Virtual-Key Codes

The following table shows the symbolic constant names, hexadecimal values, and mouse or keyboard equivalents for the virtual-key codes used by the system. The codes are listed in numeric order.

Constants

VK_LBUTTON (01)

Left mouse button

 

VK_RBUTTON (02)

Right mouse button

 

VK_CANCEL (03)

Control-break processing

 

VK_MBUTTON (04)

Middle mouse button (three-button mouse)

 

VK_XBUTTON1 (05)

Windows 2000/XP: X1 mouse button

 

VK_XBUTTON2 (06)

Windows 2000/XP: X2 mouse button

 

- (07)

Undefined

 

VK_BACK (08)

BACKSPACE key

 

VK_TAB (09)

TAB key

 

- (0A-0B)

Reserved

 

VK_CLEAR (0C)

CLEAR key

 

VK_RETURN (0D)

ENTER key

 

- (0E-0F)

Undefined

 

VK_SHIFT (10)

SHIFT key

 

VK_CONTROL (11)

CTRL key

 

VK_MENU (12)

ALT key

 

VK_PAUSE (13)

PAUSE key

 

VK_CAPITAL (14)

CAPS LOCK key

 

VK_KANA (15)

Input Method Editor (IME) Kana mode

 

VK_HANGUEL (15)

IME Hanguel mode (maintained for compatibility; use VK_HANGUL)

 

VK_HANGUL (15)

IME Hangul mode

 

- (16)

Undefined

 

VK_JUNJA (17)

IME Junja mode

 

VK_FINAL (18)

IME final mode

 

VK_HANJA (19)

IME Hanja mode

 

VK_KANJI (19)

IME Kanji mode

 

- (1A)

Undefined

 

VK_ESCAPE (1B)

ESC key

 

VK_CONVERT (1C)

IME convert

 

VK_NONCONVERT (1D)

IME nonconvert

 

VK_ACCEPT (1E)

IME accept

 

VK_MODECHANGE (1F)

IME mode change request

 

VK_SPACE (20)

SPACEBAR

 

VK_PRIOR (21)

PAGE UP key

 

VK_NEXT (22)

PAGE DOWN key

 

VK_END (23)

END key

 

VK_HOME (24)

HOME key

 

VK_LEFT (25)

LEFT ARROW key

 

VK_UP (26)

UP ARROW key

 

VK_RIGHT (27)

RIGHT ARROW key

 

VK_DOWN (28)

DOWN ARROW key

 

VK_SELECT (29)

SELECT key

 

VK_PRINT (2A)

PRINT key

 

VK_EXECUTE (2B)

EXECUTE key

 

VK_SNAPSHOT (2C)

PRINT SCREEN key

 

VK_INSERT (2D)

INS key

 

VK_DELETE (2E)

DEL key

 

VK_HELP (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

 

VK_LWIN (5B)

Left Windows key (Microsoft Natural keyboard)

 

VK_RWIN (5C)

Right Windows key (Natural keyboard)

 

VK_APPS (5D)

Applications key (Natural keyboard)

 

- (5E)

Reserved

 

VK_SLEEP (5F)

Computer Sleep key

 

VK_NUMPAD0 (60)

Numeric keypad 0 key

 

VK_NUMPAD1 (61)

Numeric keypad 1 key

 

VK_NUMPAD2 (62)

Numeric keypad 2 key

 

VK_NUMPAD3 (63)

Numeric keypad 3 key

 

VK_NUMPAD4 (64)

Numeric keypad 4 key

 

VK_NUMPAD5 (65)

Numeric keypad 5 key

 

VK_NUMPAD6 (66)

Numeric keypad 6 key

 

VK_NUMPAD7 (67)

Numeric keypad 7 key

 

VK_NUMPAD8 (68)

Numeric keypad 8 key

 

VK_NUMPAD9 (69)

Numeric keypad 9 key

 

VK_MULTIPLY (6A)

Multiply key

 

VK_ADD (6B)

Add key

 

VK_SEPARATOR (6C)

Separator key

 

VK_SUBTRACT (6D)

Subtract key

 

VK_DECIMAL (6E)

Decimal key

 

VK_DIVIDE (6F)

Divide key

 

VK_F1 (70)

F1 key

 

VK_F2 (71)

F2 key

 

VK_F3 (72)

F3 key

 

VK_F4 (73)

F4 key

 

VK_F5 (74)

F5 key

 

VK_F6 (75)

F6 key

 

VK_F7 (76)

F7 key

 

VK_F8 (77)

F8 key

 

VK_F9 (78)

F9 key

 

VK_F10 (79)

F10 key

 

VK_F11 (7A)

F11 key

 

VK_F12 (7B)

F12 key

 

VK_F13 (7C)

F13 key

 

