You specify v-scan codes when you change how keys or keysyms are mapped.

Following are the v-scan codes for the 104-key U.S. keyboard.

Table 1. V-Scan Codes for the 104-Key U.S. Keyboard

Symbol

Shifted Symbol

Location

V-Scan Code

Esc

 

 

0x001

1

!

 

0x002

2

@

 

0x003

3

#

 

0x004

4

$

 

0x005

5

%

 

0x006

6

^

 

0x007

7

&

 

0x008

8

*

 

0x009

9

(

 

0x00a

0

)

 

0x00b

-

_

 

0x00c

=

+

 

0x00d

Backspace

 

 

0x00e

Tab

 

 

0x00f

Q

 

 

0x010

W

 

 

0x011

E

 

 

0x012

R

 

 

0x013

T

 

 

0x014

Y

 

 

0x015

U

 

 

0x016

I

 

 

0x017

O

 

 

0x018

P

 

 

0x019

[

{

 

0x01a

]

}

 

0x01b

Enter

 

 

0x01c

Ctrl

 

left

0x01d

A

 

 

0x01e

S

 

 

0x01f

D

 

 

0x020

F

 

 

0x021

G

 

 

0x022

H

 

 

0x023

J

 

 

0x024

K

 

 

0x025

L

 

 

0x026

;

 

 

0x027

'

 

 

0x028

`

 

 

0x029

Shift

 

left

0x02a

\

|

 

0x02b

Z

 

 

0x02c

X

 

 

0x02d

C

 

 

0x02e

V

 

 

0x02f

B

 

0x030

N

 

 

0x031

M

 

 

0x032

,

<

 

0x033

.

>

 

0x034

/

?

 

0x035

Shift

 

right

0x036

*

 

numeric pad

0x037

Alt

 

left

0x038

Space bar

 

 

0x039

Caps Lock

 

 

0x03a

F1

 

 

0x03b

F2

 

 

0x03c

F3

 

 

0x03d

F4

 

 

0x03e

F5

 

 

0x03f

F6

 

 

0x040

F7

 

 

0x041

F8

 

 

0x042

F9

 

 

0x043

F10

 

 

0x044

Num Lock

 

numeric pad

0x045

Scroll Lock

 

 

0x046

Home

7

numeric pad

0x047

Up arrow

8

numeric pad

0x048

PgUp

9

numeric pad

0x049

-

numeric pad

0x04a

Left arrow

4

numeric pad

0x04b

5

numeric pad

0x04c

Right arrow

6

numeric pad

0x04d

+

numeric pad

0x04e

End

1

numeric pad

0x04f

Down arrow

2

numeric pad

0x050

PgDn

3

numeric pad

0x051

Ins

0

numeric pad

0x052

Del

 

numeric pad

0x053

F11

 

 

0x057

F12

 

 

0x058

Break

Pause

 

0x100

Enter

 

numeric pad

0x11c

Ctrl

 

right

0x11d

/

 

numeric pad

0x135

SysRq

Print Scrn

 

0x137

Alt

 

right

0x138

Home

 

function pad

0x147

Up arrow

 

function pad

0x148

Page Up

 

function pad

0x149

Left arrow

 

function pad

0x14b

Right arrow

 

function pad

0x14d

End

 

function pad

0x14f

Down arrow

 

function pad

0x150

Page Down

 

function pad

0x151

Insert

 

function pad

0x152

Delete

 

function pad

0x153

Windows

 

left

0x15b

Windows

 

right

0x15c

Menu

 

 

0x15d

The 84-key keyboard has a Sys Req key on the numeric pad. Its v-scan code is 0x054.

Keyboards outside the U.S. usually have an extra key (often < > or < > |) next to the left Shift key. The v-scan code for this key is 0x056.