# keyboard_symbols.rdoc

Path: | doc/keyboard_symbols.rdoc
Last Update: | Thu Apr 18 08:23:50 +0000 2013

This is a list of every possible key that a keyboard event can have in Rubygame. You can view this list in a nicer form at rubygame.org/wiki/Keyboard_Symbols .

The names on the left represent constants in the Rubygame module, e.g. Rubygame::K_BACKSPACE. These were used in the legacy (before Rubygame 2.4) event classes: Rubygame::KeyDownEvent and Rubygame::KeyUpEvent.

The legacy event classes are deprecated and will be removed in Rubygame 3.0, so you should not use them.

The symbols on the right are used in the new event classes: Rubygame::Events::KeyPressed and Rubygame::Events::KeyReleased.

      K_BACKSPACE     :backspace
      K_TAB           :tab
      K_CLEAR         :clear
      K_RETURN        :return
      K_PAUSE         :pause
      K_ESCAPE        :escape
      K_SPACE         :space
      K_EXCLAIM       :exclamation_mark
      K_QUOTEDBL      :double_quote
      K_HASH          :hash
      K_DOLLAR        :dollar
      K_AMPERSAND     :ampersand
      K_QUOTE         :quote
      K_LEFTPAREN     :left_parenthesis
      K_RIGHTPAREN    :right_parenthesis
      K_ASTERISK      :asterisk
      K_PLUS          :plus
      K_COMMA         :comma
      K_MINUS         :minus
      K_PERIOD        :period
      K_SLASH         :slash
      K_0             :number_0
      K_1             :number_1
      K_2             :number_2
      K_3             :number_3
      K_4             :number_4
      K_5             :number_5
      K_6             :number_6
      K_7             :number_7
      K_8             :number_8
      K_9             :number_9
      K_COLON         :":"                  (will become :colon in Rubygame 3.0)
      K_SEMICOLON     :semicolon
      K_LESS          :less_than
      K_EQUALS        :equals
      K_GREATER       :greater_than
      K_QUESTION      :question_mark
      K_AT            :at
      K_LEFTBRACKET   :left_bracket
      K_BACKSLASH     :backslash
      K_RIGHTBRACKET  :right_bracket
      K_CARET         :caret
      K_UNDERSCORE    :underscore
      K_BACKQUOTE     :backquote
      K_A             :a
      K_B             :b
      K_C             :c
      K_D             :d
      K_E             :e
      K_F             :f
      K_G             :g
      K_H             :h
      K_I             :i
      K_J             :j
      K_K             :k
      K_L             :l
      K_M             :m
      K_N             :n
      K_O             :o
      K_P             :p
      K_Q             :q
      K_R             :r
      K_S             :s
      K_T             :t
      K_U             :u
      K_V             :v
      K_W             :w
      K_X             :x
      K_Y             :y
      K_Z             :z
      K_DELETE        :delete
      K_WORLD_0       :world_0
      K_WORLD_1       :world_1
      K_WORLD_2       :world_2
      K_WORLD_3       :world_3
      K_WORLD_4       :world_4
      K_WORLD_5       :world_5
      K_WORLD_6       :world_6
      K_WORLD_7       :world_7
      K_WORLD_8       :world_8
      K_WORLD_9       :world_9
      K_WORLD_10      :world_10
      K_WORLD_11      :world_11
      K_WORLD_12      :world_12
      K_WORLD_13      :world_13
      K_WORLD_14      :world_14
      K_WORLD_15      :world_15
      K_WORLD_16      :world_16
      K_WORLD_17      :world_17
      K_WORLD_18      :world_18
      K_WORLD_19      :world_19
      K_WORLD_20      :world_20
      K_WORLD_21      :world_21
      K_WORLD_22      :world_22
      K_WORLD_23      :world_23
      K_WORLD_24      :world_24
      K_WORLD_25      :world_25
      K_WORLD_26      :world_26
      K_WORLD_27      :world_27
      K_WORLD_28      :world_28
      K_WORLD_29      :world_29
      K_WORLD_30      :world_30
      K_WORLD_31      :world_31
      K_WORLD_32      :world_32
      K_WORLD_33      :world_33
