Keycodes#

Here is the list of the available keycode in RMK.

When used in configuration files, all keycodes are case-insensitive.

Alphabetical keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
A		A and a
B		B and b
C		C and c
D		D and d
E		E and e
F		F and f
G		G and g
H		H and h
I		I and i
J		J and j
K		K and k
L		L and l
M		M and m
N		N and n
O		O and o
P		P and p
Q		Q and q
R		R and r
S		S and s
T		T and t
U		U and u
V		V and v
W		W and w
X		X and x
Y		Y and y
Z		Z and z

Numerical keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
Kc1	1	1 and !
Kc2	2	2 and @
Kc3	3	3 and #
Kc4	4	4 and $
Kc5	5	5 and %
Kc6	6	6 and ^
Kc7	7	7 and &
Kc8	8	8 and *
Kc9	9	9 and (
Kc0	0	0 and )

Keypad keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
KpSlash	kp_slash, psls	Keypad /
KpAsterisk	kp_asterisk, past	Keypad *
KpMinus	kp_minus, pmns	Keypad -
KpPlus	kp_plus, ppls	Keypad +
KpEnter	kp_enter, pent	Keypad Enter
Kp1	kp_1	Keypad 1
Kp2	kp_2	Keypad 2
Kp3	kp_3	Keypad 3
Kp4	kp_4	Keypad 4
Kp5	kp_5	Keypad 5
Kp6	kp_6	Keypad 6
Kp7	kp_7	Keypad 7
Kp8	kp_8	Keypad 8
Kp9	kp_9	Keypad 9
Kp0	kp_0	Keypad 0
KpDot	kp_dot, pdot	Keypad .
KpComma	kp_comma, pcmm	Keypad ,
KpEqual	kp_equal, peql	Keypad =
KpEqualAs400	kp_equal_as400	Keypad = (AS/400)

Punctuation keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
Enter	ent	Enter
Escape	esc	Escape
Backspace	bspc	Backspace
Delete	del	Delete
Tab		Tab
Space	spc	Spacebar
Minus	mins, -	- and _
Equal	eql, =	= and +
LeftBracket	left_bracket, lbrc, [	[ and {
RightBracket	right_bracket, rbrc, ]	] and }
Backslash	bsls, \	\ and |
NonusHash	nonus_hash, nuhs	Non-US # and ~
Semicolon	scln, ;	; and :
Quote	quot, '	' and "
Grave	grv, `	` and ~
Comma	comm, ,	, and <
Dot	.	. and >
Slash	slsh, /	/ and ?
NonusBackslash	nonus_backslash, nubs	Non-US \ and |

Modifier keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
LCtrl	l_ctrl, leftctrl, left_ctrl, lctl	Left Control
LShift	l_shift, leftshift, left_shift, lsft	Left Shift
LAlt	l_alt, leftalt, left_alt, lopt	Left Alt
LGui	l_gui, leftgui, left_gui, lcmd, lwin	Left GUI
RCtrl	r_ctrl, rightctrl, right_ctrl, rctl	Right Control
RShift	r_shift, rightshift, right_shift, rsft	Right Shift
RAlt	r_alt, rightalt, right_alt, ropt	Right Alt
RGui	r_gui, rightgui, right_gui, rcmd, rwin	Right GUI

Function keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
F1		F1
F2		F2
F3		F3
F4		F4
F5		F5
F6		F6
F7		F7
F8		F8
F9		F9
F10		F10
F11		F11
F12		F12
F13		F13
F14		F14
F15		F15
F16		F16
F17		F17
F18		F18
F19		F19
F20		F20
F21		F21
F22		F22
F23		F23
F24		F24

Lock keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
CapsLock	caps_lock, caps	Caps Lock
CapsWordToggle	caps_word, cword	Activate Caps Lock for next word only
ScrollLock	scroll_lock, scrl, brmd	Scroll Lock or Brightness Down on macOS
NumLock	num_lock, num	Num Lock
LockingCapsLock	locking_caps_lock, lcap	Locking Caps Lock
LockingNumLock	locking_num_lock, lnum	Locking Num Lock
LockingScrollLock	locking_scroll_lock, lscr	Locking Scroll Lock

International keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
International1	international_1, int1	JIS \ and _
International2	international_2, int2	JIS Katana or Hiragana
International3	international_3, int3	JIS ¥ and `
International4	international_4, int4	JIS Henkan
International5	international_5, int5	JIS Muhenkan
International6	international_6, int6	JIS Numpad ,
International7	international_7, int7	International 7
International8	international_8, int8	International 8
International9	international_9, int9	International 9
Language1	language_1, lng1	Hangul/English
Language2	language_2, lng2	Hanja
Language3	language_3, lng3	JIS Katakana
Language4	language_4, lng4	JIS Hiragana
Language5	language_5, lng5	JIS Zenkaku/Hankaku
Language6	language_6, lng6	Language 6
Language7	language_7, lng7	Language 7
Language8	language_8, lng8	Language 8
Language9	language_9, lng9	Language 9

