Microsoft KB Archive/37617

INFO: Scan Codes for IBM and Compatible Keyboards Article ID: Q37617 The information in this article applies to: Microsoft C for MS-DOS, version 6.0ax Microsoft C for OS/2, versions 6.0, 6.0a Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0 Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.5 Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 SUMMARY The table below presents the scan codes produced by IBM and compatible keyboards. All scan codes values are in hexadecimal. Please refer to the "IBM PC Technical Reference" manual for more details. 83 key (PC,PC/XT) | 84 key (PC/AT) | 101/102 key (PC/AT PS/2) Key Scan Code | Key Scan Code | Key Scan Code ESC 01 KP ESC 01 ESC 01 1 02 1 02 1 02 2 03 2 03 2 03 3 04 3 04 3 04 4 05 4 05 4 05 5 06 5 06 5 06 6 07 6 07 6 07 7 08 7 08 7 08 8 09 8 09 8 09 9 0A 9 0A 9 0A 0 0B 0 0B 0 0B - 0C - 0C - 0C = 0D = 0D = 0D BACKSPACE 0E BACKSPACE 0E BACKSPACE 0E TAB 0F TAB 0F TAB 0F Q 10 Q 10 Q 10 W 11 W 11 W 11 E 12 E 12 E 12 R 13 R 13 R 13 T 14 T 14 T 14 Y 15 Y 15 Y 15 U 16 U 16 U 16 I 17 I 17 I 17 O 18 O 18 O 18 P 19 P 19 P 19 [ 1A [ 1A [ 1A ] 1B ] 1B ] 1B RETURN 1C RETURN 1C RETURN 1C CTRL 1D CTRL 1D L CTRL 1D A 1E A 1E A 1E S 1F S 1F S 1F D 20 D 20 D 20 F 21 F 21 F 21 G 22 G 22 G 22 H 23 H 23 H 23 J 24 J 24 J 24 K 25 K 25 K 25 L 26 L 26 L 26 ; 27  ; 27  ; 27 ' 28 ' 28 ' 28 ` 29 ESC 29 ` 29 L SHIFT 2A L SHIFT 2A L SHIFT 2A \ 2B \ 2B \ 2B Z 2C Z 2C Z 2C X 2D X 2D X 2D C 2E C 2E C 2E V 2F V 2F V 2F B 30 B 30 B 30 N 31 N 31 N 31 M 32 M 32 M 32 , 33 , 33 , 33 . 34 . 34 . 34 / 35 / 35 / 35 R SHIFT 36 R SHIFT 36 R SHIFT 36 PRT SCR 37 PRT SCR 37 KP * 37 ALT 38 ALT 38 ALT 38 Space 39 Space 39 Space 39 CAPS LOCK 3A CAPS LOCK 3A CAPS LOCK 3A F1 3B F1 3B F1 3B F2 3C F2 3C F2 3C F3 3D F3 3D F3 3D F4 3E F4 3E F4 3E F5 3F F5 3F F5 3F F6 40 F6 40 F6 40 F7 41 F7 41 F7 41 F8 42 F8 42 F8 42 F9 43 F9 43 F9 43 F10 44 F10 44 F10 44 NUM LOCK 45 NUM LOCK 45 NUM LOCK 45 SCROLL LOCK 46 SCROLL LOCK 46 SCROLL LOCK 46 KP 7 47 KP 7 47 KP 7 47 KP 8 48 KP 8 48 KP 8 48 KP 9 49 KP 9 49 KP 9 49 KP - 4A KP - 4A KP - 4A KP 4 4B KP 4 4B KP 4 4B KP 5 4C KP 5 4C KP 5 4C KP 6 4D KP 6 4D KP 6 4D KP + 4E KP + 4E KP + 4E KP 1 4F KP 1 4F KP 1 4F KP 2 50 KP 2 50 KP 2 50 KP 3 51 KP 3 51 KP 3 51 KP 0 52 KP 0 52 KP 0 52 KP . 53 KP . 53 KP . 53 Sys Req 54 F11 57 F12 58 R CTRL E0 10 KP / E0 36 R ALT E0 38 HOME E0 47 UP ARROW E0 48 PAGE UP E0 49 LEFT ARROW E0 4B RIGHT ARROW E0 4D END E0 4F DOWN ARROW E0 50 PAGE DOWN E0 51 INSERT E0 52 DELETE E0 53 KP ENTER E0 1C PAUSE E1 10 45 PRINT SCR E0 2A E037 Source: Norton's Guide to the IBM PC and PS/2 Keywords  : kbGenInfo kbVC Version  : MS-DOS:6.00ax,7.0; OS/2:6.0,6.00a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.5; WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.0,4.0,4.1,5.0 Platform  : MS-DOS NT OS/2 WINDOWS Issue type  : kbinfo

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