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.

Constant/value Description

VK_LBUTTON Left mouse button

0x01

VK_RBUTTON Right mouse button

0x02

VK_CANCEL Control-break processing

0x03

VK_MBUTTON Middle mouse button (three-button mouse)

0x04

VK_XBUTTON1 X1 mouse button

0x05

VK_XBUTTON2 X2 mouse button

0x06

- Undefined
0x07

VK_BACK BACKSPACE key

0x08

VK_TAB TAB key

0x09

- Reserved
0x0A-0B

VK_CLEAR CLEAR key

0x0C

VK_RETURN ENTER key

0x0D

- Undefined
0x0E-0F

VK_SHIFT SHIFT key

0x10

VK_CONTROL CTRL key

0x11

VK_MENU ALT key

0x12

VK_PAUSE PAUSE key

0x13

VK_CAPITAL CAPS LOCK key

0x14

VK_KANA IME Kana mode

0x15

VK_HANGUEL IME Hanguel mode (maintained for compatibility;

0x15 use VK_HANGUL)

VK_HANGUL IME Hangul mode

0x15

- Undefined
0x16

VK_JUNJA IME Junja mode

0x17

VK_FINAL IME final mode

0x18

VK_HANJA IME Hanja mode

0x19

VK_KANJI IME Kanji mode

0x19
- Undefined
0x1A

VK_ESCAPE ESC key

0x1B

VK_CONVERT IME convert

0x1C

VK_NONCONVERT IME nonconvert

0x1D

VK_ACCEPT IME accept

0x1E

VK_MODECHANGE IME mode change request

0x1F

VK_SPACE SPACEBAR
0x20

VK_PRIOR PAGE UP key

0x21

VK_NEXT PAGE DOWN key

0x22

VK_END END key

0x23

VK_HOME HOME key

0x24

VK_LEFT LEFT ARROW key

0x25

VK_UP UP ARROW key

0x26

VK_RIGHT RIGHT ARROW key

0x27

VK_DOWN DOWN ARROW key

0x28

VK_SELECT SELECT key

0x29

VK_PRINT PRINT key

0x2A

VK_EXECUTE EXECUTE key

0x2B

VK_SNAPSHOT PRINT SCREEN key

0x2C

VK_INSERT INS key

0x2D

VK_DELETE DEL key

0x2E

VK_HELP HELP key

0x2F

0x30 0 key

0x31 1 key

0x32 2 key

0x33 3 key

0x34 4 key

0x35 5 key

0x36 6 key

0x37 7 key

0x38 8 key

0x39 9 key
- Undefined
0x3A-40

0x41 A key

0x42 B key

0x43 C key

0x44 D key

0x45 E key

0x46 F key

0x47 G key

0x48 H key

0x49 I key

0x4A J key

0x4B K key

0x4C L key

0x4D M key

0x4E N key

0x4F O key

0x50 P key

0x51 Q key

0x52 R key

0x53 S key

0x54 T key
0x55 U key

0x56 V key

0x57 W key

0x58 X key

0x59 Y key

0x5A Z key

VK_LWIN Left Windows key (Natural keyboard)

0x5B

VK_RWIN Right Windows key (Natural keyboard)

0x5C

VK_APPS Applications key (Natural keyboard)