Consumer keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
AudioMute	audio_mute, mute	Audio Mute
AudioVolUp	audio_vol_up, volu	Audio Volume Up
AudioVolDown	audio_vol_down, vold	Audio Volume Down
MediaNextTrack	media_next_track, mnxt	Media Next Track
MediaPrevTrack	media_prev_track, mprv	Media Previous Track
MediaStop	media_stop, mstp	Media Stop
MediaPlayPause	media_play_pause, mply	Media Play / Pause
MediaFastForward	media_fast_forward, mffd	Media Fast Forward
MediaRewind	media_rewind, mrwd	Media Rewind
MediaSelect	media_select, msel	Media Select / Record
MediaEject	media_eject, ejct	Media Eject
Mail	—	Open Email Client
Calculator	calc	Open Calculator
MyComputer	my_computer, mycm	Open “My Computer” / File Explorer
WwwSearch	www_search, wsch	Browser Search
WwwHome	www_home, whom	Browser Home
WwwBack	www_back, wbak	Browser Back
WwwForward	www_forward, wfwd	Browser Forward
WwwStop	www_stop, wstp	Browser Stop
WwwRefresh	www_refresh, wref	Browser Refresh
WwwFavorites	www_favorites, wfav	Browser Bookmarks / Favorites
BrightnessUp	brightness_up, briu	Screen Brightness Up
BrightnessDown	brightness_down, brid	Screen Brightness Down
ControlPanel	control_panel, cpnl	Open Control Panel
Assistant	asst	Open OS Assistant (Cortana / Google Assistant / Siri)
MissionControl	mission_control, mctl	macOS Mission Control
Launchpad	lpad	macOS Launchpad

Navigation & editing keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
PrintScreen	print_screen, pscr	Print Screen
ScrollLock	scroll_lock, scrl, brmd	Scroll Lock / macOS brightness toggle
Pause	paus, brk, brmu	Pause / Break
Insert	ins	Insert
Home	—	Home
PageUp	page_up, pgup	Page Up
Delete	del	Delete
End	—	End
PageDown	page_down, pgdn	Page Down
Right	rght	Right arrow
Left	—	Left arrow
Down	—	Down arrow
Up	—	Up arrow
Execute	exec	Execute
Help	—	Help
Menu	—	Application/Menu key
Select	slct	Select
Stop	—	Stop
Again	agin	Again / Redo
Undo	—	Undo
Cut	—	Cut
Copy	—	Copy
Paste	pste	Paste
Find	—	Find
Clear	clr	Clear
Prior	prir	Prior / Previous
Return	retn	Return (alias of Enter)
Separator	sepr	Separator (numeric/document use)
Out	—	Out
Oper	—	Oper
ClearAgain	clear_again, clag	Clear Again
Crsel	crsl	Cursor Select
Exsel	exsl	Extend Selection

Mouse keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
MouseUp	mousecursorup, mouse_cursor_up, ms_up	Move mouse cursor up
MouseDown	mousecursordown, mouse_cursor_down, ms_down	Move mouse cursor down
MouseLeft	mousecursorleft, mouse_cursor_left, ms_left	Move mouse cursor left
MouseRight	mousecursorright, mouse_cursor_right, ms_right	Move mouse cursor right
MouseBtn1	mouse_btn_1, mousebutton1, mouse_button_1, ms_btn1	Mouse button 1 (left)
MouseBtn2	mouse_btn_2, mousebutton2, mouse_button_2, ms_btn2	Mouse button 2 (right)
MouseBtn3	mouse_btn_3, mousebutton3, mouse_button_3, ms_btn3	Mouse button 3 (middle)
MouseBtn4	mouse_btn_4, mousebutton4, mouse_button_4, ms_btn4	Mouse button 4
MouseBtn5	mouse_btn_5, mousebutton5, mouse_button_5, ms_btn5	Mouse button 5
MouseBtn6	mouse_btn_6, mousebutton6, mouse_button_6, ms_btn6	Mouse button 6
MouseBtn7	mouse_btn_7, mousebutton7, mouse_button_7, ms_btn7	Mouse button 7
MouseBtn8	mouse_btn_8, mousebutton8, mouse_button_8, ms_btn8	Mouse button 8
MouseWheelUp	mouse_wheel_up, ms_whlu	Mouse wheel up
MouseWheelDown	mouse_wheel_down, ms_whld	Mouse wheel down
MouseWheelLeft	mouse_wheel_left, ms_whll	Mouse wheel left
MouseWheelRight	mouse_wheel_right, ms_whlr	Mouse wheel right
MouseAccel0	mouse_accel_0, mouseacceleration0, mouse_acceleration_0, ms_acl0	Mouse acceleration level 0
MouseAccel1	mouse_accel_1, mouseacceleration1, mouse_acceleration_1, ms_acl1	Mouse acceleration level 1
MouseAccel2	mouse_accel_2, mouseacceleration2, mouse_acceleration_2, ms_acl2	Mouse acceleration level 2

Special keys#

Keycode	Aliases	Usage
No		Ignore this key
Transparent	TRNS, _ (you can repeat as many times as you like)	Use the next lowest non-transparent key