
35
END key
VK_HOME
36
HOME key
VK_LEFT
37
LEFT ARROW key
VK_UP
38
UP ARROW key
VK_RIGHT
39
RIGHT ARROW key
VK_DOWN
40
DOWN ARROW key
VK_SELECT
41
SELECT key
VK_PRINT
42
PRINT key
VK_EXECUTE
43
EXECUTE key
VK_SNAPSHOT
44
PRINT SCREEN Key
VK_INSERT
45
INS key
VK_DELETE
46
DEL key
VK_HELP
47
HELP key
VK_0
48
0 key
VK_1
49
  1. key
VK_2
50
  1. key
VK_3
51
  1. key
VK_4
52
  1. key
VK_5
53
  1. key
VK_6
54
  1. key
VK_7
55
  1. key
VK_8
56
  1. key
VK_9
57
  1. key

58-64
Undefined
VK_A
65
A key
VK_B
66
B key
VK_C
67
C key
VK_D
68
D key
VK_E
69
E key
VK_F
70
F key
VK_G
71
G key
VK_H
72
H key
VK_I
73
I key
VK_J
74
J key
VK_K
75
K key
VK_L
76
L key
VK_M
77
M key
VK_N
78
N key
VK_O
79
O key
VK_P
80
P key
VK_Q
81
Q key
VK_R
82
R key
VK_S
83
S key
VK_T
84
T key
VK_U
85
U key
VK_V
86
V key
VK_W
87
W key
VK_X
88
X key
VK_Y
89
Y key
VK_Z
90
Z key
VK_LWIN
91
Left Windows key (Natural keyboard)
VK_RWIN
92
Right Windows key (Natural keyboard)
VK_APPS
93
Applications key (Natural keyboard)

94
Reserved
VK_SLEEP
95
Computer Sleep Key
VK_NUMPAD0
96
Numeric keypad 0 key
VK_NUMPAD1
97
Numeric keypad 1 key
VK_NUMPAD2
98
Numeric keypad 2 key
VK_NUMPAD3
99
Numeric keypad 3 key
VK_NUMPAD4
100
Numeric keypad 4 key
VK_NUMPAD5
101
Numeric keypad 5 key
VK_NUMPAD6
102
Numeric keypad 6 key
VK_NUMPAD7
103
Numeric keypad 7 key
VK_NUMPAD8
104
Numeric keypad 8 key
VK_NUMPAD9
105
Numeric keypad 9 key
VK_MULTIPLY
106
Multiply key
VK_ADD
107
Add key
VK_SEPARATOR
108
Separator key
VK_SUBTRACT
109
Subtract key
VK_DECIMAL
110
Decimal key
VK_DIVIDE
111
Divide key
VK_F1
112
F1 key
VK_F2
113
F2 key
VK_F3
114
F3 key
VK_F4
115
F4 key
VK_F5
116
F5 key
VK_F6
117
F6 key
VK_F7
118
F7 key
VK_F8
119
F8 key
VK_F9
120
F9 key
VK_F10
121
F10 key
VK_F11
122
F11 key
VK_F12
123
F12 key
VK_F13
124
F13 key
VK_F14
125
F14 key
VK_F15
126
F15 key
VK_F16
127
F16 key
VK_F17
128
F17 key
VK_F18
129
F18 key
VK_F19
130
F19 key
VK_F20
131
F20 key
VK_F21
132
F21 key
VK_F22
133
F22 key
VK_F23
134
F23 key
VK_F24
135
F24 key

136-143
Unassigned
VK_NUMLOCK
144
NUM LOCK key
VK_SCROLL
145
SCROLL LOCK key

146-150
OEM specific

151-159
Unassigned
VK_LSHIFT
160
Left SHIFT key
VK_RSHIFT
161
Right SHIFT key
VK_LCONTROL
162
Left CONTROL key
VK_RCONTROL
163
Right CONTROL key
VK_LMENU
164
Left MENU key
VK_RMENU
165
Right MENU key
VK_BROWSER_BACK
166
Windows 2000/XP: Browser Back key
VK_BROWSER_FORWARD
167
Windows 2000/XP: Browser Forward key
VK_BROWSER_REFRESH
168
Windows 2000/XP: Browser Refresh key
VK_BROWSER_STOP
169
Windows 2000/XP: Browser Stop key
VK_BROWSER_SEARCH
170
Windows 2000/XP: Browser Search key
VK_BROWSER_FAVORITES
171
Windows 2000/XP: Browser Favorites key
VK_BROWSER_HOME
172
Windows 2000/XP: Browser Start and Home key
VK_VOLUME_MUTE
173
Windows 2000/XP: Volume Mute key
VK_VOLUME_DOWN
174
Windows 2000/XP: Volume Down key
VK_VOLUME_UP
175
Windows 2000/XP: Volume Up key
VK_MEDIA_NEXT_TRACK
176
Windows 2000/XP: Next Track key
VK_MEDIA_PREV_TRACK
177
Windows 2000/XP: Previous Track key
VK_MEDIA_STOP
178
Windows 2000/XP: Stop Media key
VK_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE
179
Windows 2000/XP: Play/Pause Media key
VK_LAUNCH_MAIL
180
Windows 2000/XP: Start Mail key
VK_LAUNCH_MEDIA_SELECT
181
Windows 2000/XP: Select Media key
VK_LAUNCH_APP1
182
Windows 2000/XP: Start Application 1 key
VK_LAUNCH_APP2
183
Windows 2000/XP: Start Application 2 key

184-185
Reserved
VK_OEM_1
186
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard. Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the ';:' key
VK_OEM_PLUS
187
Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the '+' key
VK_OEM_COMMA
188
Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the ',' key
VK_OEM_MINUS
189
Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the '-' key
VK_OEM_PERIOD
190
Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the '.' key
VK_OEM_2
191
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard. Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '/?' key
VK_OEM_3
192
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard. Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '`~' key

192-215
Reserved

216-218
Unassigned
VK_OEM_4
219
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard. Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '[{' key
VK_OEM_5
220
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard. Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '\|' key
VK_OEM_6
221
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard. Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the ']}' key
VK_OEM_7
222
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard. Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the 'single-quote/double-quote' key
VK_OEM_8
223
Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard

224
Reserved

225
OEM specific
VK_OEM_102
226
Windows 2000/XP: Either the angle bracket key or the backslash key on the RT 102-key keyboard

227-228
OEM specific
VK_PROCESSKEY
229
Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP: IME PROCESS key

230
Oem specific
VK_PACKET
231
Windows 2000/XP: Used to pass Unicode characters as if they were keystrokes. The VK_PACKET key is the low word of a 32-bit Virtual Key value used for non-keyboard input methods. For more information, see Remark in KEYBDINPUT, SendInput, WM_KEYDOWN, and WM_KEYUP

232
Unassigned

233-245
OEM specific
VK_ATTN
246
Attn key
VK_CRSEL
247
CrSel key
VK_EXSEL
248
ExSel key
VK_EREOF
249
Erase EOF key
VK_PLAY
250
Play key
VK_ZOOM
251
Zoom key
VK_NONAME
252
Reserved for future use
VK_PA1
253
PA1 key
VK_OEM_CLEAR
254
Clear key

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