OS Keycode

This simple library maps keycodes to names. It supports Linux, madOS and Windows keycodes. The lib is intended to be used in Node.js environments. If you need something for the browser, you may take a look at keycode.

Keycode Table

The keycodes used are from here. The following table is just a copy of the linked page. The keycodes are based on US Extended Layout.

Key	Mac	Windows	Linux	Notes
rbKeyUp	126	26	103
rbKeyDown	125	28	108
rbKeyLeft	123	25	105
rbKeyRight	124	27	106
rbKeyBackspace	117	8	14
rbKeyEnter	76	*	28
rbKeyHome	115	36	102
rbKeyEnd	119	35	107
rbKeyPageDown	121	34	109
rbKeyPageUp	116	33	104
rbKeyReturn	36	13	*
rbKeyDelete	51	46	111
rbKeyTab	48	9	15
rbKeySpacebar	49	20	57
rbKeyShift	56	10	*
rbKeyShiftRight	60	*	*	Added by author
rbKeyControl	59	11	*
rbKeyMenu	58	18	139	The Alt key
rbKeyPrintScreen	*	42	210
rbKeyEscape	53	27	1
rbKeyCapsLock	57	20	58
rbKeyHelp	114	47	138
rbKeyF1	122	112	59
rbKeyF2	120	113	60
rbKeyF3	99	114	61
rbKeyF4	118	115	62
rbKeyF5	96	116	63
rbKeyF6	97	117	64
rbKeyF7	98	118	65
rbKeyF8	100	119	66
rbKeyF9	101	120	67
rbKeyF10	109	121	68
rbKeyF11	103	122	87
rbKeyF12	111	123	88
rbKeyMacFn	63	*	*
rbKeyMacOption	58	*	*
rbKeyMacCommand	55	*	*
rbKeyMacOptionRight	61	*	*	Added by author
rbKeyMacCommandRight	54	*	*	Added by author
rbKeyWinLeftWindow	*	91	*	On "Natural" keyboards
rbKeyWinRightWindow	*	92	*	On "Natural" keyboards
rbKeyWinApplication	110	93	*	On "Natural" keyboards
rbKeyQ	12	81	16
rbKeyW	13	87	17
rbKeyE	14	69	18
rbKeyR	15	82	19
rbKeyT	17	84	20
rbKeyY	16	89	21
rbKeyU	32	85	22
rbKeyI	34	73	23
rbKeyO	31	79	24
rbKeyP	35	80	25
rbKeyA	*	65	30
rbKeyS	1	83	31
rbKeyD	2	68	32
rbKeyF	3	70	33
rbKeyG	5	71	34
rbKeyH	4	72	35
rbKeyJ	38	74	36
rbKeyK	40	75	37
rbKeyL	37	76	38
rbKeyZ	6	90	44
rbKeyX	7	88	45
rbKeyC	8	67	46
rbKeyV	9	86	47
rbKeyB	11	66	48
rbKeyN	45	78	49
rbKeyM	46	77	50
rbKey0	29	48	11
rbKey1	18	49	2
rbKey2	19	50	3
rbKey3	20	51	4
rbKey4	21	52	5
rbKey5	23	53	6
rbKey6	22	54	7
rbKey7	26	55	8
rbKey8	28	56	9
rbKey9	25	57	10
rbKeyPeriod	47	190	52
rbKeyComma	43	188	51
rbKeySlash	44	191	53	The key with /? generally next to right shift key.
rbKeyNum0	82	96	82	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum1	83	97	79	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum2	84	98	80	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum3	85	99	81	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum4	86	100	75	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum5	87	101	76	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum6	88	102	77	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum7	89	103	71	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum8	91	104	72	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNum9	92	105	73	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyMultiply	67	106	55	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyAdd	69	107	78	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeySubtract	78	109	74	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyDivide	75	111	98	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyDecimal	65	110	83	On numeric keypad or with NumLock
rbKeyNumEqual	81	*	117	On numeric keypad or with NumLock

Usage

The lib has been tested together with iohook for the key code translation. Take a look at example/index.js for more information.

Keyname

Translates a keycode to its keyname:

const keyname = require('os-keycode').keyname; // Platform is determined automatically
 
// Assume we are on macOS:
console.log(keyname(12)); // { code: 12, key: 'q', keys: [ 'q' ] }
console.log(keyname(59)); // { code: 59, key: 'control', keys: [ 'control' ] }
 
// Currently the lib does not remove invalid keys (e.g. Win-Key on macOS), so you get a list of possible keys.
console.log(keyname(0)); //  {"keys":["printScreen","winLeftWindow","winRightWindow","a"],"code":"*"}

Result type

The result of keyname has always the following properties:

const keycodeResult = {
  code: 12, // the keycode 
  key: 'q', // the pressed key name, but only if there's no ambiguous key
  keys: [ 'q' ] // an array with the pressed key(s), always present
}

Keycode

Translate a keyname to its keycode:

const keycode = require('os-keycode').keycode; // Platform is determined automatically
 
// Assume we are on macOS:
console.log(keycode('q')); // 12
console.log(keyname('control')); // 59