Keyboard Scan Codes

When keys on a keyboard are pressed they send a number that can be interpretted by the computer. They are called Scan Codes.

The below table lists all the scan codes returned when keys or cominations of keys are pressed on a 101-key enhanced U.S. keyboard.

Return codes listed here are in decimal.

Key	Alone	Shift	Ctrl	Alt
Esc	1	1	1	1
1 and !	2	2		120
2 and @	3	3	3	121
3 and #	4	4		122
4 and $	5	5		123
5 and %	6	6		124
6 and ^	7	7	7	125
7 and &	8	8		126
8 and *	9	9		127
9 and (	10	10		128
0 and )	11	11		129
- and _	12	12	12	130
= and +	13	13		131
Backspace	14	14	14	14
Tab	15	15	148	165
Q	16	16	16	16
W	17	17	17	17
E	18	18	18	18
R	19	19	19	19
T	20	20	20	20
Y	21	21	21	21
U	22	22	22	22
I	23	23	23	23
O	24	24	24	24
P	25	25	25	25
[ and {	26	26	26	26
] and }	27	27	27	27
Enter	28	28	28	28
A	30	30	30	30
S	31	31	31	31
D	32	32	32	32
F	33	33	33	33
G	34	34	34	34
H	35	35	35	35
J	36	36	36	36
K	37	37	37	37
L	38	38	38	38
; and :	39	39		39
' and "	40	40		40
` and �	41	41		41
\ and \|	43	43	43	43
Z	44	44	44	44
X	45	45	45	45
C	46	46	46	46
V	47	47	47	47
B	48	48	48	48
N	49	49	49	49
M	50	50	50	50
, and <	51	51		51
. and >	52	52		52
/ and ?	53	53		53
Space	57	57	57	57
F1	59	84	94	104
F2	60	85	95	105
F3	61	86	96	106
F4	62	87	97	107
F5	63	88	98	108
F6	64	89	99	109
F7	65	90	100	110
F8	66	91	101	111
F9	67	92	102	112
F10	68	93	103	113
F11	133	135	137	139
F12	134	136	138	140
NumPad Asterisk	55	55	150	55
NumPad Home	71	71	119	151
NumPad Arrow Up	72	72	141	152
NumPad PgUp	73	73	132	153
NumPad Minus	74	74	142	74
NumPad Arrow Left	75	75	115	155
NumPad NumPad 5	76	76	143
NumPad Arrow Right	77	77	116	157
NumPad Plus	78	78	144	78
NumPad End	79	79	117	159
NumPad Arrow Down	80	80	145	160
NumPad PgDn	81	81	118	161
Insert	82	82	146	162
Delete	83	83	147	163
NumPad /	224	224	149	164
NumPad Enter	224	224	224	166

Keyboard Scan Codes

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