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  1. eegrok revised this gist Oct 15, 2025. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
    3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion mac-keycodes
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    @@ -143,4 +143,5 @@ Keycode Key
    0x7C Right Arrow
    0x7D Down Arrow
    0x7E Up Arrow
    0x7F Power (on PC)
    0x7F Power (on PC)
    0xA0 Mission Control
  2. eegrok revised this gist May 1, 2024. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 0 deletions.
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    from: http://www.meandmark.com/keycodes.html
    with some additions from people in the comments, thanks :)
    Virtual Keycodes for the Mac QWERTY Layout

    Keycodes are in hexadecimal. A blank entry means either there is no key assigned to that keycode or I was unable to find the assigned key.
  3. eegrok revised this gist May 1, 2024. 1 changed file with 27 additions and 27 deletions.
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    @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Keycode Key
    0x07 X
    0x08 C
    0x09 V
    0x0A
    0x0A Section (ISO layout)
    0x0B B
    0x0C Q
    0x0D W
    @@ -57,42 +57,41 @@ Keycode Key
    0x2F .

    0x30 Tab
    0x31 Space
    0x31 Space
    0x32 ~
    0x33 Delete
    0x34
    0x34 Enter (on Powerbook)
    0x35 Esc
    0x36
    0x36 Right Cmd
    0x37 Cmd (Apple)
    0x38 Shift
    0x39 Caps Lock
    0x3A Option
    0x3B Control
    0x3C
    0x3D
    0x3E
    0x3F
    0x3C Right Shift
    0x3D Right Option
    0x3E Right Control
    0x3F Fn/Globe


    0x40
    0x40 F17
    0x41 Numeric Keypad .
    0x42
    0x42
    0x43 Numeric Keypad *
    0x44
    0x45 Numeric Keypad +
    0x46
    0x47
    0x48
    0x49
    0x4A
    0x47 Clear (or NumLock)
    0x48 Volume Up
    0x49 Volume Down
    0x4A Mute
    0x4B Numeric Keypad /
    0x4C Numeric Keypad Enter
    0x4D
    0x4D
    0x4E Numeric Keypad -
    0x4F
    0x4F F18


    0x50
    0x50 F19
    0x51 Numeric Keypad =
    0x52 Numeric Keypad 0
    0x53 Numeric Keypad 1
    @@ -102,12 +101,12 @@ Keycode Key
    0x57 Numeric Keypad 5
    0x58 Numeric Keypad 6
    0x59 Numeric Keypad 7
    0x5A
    0x5A F20
    0x5B Numeric Keypad 8
    0x5C Numeric Keypad 9
    0x5D
    0x5E
    0x5F
    0x5D Yen (JIS layout)
    0x5E Underscore (JIS layout)
    0x5F Keypad Comma/Separator (JIS layout)


    0x60 F5
    @@ -116,15 +115,15 @@ Keycode Key
    0x63 F3
    0x64 F8
    0x65 F9
    0x66
    0x66 Eisu (JIS layout)
    0x67 F11
    0x68
    0x68 Kana (JIS layout)
    0x69 F13
    0x6A
    0x6A F16
    0x6B F14
    0x6C
    0x6C
    0x6D F10
    0x6E
    0x6E Menu (on PC)
    0x6F F12


    @@ -143,3 +142,4 @@ Keycode Key
    0x7C Right Arrow
    0x7D Down Arrow
    0x7E Up Arrow
    0x7F Power (on PC)
  4. eegrok revised this gist Dec 12, 2023. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 0 deletions.
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    0x6F F12


    0x70
    0x71 F15
    0x72 Help
    0x73 Home
  5. eegrok revised this gist Apr 29, 2011. No changes.
  6. eegrok revised this gist Apr 29, 2011. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 127 deletions.
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    from: http://www.meandmark.com/keycodes.html
    Virtual Keycodes for the Mac QWERTY Layout


    Keycodes are in hexadecimal. A blank entry means either there is no key assigned to that keycode or I was unable to find the assigned key.


    Keycode Key

    0x00 A

    0x01 S

    0x02 D

    0x03 F

    0x04 H

    0x05 G

    0x06 Z

    0x07 X

    0x08 C

    0x09 V

    0x0A

    0x0B B

    0x0C Q

    0x0D W

    0x0E E

    0x0F R


    0x10 Y

    0x11 T

    0x12 1

    0x13 2

    0x14 3

    0x15 4

    0x16 6

    0x17 5

    0x18 =

    0x19 9

    0x1A 7

    0x1B -

    0x1C 8

    0x1D 0

    0x1E ]

    0x1F O


    0x20 U

    0x21 [

    0x22 I

    0x23 P

    0x24 Return

    0x25 L

    0x26 J

    0x27 '

    0x28 K

    0x29 ;

    0x2A \

    0x2B ,

    0x2C /

    0x2D N

    0x2E M

    0x2F .


