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KeyConstant
All the keys you can press. Note that some keys may not be available on your keyboard or system.
Constants
| Key string | Description | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Character keys | ||
| a | The A key | |
| b | The B key | |
| c | The C key | |
| d | The D key | |
| e | The E key | |
| f | The F key | |
| g | The G key | |
| h | The H key | |
| i | The I key | |
| j | The J key | |
| k | The K key | |
| l | The L key | |
| m | The M key | |
| n | The N key | |
| o | The O key | |
| p | The P key | |
| q | The Q key | |
| r | The R key | |
| s | The S key | |
| t | The T key | |
| u | The U key | |
| v | The V key | |
| w | The W key | |
| x | The X key | |
| y | The Y key | |
| z | The Z key | |
| 0 | The zero key | |
| 1 | The one key | |
| 2 | The two key | |
| 3 | The three key | |
| 4 | The four key | |
| 5 | The five key | |
| 6 | The six key | |
| 7 | The seven key | |
| 8 | The eight key | |
| 9 | The nine key | |
| (space) | Space key | Replace (space) with the actual space character |
| ! | Exclamation mark key | |
| " | Double quote key | |
| # | Hash key | |
| $ | Dollar key | |
| & | Ampersand key | |
| ' | Single quote key | |
| ( | Left parenthesis key | |
| ) | Right parenthesis key | |
| * | Asterisk key | |
| + | Plus key | |
| , | Comma key | |
| - | Hyphen-minus key | |
| . | Full stop key | |
| / | Slash key | |
| : | Colon key | |
| ; | Semicolon key | |
| < | Less-than key | |
| = | Equal key | |
| > | Greater-than key | |
| ? | Question mark key | |
| @ | At sign key | |
| [ | Left square bracket key | |
| \ | Backslash key | |
| ] | Right square bracket key | |
| ^ | Caret key | |
| _ | Underscore key | |
| ` | Grave accent key | Also known as the "Back tick" key |
| Numpad keys | ||
| kp0 | The numpad zero key | |
| kp1 | The numpad one key | |
| kp2 | The numpad two key | |
| kp3 | The numpad three key | |
| kp4 | The numpad four key | |
| kp5 | The numpad five key | |
| kp6 | The numpad six key | |
| kp7 | The numpad seven key | |
| kp8 | The numpad eight key | |
| kp9 | The numpad nine key | |
| kp. | The numpad decimal point key | |
| kp, | The numpad comma key | |
| kp/ | The numpad division key | |
| kp* | The numpad multiplication key | |
| kp- | The numpad substraction key | |
| kp+ | The numpad addition key | |
| kpenter | The numpad enter key | |
| kp= | The numpad equals key | |
| Navigation keys | ||
| up | Up cursor key | |
| down | Down cursor key | |
| right | Right cursor key | |
| left | Left cursor key | |
| home | Home key | |
| end | End key | |
| pageup | Page up key | |
| pagedown | Page down key | |
| Editing keys | ||
| insert | Insert key | |
| backspace | Backspace key | |
| tab | Tab key | |
| clear | Clear key | |
| return | Return key | Also known as the Enter key |
| delete | Delete key | |
| Function keys | ||
| f1 | The 1st function key | |
| f2 | The 2nd function key | |
| f3 | The 3rd function key | |
| f4 | The 4th function key | |
| f5 | The 5th function key | |
| f6 | The 6th function key | |
| f7 | The 7th function key | |
| f8 | The 8th function key | |
| f9 | The 9th function key | |
| f10 | The 10th function key | |
| f11 | The 11th function key | |
| f12 | The 12th function key | |
| f13 | The 13th function key | |
| f14 | The 14th function key | |
| f15 | The 15th function key | |
| f16 | The 16th function key | |
| f17 | The 17th function key | |
| f18 | The 18th function key | |
| Modifier keys | ||
| numlock | Num-lock key | Clear on Mac keyboards. |
| capslock | Caps-lock key | Caps-on is a key press. Caps-off is a key release. |
| scrolllock | Scroll-lock key | |
| rshift | Right shift key | |
| lshift | Left shift key | |
| rctrl | Right control key | |
| lctrl | Left control key | |
| ralt | Right alt key | |
| lalt | Left alt key | |
| rgui | Right gui key | Command key in OS X, Windows key in Windows. |
| lgui | Left gui key | Command key in OS X, Windows key in Windows. |
| mode | Mode key | |
| Application keys | ||
| www | WWW key | |
| Mail key | ||
| calculator | Calculator key | |
| computer | Computer key | |
| appsearch | Application search key | |
| apphome | Application home key | |
| appback | Application back key | |
| appforward | Application forward key | |
| apprefresh | Application refresh key | |
| appbookmarks | Application bookmarks key | |
| Miscellaneous keys | ||
| pause | Pause key | Sends a key release immediately on some platforms, even if held down. |
| escape | Escape key | |
| help | Help key | |
| printscreen | Printscreen key | Sends a key release immediately on Windows, even if held down. |
| sysreq | System request key | |
| menu | Menu key | |
| application | Application key | Windows contextual menu, compose key. |
| power | Power key | |
| currencyunit | Currency unit key | e.g. the Euro (€) key. |
| undo | Undo key | |
Examples
Note how love.keypressed will show you the direct key presses, whereas love.textinput gives you the correct key.
Let's take Alt + 9 as an example:
function love.keypressed(key)
print(key);
end
--> lalt
--> 9
function love.textinput(text)
print(text);
end
--> }
print(key);
end
--> lalt
--> 9
function love.textinput(text)
print(text);
end
--> }
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