Key encoding for extended keyboard protocol — kitty 0.18.2 documentation

# Key encoding for extended keyboard protocol

See Keyboard handling for more information and this table in JSON format.

Name | Encoded representation
0 | `G`
1 | `H`
2 | `I`
3 | `J`
4 | `K`
5 | `L`
6 | `M`
7 | `N`
8 | `O`
9 | `P`
A | `S`
APOSTROPHE | `B`
B | `T`
BACKSLASH | `t`
BACKSPACE | `1`
C | `U`
CAPS LOCK | `:`
COMMA | `C`
D | `V`
DELETE | `3`
DOWN | `6`
E | `W`
END | `-`
ENTER | `z`
EQUAL | `R`
ESCAPE | `y`
F | `X`
F1 | `/`
F10 | `]`
F11 | `{`
F12 | `}`
F13 | `@`
F14 | `%`
F15 | `$`
F16 | `#`
F17 | `BA`
F18 | `BB`
F19 | `BC`
F2 | `*`
F20 | `BD`
F21 | `BE`
F22 | `BF`
F23 | `BG`
F24 | `BH`
F25 | `BI`
F3 | `?`
F4 | `&`
F5 | `<`
F6 | `>`
F7 | `(`
F8 | `)`
F9 | `[`
G | `Y`
GRAVE ACCENT | `v`
H | `Z`
HOME | `.`
I | `a`
INSERT | `2`
J | `b`
K | `c`
KP 0 | `BJ`
KP 1 | `BK`
KP 2 | `BL`
KP 3 | `BM`
KP 4 | `BN`
KP 5 | `BO`
KP 6 | `BP`
KP 7 | `BQ`
KP 8 | `BR`
KP 9 | `BS`
KP ADD | `BX`
KP DECIMAL | `BT`
KP DIVIDE | `BU`
KP ENTER | `BY`
KP EQUAL | `BZ`
KP MULTIPLY | `BV`
KP SUBTRACT | `BW`
L | `d`
LEFT | `5`
LEFT ALT | `Bc`
LEFT BRACKET | `s`
LEFT CONTROL | `Bb`
LEFT SHIFT | `Ba`
LEFT SUPER | `Bd`
M | `e`
MINUS | `D`
N | `f`
NUM LOCK | `=`
O | `g`
P | `h`
PAGE DOWN | `9`
PAGE UP | `8`
PAUSE | `!`
PERIOD | `E`
PRINT SCREEN | `^`
Q | `i`
R | `j`
RIGHT | `4`
RIGHT ALT | `Bg`
RIGHT BRACKET | `u`
RIGHT CONTROL | `Bf`
RIGHT SHIFT | `Be`
RIGHT SUPER | `Bh`
S | `k`
SCROLL LOCK | `+`
SEMICOLON | `Q`
SLASH | `F`
SPACE | `A`
T | `l`
TAB | `0`
U | `m`
UP | `7`
V | `n`
W | `o`
WORLD 1 | `w`
WORLD 2 | `x`
X | `p`
Y | `q`
Z | `r`