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Input Keys#

Overview#

This page will detail the internal names used for various keys and gamepad bindings. For the most part, these bindings will tend to be obvious (A-Z, F1-F12 etc) but some keys may have odd or different names.

Key Name List#

Character Keys#

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

Arrow keys#

  • Left
  • Up
  • Right
  • Down

Numbers#

  • Zero
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
  • Seven
  • Eight
  • Nine
  • NumPadZero
  • NumPadOne
  • NumPadTwo
  • NumPadThree
  • NumPadFour
  • NumPadFive
  • NumPadSix
  • NumPadSeven
  • NumPadEight
  • NumPadNine

Num Pad#

  • Multiply
  • Add
  • Subtract
  • Decimal
  • Divide
  • BackSpace
  • Tab
  • Enter
  • Pause (The pause/break key on some keyboards)
  • NumLock
  • ScrollLock
  • CapsLock
  • Escape
  • SpaceBar
  • PageUp
  • PageDown
  • End
  • Home
  • Insert
  • Delete

Function Keys#

  • F1
  • F2
  • F3
  • F4
  • F5
  • F6
  • F7
  • F8
  • F9
  • F10
  • F11
  • F12

Modifier Keys#

  • LeftShift
  • RightShift
  • LeftControl
  • RightControl
  • LeftAlt
  • RightAlt
  • LeftCommand
  • RightCommand
  • #Misc Keys
  • Semicolon
  • Equals
  • Comma
  • Underscore
  • Period
  • Slash
  • Tilde
  • LeftBracket
  • Backslash
  • RightBracket
  • Quote

Mouse#

  • MouseX
  • MouseY
  • MouseScrollUp
  • MouseScrollDown
  • MouseWheelSpin
  • LeftMouseButton
  • RightMouseButton
  • MiddleMouseButton
  • ThumbMouseButton
  • ThumbMouseButton2

Gamepads#

  • Gamepad_LeftX
  • Gamepad_LeftY
  • Gamepad_RightX
  • Gamepad_RightY
  • Gamepad_LeftTriggerAxis
  • Gamepad_RightTriggerAxis
  • Gamepad_LeftThumbstick
  • Gamepad_RightThumbstick
  • Gamepad_Special_Left
  • Gamepad_Special_Right
  • Gamepad_FaceButton_Bottom
  • Gamepad_FaceButton_Right
  • Gamepad_FaceButton_Left
  • Gamepad_FaceButton_Top
  • Gamepad_LeftShoulder
  • Gamepad_RightShoulder
  • Gamepad_LeftTrigger
  • Gamepad_RightTrigger
  • Gamepad_DPad_Up
  • Gamepad_DPad_Down
  • Gamepad_DPad_Right
  • Gamepad_DPad_Left
  • Gamepad_LeftStick_Up
  • Gamepad_LeftStick_Down
  • Gamepad_LeftStick_Right
  • Gamepad_LeftStick_Left
  • Gamepad_RightStick_Up
  • Gamepad_RightStick_Down
  • Gamepad_RightStick_Right
  • Gamepad_RightStick_Left