    0x30 Tab

    0x31 Space

    0x32 ~

    0x33 Delete

    0x34

    0x35 Esc

    0x36

    0x37 Cmd (Apple)

    0x38 Shift

    0x39 Caps Lock

    0x3A Option

    0x3B Control

    0x3C

    0x3D

    0x3E

    0x3F


    0x40

    0x41 Numeric Keypad .

    0x42

    0x43 Numeric Keypad *

    0x44

    0x45 Numeric Keypad +

    0x46

    0x47

    0x48

    0x49

    0x4A

    0x4B Numeric Keypad /

    0x4C Numeric Keypad Enter

    0x4D

    0x4E Numeric Keypad -

    0x4F


    0x50

    0x51 Numeric Keypad =

    0x52 Numeric Keypad 0

    0x53 Numeric Keypad 1

    0x54 Numeric Keypad 2

    0x55 Numeric Keypad 3

    0x56 Numeric Keypad 4

    0x57 Numeric Keypad 5

    0x58 Numeric Keypad 6

    0x59 Numeric Keypad 7

    0x5A

    0x5B Numeric Keypad 8

    0x5C Numeric Keypad 9

    0x5D

    0x5E

    0x5F


    0x60 F5

    0x61 F6

    0x62 F7

    0x63 F3

    0x64 F8

    0x65 F9

    0x66

    0x67 F11

    0x68

    0x69 F13

    0x6A

    0x6B F14

    0x6C

    0x6D F10

    0x6E

    0x6F F12


    0x70

    0x71 F15

    0x72 Help

    0x73 Home

    0x74 Page Up

    0x75 Del (Below the Help Key)

    0x76 F4

    0x77 End

    0x78 F2

    0x79 Page Down

    0x7A F1

    0x7B Left Arrow

    0x7C Right Arrow

    0x7D Down Arrow

    0x7E Up Arrow


  7. eegrok created this gist Apr 29, 2011.
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    Virtual Keycodes for the Mac QWERTY Layout


    Keycodes are in hexadecimal. A blank entry means either there is no key assigned to that keycode or I was unable to find the assigned key.


    Keycode Key

    0x00 A

    0x01 S

    0x02 D

    0x03 F

    0x04 H

    0x05 G

    0x06 Z

    0x07 X

    0x08 C

    0x09 V

    0x0A

    0x0B B

    0x0C Q

    0x0D W

    0x0E E

    0x0F R


    0x10 Y

    0x11 T

    0x12 1

    0x13 2

    0x14 3

    0x15 4

    0x16 6

    0x17 5

    0x18 =

    0x19 9

    0x1A 7

    0x1B -

    0x1C 8

    0x1D 0

    0x1E ]

    0x1F O


    0x20 U

    0x21 [

    0x22 I

    0x23 P

    0x24 Return

    0x25 L

    0x26 J

    0x27 '

    0x28 K

    0x29 ;

    0x2A \

    0x2B ,

    0x2C /

    0x2D N

    0x2E M

    0x2F .


    0x30 Tab

    0x31 Space

    0x32 ~

    0x33 Delete

    0x34

    0x35 Esc

    0x36

    0x37 Cmd (Apple)

    0x38 Shift

    0x39 Caps Lock

    0x3A Option

    0x3B Control

    0x3C

    0x3D

    0x3E

    0x3F


    0x40

    0x41 Numeric Keypad .

    0x42

    0x43 Numeric Keypad *

    0x44

    0x45 Numeric Keypad +

    0x46

    0x47

    0x48

    0x49

    0x4A

    0x4B Numeric Keypad /

    0x4C Numeric Keypad Enter

    0x4D

    0x4E Numeric Keypad -

    0x4F


    0x50

    0x51 Numeric Keypad =

    0x52 Numeric Keypad 0

    0x53 Numeric Keypad 1

    0x54 Numeric Keypad 2

    0x55 Numeric Keypad 3

    0x56 Numeric Keypad 4

    0x57 Numeric Keypad 5

    0x58 Numeric Keypad 6

    0x59 Numeric Keypad 7

    0x5A

    0x5B Numeric Keypad 8

    0x5C Numeric Keypad 9

    0x5D

    0x5E

    0x5F


    0x60 F5

    0x61 F6

    0x62 F7

    0x63 F3

    0x64 F8

    0x65 F9

    0x66

    0x67 F11

    0x68

    0x69 F13

    0x6A

    0x6B F14

    0x6C

    0x6D F10

    0x6E

    0x6F F12


    0x70

    0x71 F15

    0x72 Help

    0x73 Home

    0x74 Page Up

    0x75 Del (Below the Help Key)

    0x76 F4

    0x77 End

    0x78 F2

    0x79 Page Down

    0x7A F1

    0x7B Left Arrow

    0x7C Right Arrow

    0x7D Down Arrow

    0x7E Up Arrow