Keys and lights on a standard keyboard
These are the standardized buttons and status symbols on a keyboard or similar. You may have extra non-standard buttons. If you have fewer buttons you might have been scammed
Due to the variation of keyboards from language to language, it is not feasible to specify exact key mappings for every language. Where this list is not specific for a key function in a language, the closest equivalent key position should be used, so that a keyboard may be modified for a different language by simply printing different keycaps. One example is the Y key on a North American keyboard. In Germany this is typically Z. Rather than changing the keyboard firmware to put the Z Usage into that place in the descriptor list, the vendor should use the Y Usage on both the North American and German keyboards. This continues to be the existing practice in the industry, in order to minimize the number of changes to the electronics to accommodate other languages.
Axis Usages
X • Y • Z • Rx • Ry • Rz
Miscellaneous Controls
Slider • Dial • Wheel • Hat Switch • Motion Wakeup • Start • Select • Resolution Multiplier
Vector Usages
Vx • Vy • Vz • Vbrx • Vbry • Vbrz • Vno
System Controls
Control • Context Menu • Main Menu • App Menu • Menu Help • Menu Exit • Menu Select • Menu Right • Menu Left • Menu Up • Menu Down • Function Shift • Function Shift Lock • Function Shift Lock Indicator • Dismiss Notification • Do Not Disturb • Dock • Undock • Setup • Speaker Mute • Hibernate • Microphone Mute • Accessibility Binding
Power Controls
Power Down • Sleep • Wake Up • Cold Restart • Warm Restart
Buffered Bytes
Counted Buffer • Byte Count
Direction Pads
D-pad Up • D-pad Down • D-pad Right • D-pad Left
Feature Notifications
Feature Notification
Software Flow Controls
System Break • System Debugger Break • Application Break • Application Debugger Break
System Display Controls
Display Invert • Display Internal • Display External • Display Both • Display Dual • Display Toggle Int/Ext Mode • Display Swap Primary/Secondary • Display Toggle LCD Autoscale • Display Rotation Lock Button • Display Rotation Lock Slider Switch
Computer Sensor Controls
Sensor Zone • RPM • Coolant Level • Coolant Critical Level • Coolant Pump • Chassis Enclosure
Wireless Radio Controls
Wireless Radio Button • Wireless Radio LED • Wireless Radio LED • Wireless Radio Slider Switch
Error keys
ErrorRollOver • POSTFail • ErrorUndefined
Latin Alphabet
a/A • b/B • c/C • d/D • e/E • f/F • g/G • h/H • i/I • j/J • k/K • l/L • m/M • n/N • o/O • p/P • q/Q • r/R • s/S • t/T • u/U • v/V • w/W • x/X • y/Y • z/Z
Number Row
1 /! • 2 /@ • 3 /# • 4 /$ • 5 /% • 6 /^ • 7 /& • 8 /* • 9 /( • 0 /)
Main area named keys
Return (Enter) • Escape • Delete (Backspace) • Tab • Spacebar
Special characters
- • _ • = • + • [ • { • ] • } • \ • | • Non-US# • ~ • ; • : • ‘ • “ • Grave Accent • Tilde • , • < • . • > • / • ? • Caps Lock
Function keys - standard
F1 • F2 • F3 • F4 • F5 • F6 • F7 • F8 • F9 • F10 • F11 • F12
Navigational & Directional
PrintScreen • Scroll Lock • Pause • Insert • Home • PageUp • Delete Forward • End • PageDown • RightArrow • LeftArrow • DownArrow • UpArrow
Keypad Standard and 104-key keyboard compatibility
Num Lock /Clear • / • * • - • + • Enter • 1 /End • 2 /Down Arrow • 3 /PageDn • 4 /Left Arrow • 5 • 6 /Right Arrow • 7 /Home • 8 /Up Arrow • 9 /PageUp • 0 /Insert • ./Delete • Non-US \ and | • Keyboard Application • Keyboard Power • Keypad =
Function Keys - Extended
F13 • F14 • F15 • F16 • F17 • F18 • F19 • F20 • F21 • F22 • F23 • F24
Extended Unix & AT-101
Execute • Help • Menu • Select • Stop • Again • Undo • Cut • Copy • Paste • Find • Mute • Volume up • Volume down • Locking Caps Lock • Locking Num Lock • Locking Scroll Lock • Keypad Comma • Keypad Equal Sign
International keys
International1 • International2 • International3 • International4 • International5 • International6 • International7 • International8 • International9 • Lang1 • Lang2 • Lang3 • Lang4 • Lang5 • Lang6 • Lang7 • Lang8 • Lang9
Keyboard extended commands
Alternate Erase • SysReq/Attention • Cancel • Clear • Prior • Return • Separator • Out • Oper • Clear /Again • CrSel /Props • ExSel
Keypad extended 1 - Currency
00 • 000 • Thousands Separator • Decimal Separator • Currency Unit • Currency Sub-Unit • ( • ) • { • } • Tab • Backspace • A • B • C • D • E • F
Keypad extended 2 - Logical
XOR • ^ • % • < • > • & • && • | • || • : • # • Space • @ • !
Keypad extended 3 - Memory
Memory Store • Memory Recall • Memory Clear • Memory Add • Memory Subtract • Memory Multiply • Memory Divide
Keypad extended 4 - Other operations and Modes
+/- • Clear • Clear Entry • Binary • Octal • Decimal • Hexadecimal
Modifier Keys
LeftControl • LeftShift • LeftAlt • LeftGUI • RightControl • RightShift • RightAlt • RightGUI
LED Status lights (On/Off controls) - Keyboard Indicators
Num Lock • Caps Lock • Scroll Lock • Compose • Kana • Shift
OOC - Telephony Indicators
Do Not Disturb • Off-Hook • Ring • Message Waiting • Data Mode • Speaker • Headset • Hold • Microphone • Coverage • Night Mode • Send Calls • Call pickup • Conference
OOC - Consumer Indicators
Mute • Tone Enable • High Cut Filter • Low Cut Filter • Equalizer Enable • Sound Field On • Surround On • Repeat • Stereo • Sampling Rate Detect • CAV • CLV • Camera On • Camera Off
OOC - Media Transport Indicators
Spinning • Recording Format Detect • Stop • Forward • Reverse • Rewind • Fast Forward • Play • Pause
OOC - Printer Indicators
Paper-Out • Paper-Jam
OOC - General Device Indicators
Power • Stand-by • On-Line • Off-Line • Busy • Ready • Remote • Error • Battery Operation • Battery OK • Battery Low • Usage Selected Indicator • Usage In Use Indicator • Usage Multi Mode Indicator • Indicator On • Indicator Flash • Indicator Slow Blink • Indicator Fast Blink • Indicator Off • Flash On Time • Slow Blink On Time • Slow Blink Off Time • Fast Blink On Time • Fast Blink Off Time • Usage Indicator Color • Indicator Red • Indicator Green • Indicator Amber • Indicator Blue • Indicator Orange • Generic Indicator • System Suspend • External Power Connected • Good Status • Warning Status
OOC - Multicolor (RGB) LED
RGB LED • Red LED Channel • Blue LED Channel • Green LED Channel • LED Intensity
OOC - Game Player Indicators
Player Indicator • Player1 • Player2 • Player3 • Player4 • Player5 • Player6 • Player7 • Player8
OOC - System Control Indicators
System Microphone Mute