VK_F14 (7D)

F14 key

 

VK_F15 (7E)

F15 key

 

VK_F16 (7F)

F16 key

 

VK_F17 (80H)

F17 key

 

VK_F18 (81H)

F18 key

 

VK_F19 (82H)

F19 key

 

VK_F20 (83H)

F20 key

 

VK_F21 (84H)

F21 key

 

VK_F22 (85H)

F22 key

 

VK_F23 (86H)

F23 key

 

VK_F24 (87H)

F24 key

 

- (88-8F)

Unassigned

 

VK_NUMLOCK (90)

NUM LOCK key

 

VK_SCROLL (91)

SCROLL LOCK key

 

 (92-96)

OEM specific

 

- (97-9F)

Unassigned

 

VK_LSHIFT (A0)

Left SHIFT key

 

VK_RSHIFT (A1)

Right SHIFT key

 

VK_LCONTROL (A2)

Left CONTROL key

 

VK_RCONTROL (A3)

Right CONTROL key

 

VK_LMENU (A4)

Left MENU key

 

VK_RMENU (A5)

Right MENU key

 

VK_BROWSER_BACK (A6)

Windows 2000/XP: Browser Back key

 

VK_BROWSER_FORWARD (A7)

Windows 2000/XP: Browser Forward key

 

VK_BROWSER_REFRESH (A8)

Windows 2000/XP: Browser Refresh key

 

VK_BROWSER_STOP (A9)

Windows 2000/XP: Browser Stop key

 

VK_BROWSER_SEARCH (AA)

Windows 2000/XP: Browser Search key

 

VK_BROWSER_FAVORITES (AB)

Windows 2000/XP: Browser Favorites key

 

VK_BROWSER_HOME (AC)

Windows 2000/XP: Browser Start and Home key

 

VK_VOLUME_MUTE (AD)

Windows 2000/XP: Volume Mute key

 

VK_VOLUME_DOWN (AE)

Windows 2000/XP: Volume Down key

 

VK_VOLUME_UP (AF)

Windows 2000/XP: Volume Up key

 

VK_MEDIA_NEXT_TRACK (B0)

Windows 2000/XP: Next Track key

 

VK_MEDIA_PREV_TRACK (B1)

Windows 2000/XP: Previous Track key

 

VK_MEDIA_STOP (B2)

Windows 2000/XP: Stop Media key

 

VK_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE (B3)

Windows 2000/XP: Play/Pause Media key

 

VK_LAUNCH_MAIL (B4)

Windows 2000/XP: Start Mail key

 

VK_LAUNCH_MEDIA_SELECT (B5)

Windows 2000/XP: Select Media key

 

VK_LAUNCH_APP1 (B6)

Windows 2000/XP: Start Application 1 key

 

VK_LAUNCH_APP2 (B7)

Windows 2000/XP: Start Application 2 key

 

- (B8-B9)

Reserved

 

VK_OEM_1 (BA)

Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard.

Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the ';:' key

 

VK_OEM_PLUS (BB)

Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the '+' key

 

VK_OEM_COMMA (BC)

Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the ',' key

 

VK_OEM_MINUS (BD)

Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the '-' key

 

VK_OEM_PERIOD (BE)

Windows 2000/XP: For any country/region, the '.' key

 

VK_OEM_2 (BF)

Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard.

Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '/?' key

 

VK_OEM_3 (C0)

Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard.

Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '`~' key

 

- (C1-D7)

Reserved

 

- (D8-DA)

Unassigned

 

VK_OEM_4 (DB)

Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard.

Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '[{' key

 

VK_OEM_5 (DC)

Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard.

Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the '/|' key

 

VK_OEM_6 (DD)

Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard.

Windows 2000/XP: For the US standard keyboard, the ']}' key

 

VK_OEM_7 (DE)

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 (DF)

Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by keyboard.

 

- (E0)

Reserved

 

 (E1)

OEM specific

 

VK_OEM_102 (E2)

Windows 2000/XP: Either the angle bracket key or the backslash key on the RT 102-key keyboard

 

 (E3-E4)

OEM specific

 

VK_PROCESSKEY (E5)

Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP: IME PROCESS key

 

 (E6)

OEM specific

 

VK_PACKET (E7)

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

 

- (E8)

Unassigned

 

 (E9-F5)

OEM specific

 

VK_ATTN (F6)

Attn key

 

VK_CRSEL (F7)

CrSel key

 

VK_EXSEL (F8)

ExSel key

 

VK_EREOF (F9)

Erase EOF key

 

VK_PLAY (FA)

Play key

 

VK_ZOOM (FB)

Zoom key

 

VK_NONAME (FC)

Reserved

 

VK_PA1 (FD)

PA1 key

 

VK_OEM_CLEAR (FE)

Clear key