Keyboard reference
Every identifier you can pass to Input.bind(), a scene's input property, or the query methods, grouped by category.
How naming works
Jygame recognises two kinds of keyboard identifiers:
- Physical keys match
KeyboardEvent.code— the key's position on the keyboard. They are independent of layout and case ("KeyW"is the physical W position, so on an AZERTY keyboard the key labelled Z still fires"KeyW";"keyw"works too). Always use these for gameplay and movement. - Logical keys match
KeyboardEvent.key— the character the keyboard actually produces, matched case-sensitively. Any single character is a valid logical key:"m","M","é","1",",". See Input for the full distinction.
This page lists every physical key Jygame recognises.
Letters
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
KeyA … KeyZ | the A–Z row, by position |
Digits
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
Digit0 … Digit9 | the number row, by position |
Modifiers
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
ShiftLeft / ShiftRight | Shift |
ControlLeft / ControlRight | Control |
AltLeft / AltRight | Alt / Option |
MetaLeft / MetaRight | Meta — ⌘ Command on macOS, ⊞ Windows key elsewhere |
Editing & system
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
Space | Space |
Enter | Enter |
Escape | Escape |
Tab | Tab |
Backspace | Backspace |
Delete | Delete |
CapsLock | Caps Lock |
NumLock | Num Lock |
ScrollLock | Scroll Lock |
PrintScreen | Print Screen |
Pause | Pause |
Navigation
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
ArrowUp / ArrowDown / ArrowLeft / ArrowRight | arrow keys |
Home / End | Home / End |
PageUp / PageDown | Page Up / Page Down |
Function keys
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
F1 … F12 | F1–F12 |
Symbols
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
Minus | - |
Equal | = |
BracketLeft / BracketRight | [ ] |
Semicolon | ; |
Quote | ' |
Backquote | ` |
Backslash | \ |
Comma | , |
Period | . |
Slash | / |
IntlBackslash | the extra \ / < key next to left Shift (and on AZERTY the */µ key) |
Numpad
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
Numpad0 … Numpad9 | numpad digits |
NumpadAdd / NumpadSubtract | + - |
NumpadMultiply / NumpadDivide | * / |
NumpadEnter | Enter |
NumpadDecimal | . / , |
Other
| Identifier | Key |
|---|---|
ContextMenu | the menu key |
Insert | Insert |
Help | Help (rare) |
Aliases
The short names below also resolve to physical keys (case-insensitive). They are kept for convenience and backwards compatibility; the Key*/Digit*/… forms above are the canonical names.
| Alias | Resolves to |
|---|---|
SHIFT / CTRL / ALT / META | the left modifier key |
UP / DOWN / LEFT / RIGHT, ARROW_UP / ARROW_DOWN / ARROW_LEFT / ARROW_RIGHT | arrow keys |
SPACE / ENTER / ESCAPE / TAB / BACKSPACE / DELETE | the same-named key |
HOME / END / PAGE_UP / PAGE_DOWN | Home / End / Page Up / Page Down |
F1 … F12 | function keys |
BACKTICK / MINUS / EQUAL / SEMICOLON / QUOTE / COMMA / PERIOD / SLASH / BACKSLASH / BRACKET_LEFT / BRACKET_RIGHT | the same-named symbol key |
` - = ; ' , . / \ [ ] | the punctuation characters themselves |