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Director key codes

The following chart lists the numerical keyboard codes returned in Director. This keyboard code is the key's numerical value, not the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) value. For consistent keycode returns on localized versions of Director, developers should test which characters correspond to different keys on different keyboards. For more information about returning keycodes see How do I use KeyCode? (TechNote #14590).

Letters Key Code Key Code A 0 N 45 B 11 O 31 C 8 P 35 D 2 Q 12 E 14 R 15 F 3 S 1 G 5 T 17 H 4 U 32 I 34 V 9 J 38 W 13 K 40 X 7 L 37 Y 16 M 46 Z 6 SpecialCharacters Key Code Key Code ` 50 ' 39 , 43 [ 33 . 47 ] 30 / 44 \ 42 ; 41 Standard Numbers Key Code Key Code 0 29 5 23 1 18 6 22 2 19 7 26 3 20 8 28 4 21 9 25	Function Keys Key Code Key Code F1 122 Scroll Lock 107 F2 120 Pause Break 76 F3 99 TAB 48 F4 118 SPACE 49 F5 96 ENTER 36 F6 97 DELETE (small) 117 F7 98 END 119 F8 100 HOME 115 F9 101 PAGE UP 116 F10 109 PAGE DOWN 121 F11 103 BACKSPACE 51* F12 111 Arrow Keys Key Code Key Code Up 126 Left 123 Down 125 Right 124 Numeric Key Pad Key Code Key Code 0 82 5 87 1 83 6 88 2 84 7 89 3 85 8 91 4 86 9 92 / 77 + 78 * 66 . 65 - 70 = 81*