Appendix C Virtual-Key Codes

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The following table shows the hexadecimal values and keyboard equivalents for the virtual-key codes used by the Microsoft Windows operating system. The codes are listed in numeric order.

Value (hexadecimal)

Mouse or keyboard equivalent

01

Left mouse button

02

Right mouse button

03

Control-break processing

04

Middle mouse button (three-button mouse)

05-07

Undefined

08

BACKSPACE key

09

TAB key

0A-0B

Undefined

0C

CLEAR key

0D

ENTER key

0E-0F

Undefined

10

SHIFT key

11

CTRL key

12

ALT key

13

PAUSE key

14

CAPS LOCK key

15-19

Reserved for Kanji systems

1A

Undefined

1B

ESC key

1C-1F

Reserved for Kanji systems

20

SPACEBAR

21

PAGE UP key

22

PAGE DOWN key

23

END key

24

HOME key

25

LEFT ARROW key

26

UP ARROW key

27

RIGHT ARROW key

28

DOWN ARROW key

29

SELECT key

2A

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specific

2B

EXECUTE key

2C

PRINT SCREEN key for Windows 3.0 and later

2D

INS key

2E

DEL key

2F

HELP key

30

0 key

31

1 key

32

2 key

33

3 key

34

4 key

35

5 key

36

6 key

37

7 key

38

8 key

39

9 key

3A-40

Undefined

41

A key

42

B key

43

C key

44

D key

45

E key

46

F key

47

G key

48

H key

49

I key

4A

J key

4B

K key

4C

L key

4D

M key

4E

N key

4F

O key

50

P key

51

Q key

52

R key

53

S key

54

T key

55

U key

56

V key

57

W key

58

X key

59

Y key

5A

Z key

5B

Left Windows key (Microsoft Natural Keyboard)

5C

Right Windows key (Microsoft Natural Keyboard)

5D

Applications key (Microsoft Natural Keyboard)

5E-5F

Undefined

60

Numeric keypad 0 key

61

Numeric keypad 1 key

62

Numeric keypad 2 key

63

Numeric keypad 3 key

64

Numeric keypad 4 key

65

Numeric keypad 5 key

66

Numeric keypad 6 key

67

Numeric keypad 7 key

68

Numeric keypad 8 key

69

Numeric keypad 9 key

6A

Multiply key

6B

Add key

6C

Separator key

6D

Subtract key

6E

Decimal key

6F

Divide key

70

F1 key

71

F2 key

72

F3 key

73

F4 key

74

F5 key

75

F6 key

76

F7 key

77

F8 key

78

F9 key

79

F10 key

7A

F11 key

7B

F12 key

7C

F13 key

7D

F14 key

7E

F15 key

7F

F16 key

80H

F17 key

81H

F18 key

82H

F19 key

83H

F20 key

84H

F21 key

85H

F22 key

86H

F23 key

87H

F24 key

88-8F

Unassigned

90

NUM LOCK key

91

SCROLL LOCK key

92-B9

Unassigned

BA-C0

OEM specific

C1-DA

Unassigned

DB-E4

OEM specific

E5

Unassigned

E6

OEM specific

E7-E8

Unassigned

E9-F5

OEM specific

F6

Attn key

F7

CrSel key

F8

ExSel key

F9

Erase EOF key

FA

Play key

FB

Zoom key

FC

Reserved for future use.

FD

PA1 key

FE

Clear key