      K_WORLD_34      :world_34
      K_WORLD_35      :world_35
      K_WORLD_36      :world_36
      K_WORLD_37      :world_37
      K_WORLD_38      :world_38
      K_WORLD_39      :world_39
      K_WORLD_40      :world_40
      K_WORLD_41      :world_41
      K_WORLD_42      :world_42
      K_WORLD_43      :world_43
      K_WORLD_44      :world_44
      K_WORLD_45      :world_45
      K_WORLD_46      :world_46
      K_WORLD_47      :world_47
      K_WORLD_48      :world_48
      K_WORLD_49      :world_49
      K_WORLD_50      :world_50
      K_WORLD_51      :world_51
      K_WORLD_52      :world_52
      K_WORLD_53      :world_53
      K_WORLD_54      :world_54
      K_WORLD_55      :world_55
      K_WORLD_56      :world_56
      K_WORLD_57      :world_57
      K_WORLD_58      :world_58
      K_WORLD_59      :world_59
      K_WORLD_60      :world_60
      K_WORLD_61      :world_61
      K_WORLD_62      :world_62
      K_WORLD_63      :world_63
      K_WORLD_64      :world_64
      K_WORLD_65      :world_65
      K_WORLD_66      :world_66
      K_WORLD_67      :world_67
      K_WORLD_68      :world_68
      K_WORLD_69      :world_69
      K_WORLD_70      :world_70
      K_WORLD_71      :world_71
      K_WORLD_72      :world_72
      K_WORLD_73      :world_73
      K_WORLD_74      :world_74
      K_WORLD_75      :world_75
      K_WORLD_76      :world_76
      K_WORLD_77      :world_77
      K_WORLD_78      :world_78
      K_WORLD_79      :world_79
      K_WORLD_80      :world_80
      K_WORLD_81      :world_81
      K_WORLD_82      :world_82
      K_WORLD_83      :world_83
      K_WORLD_84      :world_84
      K_WORLD_85      :world_85
      K_WORLD_86      :world_86
      K_WORLD_87      :world_87
      K_WORLD_88      :world_88
      K_WORLD_89      :world_89
      K_WORLD_90      :world_90
      K_WORLD_91      :world_91
      K_WORLD_92      :world_92
      K_WORLD_93      :world_93
      K_WORLD_94      :world_94
      K_WORLD_95      :world_95
      K_KP0           :keypad_0
      K_KP1           :keypad_1
      K_KP2           :keypad_2
      K_KP3           :keypad_3
      K_KP4           :keypad_4
      K_KP5           :keypad_5
      K_KP6           :keypad_6
      K_KP7           :keypad_7
      K_KP8           :keypad_8
      K_KP9           :keypad_9
      K_KP_PERIOD     :keypad_period
      K_KP_DIVIDE     :keypad_divide
      K_KP_MULTIPLY   :keypad_multiply
      K_KP_MINUS      :keypad_minus
      K_KP_PLUS       :keypad_plus
      K_KP_ENTER      :keypad_enter
      K_KP_EQUALS     :keypad_equals
      K_UP            :up
      K_DOWN          :down
      K_RIGHT         :right
      K_LEFT          :left
      K_INSERT        :insert
      K_HOME          :home
      K_END           :end
      K_PAGEUP        :page_up
      K_PAGEDOWN      :page_down
      K_F1            :f1
      K_F2            :f2
      K_F3            :f3
      K_F4            :f4
      K_F5            :f5
      K_F6            :f6
      K_F7            :f7
      K_F8            :f8
      K_F9            :f9
      K_F10           :f10
      K_F11           :f11
      K_F12           :f12
      K_F13           :f13
      K_F14           :f14
      K_F15           :f15
      K_NUMLOCK       :numlock
      K_CAPSLOCK      :caps_lock
      K_SCROLLOCK     :scroll_lock
      K_RSHIFT        :right_shift
      K_LSHIFT        :left_shift
      K_RCTRL         :right_ctrl
      K_LCTRL         :left_ctrl
      K_RALT          :right_alt
      K_LALT          :left_alt
      K_RMETA         :right_meta
      K_LMETA         :left_meta
      K_LSUPER        :left_super
      K_RSUPER        :right_super
      K_MODE          :alt_gr
      K_HELP          :help
      K_PRINT         :print_screen
      K_SYSREQ        :sys_req
      K_BREAK         :break
      K_MENU          :menu
      K_POWER         :power
      K_EURO          :euro

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