0x5D

- Reserved
0x5E

VK_SLEEP Computer Sleep key

0x5F

VK_NUMPAD0 Numeric keypad 0 key

0x60

VK_NUMPAD1 Numeric keypad 1 key

0x61

VK_NUMPAD2 Numeric keypad 2 key

0x62

VK_NUMPAD3 Numeric keypad 3 key

0x63

VK_NUMPAD4 Numeric keypad 4 key

0x64

VK_NUMPAD5 Numeric keypad 5 key

0x65

VK_NUMPAD6 Numeric keypad 6 key

0x66

VK_NUMPAD7 Numeric keypad 7 key

0x67

VK_NUMPAD8 Numeric keypad 8 key

0x68

VK_NUMPAD9 Numeric keypad 9 key

0x69

VK_MULTIPLY Multiply key

0x6A

VK_ADD Add key

0x6B

VK_SEPARATOR Separator key

0x6C

VK_SUBTRACT Subtract key

0x6D

VK_DECIMAL Decimal key

0x6E

VK_DIVIDE Divide key

0x6F

VK_F1 F1 key
0x70

VK_F2 F2 key
0x71

VK_F3 F3 key
0x72

VK_F4 F4 key
0x73
VK_F5 F5 key
0x74

VK_F6 F6 key
0x75

VK_F7 F7 key
0x76

VK_F8 F8 key
0x77

VK_F9 F9 key
0x78

VK_F10 F10 key

0x79

VK_F11 F11 key

0x7A

VK_F12 F12 key

0x7B

VK_F13 F13 key

0x7C

VK_F14 F14 key

0x7D

VK_F15 F15 key

0x7E

VK_F16 F16 key

0x7F

VK_F17 F17 key

0x80

VK_F18 F18 key

0x81

VK_F19 F19 key

0x82

VK_F20 F20 key

0x83

VK_F21 F21 key

0x84

VK_F22 F22 key

0x85

VK_F23 F23 key

0x86

VK_F24 F24 key

0x87

- Unassigned
0x88-8F

VK_NUMLOCK NUM LOCK key

0x90

VK_SCROLL SCROLL LOCK key

0x91

0x92-96 OEM specific

- Unassigned
0x97-9F

VK_LSHIFT Left SHIFT key

0xA0

VK_RSHIFT Right SHIFT key

0xA1

VK_LCONTROL Left CONTROL key

0xA2

VK_RCONTROL Right CONTROL key

0xA3
VK_LMENU Left MENU key
0xA4

VK_RMENU Right MENU key

0xA5

VK_BROWSER_BACK Browser Back key

0xA6

VK_BROWSER_FORWARD Browser Forward key

0xA7

VK_BROWSER_REFRESH Browser Refresh key

0xA8

VK_BROWSER_STOP Browser Stop key

0xA9

VK_BROWSER_SEARCH Browser Search key

0xAA

VK_BROWSER_FAVORITES Browser Favorites key

0xAB

VK_BROWSER_HOME Browser Start and Home key

0xAC

VK_VOLUME_MUTE Volume Mute key

0xAD

VK_VOLUME_DOWN Volume Down key

0xAE

VK_VOLUME_UP Volume Up key

0xAF

VK_MEDIA_NEXT_TRACK Next Track key

0xB0

VK_MEDIA_PREV_TRACK Previous Track key

0xB1

VK_MEDIA_STOP Stop Media key

0xB2

VK_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE Play/Pause Media key

0xB3

VK_LAUNCH_MAIL Start Mail key

0xB4

VK_LAUNCH_MEDIA_SELECT Select Media key

0xB5

VK_LAUNCH_APP1 Start Application 1 key

0xB6

VK_LAUNCH_APP2 Start Application 2 key

0xB7

- Reserved
0xB8-B9

VK_OEM_1 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xBA keyboard.
For the US standard keyboard, the ';:' key

VK_OEM_PLUS For any country/region, the '+' key

0xBB

VK_OEM_COMMA For any country/region, the ',' key

0xBC

VK_OEM_MINUS For any country/region, the '-' key

0xBD

VK_OEM_PERIOD For any country/region, the '.' key

0xBE

VK_OEM_2 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xBF keyboard.
For the US standard keyboard, the '/?' key

VK_OEM_3 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xC0 keyboard.
For the US standard keyboard, the '`~' key
- Reserved
0xC1-D7

- Unassigned
0xD8-DA

VK_OEM_4 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xDB keyboard.
For the US standard keyboard, the '[{' key

VK_OEM_5 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xDC keyboard.
For the US standard keyboard, the '\|' key

VK_OEM_6 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xDD keyboard.
For the US standard keyboard, the ']}' key

VK_OEM_7 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xDE keyboard.
For the US standard keyboard, the 'single-quote/double-
quote' key

VK_OEM_8 Used for miscellaneous characters; it can vary by

0xDF keyboard.

- Reserved
0xE0

0xE1 OEM specific

VK_OEM_102 Either the angle bracket key or the backslash key on the
0xE2 RT 102-key keyboard

0xE3-E4 OEM specific

VK_PROCESSKEY IME PROCESS key

0xE5

0xE6 OEM specific

VK_PACKET Used to pass Unicode characters as if they were

0xE7 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

- Unassigned
0xE8

0xE9-F5 OEM specific

VK_ATTN Attn key

0xF6

VK_CRSEL CrSel key

0xF7

VK_EXSEL ExSel key

0xF8

VK_EREOF Erase EOF key

0xF9

VK_PLAY Play key

0xFA

VK_ZOOM Zoom key

0xFB

VK_NONAME Reserved
0xFC

VK_PA1 PA1 key

0xFD

VK_OEM_CLEAR Clear key

0xFE

Requirements
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]

Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]

Header Winuser.h

VALUE (DECIMAL) BUTTON

1 left mouse button

2 right mouse button

3 control-break processing

4 middle mouse button

8 backspace key

9 tab key

12 clear key

13 enter key

16 shift key

17 ctrl key

18 alt key

19 pause key

20 caps lock key

27 esc key

32 spacebar

33 page up key

34 page down key

35 end key

36 home key

37 left arrow key

38 up arrow key

39 right arrow key

40 down arrow key

41 select key

42 print key

43 execute key

44 print screen key

45 ins key

46 del key
47 help key

48 0 key

49 1 key

50 2 key

51 3 key

52 4 key

53 5 key

54 6 key

55 7 key

56 8 key

57 9 key

65 a key

66 b key

67 c key

68 d key

69 e key

70 f key

71 g key

72 h key

73 i key

74 j key

75 k key

76 l key

77 m key

78 n key

79 o key

80 p key

81 q key

82 r key

83 s key

84 t key

85 u key

86 v key
87 w key

88 x key

89 y key

90 z key

96 numeric keypad 0 key

97 numeric keypad 1 key

98 numeric keypad 2 key

99 numeric keypad 3 key

100 numeric keypad 4 key

101 numeric keypad 5 key

102 numeric keypad 6 key

103 numeric keypad 7 key

104 numeric keypad 8 key

105 numeric keypad 9 key

106 multiply key

107 add key

108 separator key

109 subtract key

110 decimal key

111 divide key

112 f1 key

113 f2 key

114 f3 key

115 f4 key

116 f5 key

117 f6 key

118 f7 key

119 f8 key

120 f9 key

121 f10 key

122 f11 key

123 f12 key

144 num lock key

145 scroll lock key

160 left shift key

161 right shift key

162 left control key

163 right control key