Where can I find a list of Mac virtual key codes

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I m using CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent and need to know what CGKeyCode values to use   Specifically  I am after the key code for the Command key  The docs give examples for other keys  z is 6  shift is 56   There must be a list of Mac virtual keycodes somewhere

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The more canonical reference is in  lt HIToolbox Events h gt     System Library Frameworks Carbon framework Versions A Frameworks HIToolbox framework Versions A Headers Events h   In newer Versions of MacOS the  Events h  moved to here    Library Developer CommandLineTools SDKs MacOSX sdk System Library Frameworks Carbon framework Versions A Frameworks HIToolbox framework Versions A Headers Events h

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In addition to the keycodes supplied in other answers  there are also  quot usage IDs quot  used for key remapping in the newer APIs introduced in macOS Sierra   Technical Note TN2450 Remapping Keys in macOS 10 12 Sierra Under macOS Sierra 10 12  the mechanism for key remapping was changed  This Technical Note is for developers of key remapping software so that they can update their software to support macOS Sierra 10 12  We present 2 solutions for implementing key remapping functionality for macOS 10 12 in this Technical Note  https   developer apple com library archive technotes tn2450  index html  Keyboard a and A - 0x04 Keyboard b and B - 0x05 Keyboard c and C - 0x06 Keyboard d and D - 0x07 Keyboard e and E - 0x08

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Below is a list of the common key codes for quick reference  taken from Events h  If you need to use these keycodes in an application  you should include the Carbon framework  Objective-C   include  lt Carbon Carbon h gt  Swift  import Carbon HIToolbox You can then use the kVK ANSI A constants directly   WARNING The key constants reference physical keys on the keyboard  Their output changes if the typist is using a different keyboard layout  The letters in the constants correspond only to the U S  QWERTY keyboard layout  For example  the left ring-finger key on the homerow  QWERTY keyboard layout  gt  s  gt  kVK ANSI S  gt   quot s quot  Dvorak keyboard layout  gt  o  gt  kVK ANSI S  gt   quot o quot  Strategies for layout-agnostic conversion of keycode to string  and vice versa  are discussed here  How to convert ASCII character to CGKeyCode   From Events h         Summary        Virtual keycodes          Discussion        These constants are the virtual keycodes defined originally in       Inside Mac Volume V  pg  V-191  They identify physical keys on a       keyboard  Those constants with  quot ANSI quot  in the name are labeled       according to the key position on an ANSI-standard US keyboard        For example  kVK ANSI A indicates the virtual keycode for the key       with the letter  A  in the US keyboard layout  Other keyboard       layouts may have the  A  key label on a different physical key        in this case  pressing  A  will generate a different virtual       keycode      enum     kVK ANSI A                      0x00    kVK ANSI S                      0x01    kVK ANSI D                      0x02    kVK ANSI F                      0x03    kVK ANSI H                      0x04    kVK ANSI G                      0x05    kVK ANSI Z                      0x06    kVK ANSI X                      0x07    kVK ANSI C                      0x08    kVK ANSI V                      0x09    kVK ANSI B                      0x0B    kVK ANSI Q                      0x0C    kVK ANSI W                      0x0D    kVK ANSI E                      0x0E    kVK ANSI R                      0x0F    kVK ANSI Y                      0x10    kVK ANSI T                      0x11    kVK ANSI 1                      0x12    kVK ANSI 2                      0x13    kVK ANSI 3                      0x14    kVK ANSI 4                      0x15    kVK ANSI 6                      0x16    kVK ANSI 5                      0x17    kVK ANSI Equal                  0x18    kVK ANSI 9                      0x19    kVK ANSI 7                      0x1A    kVK ANSI Minus                  0x1B    kVK ANSI 8                      0x1C    kVK ANSI 0                      0x1D    kVK ANSI RightBracket           0x1E    kVK ANSI O                      0x1F    kVK ANSI U                      0x20    kVK ANSI LeftBracket            0x21    kVK ANSI I                      0x22    kVK ANSI P                      0x23    kVK ANSI L                      0x25    kVK ANSI J                      0x26    kVK ANSI Quote                  0x27    kVK ANSI K                      0x28    kVK ANSI Semicolon              0x29    kVK ANSI Backslash              0x2A    kVK ANSI Comma                  0x2B    kVK ANSI Slash                  0x2C    kVK ANSI N                      0x2D    kVK ANSI M                      0x2E    kVK ANSI Period                 0x2F    kVK ANSI Grave                  0x32    kVK ANSI KeypadDecimal          0x41    kVK ANSI KeypadMultiply         0x43    kVK ANSI KeypadPlus             0x45    kVK ANSI KeypadClear            0x47    kVK ANSI KeypadDivide           0x4B    kVK ANSI KeypadEnter            0x4C    kVK ANSI KeypadMinus            0x4E    kVK ANSI KeypadEquals           0x51    kVK ANSI Keypad0                0x52    kVK ANSI Keypad1                0x53    kVK ANSI Keypad2                0x54    kVK ANSI Keypad3                0x55    kVK ANSI Keypad4                0x56    kVK ANSI Keypad5                0x57    kVK ANSI Keypad6                0x58    kVK ANSI Keypad7                0x59    kVK ANSI Keypad8                0x5B    kVK ANSI Keypad9                0x5C        keycodes for keys that are independent of keyboard layout   enum     kVK Return                      0x24    kVK Tab                         0x30    kVK Space                       0x31    kVK Delete                      0x33    kVK Escape                      0x35    kVK Command                     0x37    kVK Shift                       0x38    kVK CapsLock                    0x39    kVK Option                      0x3A    kVK Control                     0x3B    kVK RightShift                  0x3C    kVK RightOption                 0x3D    kVK RightControl                0x3E    kVK Function                    0x3F    kVK F17                         0x40    kVK VolumeUp                    0x48    kVK VolumeDown                  0x49    kVK Mute                        0x4A    kVK F18                         0x4F    kVK F19                         0x50    kVK F20                         0x5A    kVK F5                          0x60    kVK F6                          0x61    kVK F7                          0x62    kVK F3                          0x63    kVK F8                          0x64    kVK F9                          0x65    kVK F11                         0x67    kVK F13                         0x69    kVK F16                         0x6A    kVK F14                         0x6B    kVK F10                         0x6D    kVK F12                         0x6F    kVK F15                         0x71    kVK Help                        0x72    kVK Home                        0x73    kVK PageUp                      0x74    kVK ForwardDelete               0x75    kVK F4                          0x76    kVK End                         0x77    kVK F2                          0x78    kVK PageDown                    0x79    kVK F1                          0x7A    kVK LeftArrow                   0x7B    kVK RightArrow                  0x7C    kVK DownArrow                   0x7D    kVK UpArrow                     0x7E     Macintosh Toolbox Essentials illustrates the physical locations of these virtual key codes for the Apple Extended Keyboard II in Figure 2-10

