Virtual-Key Codes

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

Symbolic constant name

Value (hexadecimal)

Mouse or keyboard equivalent

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)

  

05-07

Undefined

VK_BACK

08

BACKSPACE key

VK_TAB

09

TAB key

  

0A-0B

Undefined

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

  

15-19

Reserved for Kanji systems

  

1A

Undefined

VK_ESCAPE

1B

ESC key

  

1C-1F

Reserved for Kanji systems

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

  

2A

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specific

VK_EXECUTE

2B

EXECUTE key

VK_SNAPSHOT

2C

PRINT SCREEN key for Windows 3.0 and later

VK_INSERT

2D

INS key

VK_DELETE

2E

DEL key

VK_HELP

2F

HELP key

VK_0

30

0 key

VK_1

31

1 key

VK_2

32

2 key

VK_3

33

3 key

VK_4

34

4 key

VK_5

35

5 key

VK_6

36

6 key

VK_7

37

7 key

VK_8

38

8 key

VK_9

39

9 key

  

3A-40

Undefined

VK_A

41

A key

VK_B

42

B key

VK_C

43

C key

VK_D

44

D key

VK_E

45

E key

VK_F

46

F key

VK_G

47

G key

VK_H

48

H key

VK_I

49

I key

VK_J

4A

J key

VK_K

4B

K key

VK_L

4C

L key

VK_M

4D

M key

VK_N

4E

N key

VK_O

4F

O key

VK_P

50

P key

VK_Q

51

Q key

VK_R

52

R key

VK_S

53

S key

VK_T

54

T key

VK_U

55

U key

VK_V

56

V key

VK_W

57

W key

VK_X

58

X key

VK_Y

59

Y key

VK_Z

5A

Z key

VK_LWIN

5B

Left Windows key (Microsoft Natural Keyboard)

VK_RWIN

5C

Right Windows key (Microsoft Natural Keyboard)

VK_APPS

5D

Applications key (Microsoft Natural Keyboard)

  

5E-5F

Undefined

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-B9

Unassigned

  

BA-C0

OEM specific

  

C1-DA

Unassigned

  

DB-E4

OEM specific

  

E5

Unassigned

  

E6

OEM specific

  

E7-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 for future use.

VK_PA1

FD

PA1 key

VK_OEM_CLEAR

FE

Clear key