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Here s some prebuilt Objective-C dictionaries if anyone wants to type ansi characters   NSDictionary  lowerCaseCodes                                        Q      12                                     W      13                                     E      14                                     R      15                                     T      17                                     Y      16                                     U      32                                     I      34                                     O      31                                     P      35                                     A      0                                     S      1                                     D      2                                     F      3                                     G      5                                     H      4                                     J      38                                     K      40                                     L      37                                     Z      6                                     X      7                                     C      8                                     V      9                                     B      11                                     N      45                                     M      46                                     0      29                                     1      18                                     2      19                                     3      20                                     4      21                                     5      23                                     6      22                                     7      26                                     8      28                                     9      25                                            49                                            47                                            43                                            44                                            41                                            39                                            33                                            30                                             42                                     -      27                                            24                                      NSDictionary  shiftCodes         used in conjunction with the shift key                                    lt       43                                      gt       47                                            44                                            41                                             39                                            33                                            30                                            42                                            29                                            18                                            19                                            20                                            21                                            23                                            22                                      amp       26                                            28                                            25                                            27                                            24

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Here are the all keycodes      Here is a table with some keycodes for the three platforms  It is based on a US Extended keyboard layout    http   web archive org web 20100501161453 http   www classicteck com rbarticles mackeyboard php  Or  there is an app in the Mac App Store named  Key Codes   Download it to see the keycodes of the keys you press   Key Codes  https   itunes apple com tr app key-codes id414568915 l tr amp mt 12

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Found an answer here   So    Command key is 55 Shift is 56 Caps Lock 57 Option is 58 Control is 59

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