Keyboard Symbols
From Rubygame
| Old style | New style | Visual String | Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| K_BACKSPACE | :backspace | ||
| K_TAB | :tab | (tab, "\t") | |
| K_CLEAR | :clear | ||
| K_RETURN | :return | (new line, "\n") | also known as "Enter" |
| K_PAUSE | :pause | ||
| K_ESCAPE | :escape | ||
| K_SPACE | :space | (space, " ") | |
| K_EXCLAIM | :exclamation_mark | ! | |
| K_QUOTEDBL | :double_quote | " | |
| K_HASH | :hash | # | |
| K_DOLLAR | :dollar | $ | |
| K_AMPERSAND | :ampersand | & | |
| K_QUOTE | :quote | ' | |
| K_LEFTPAREN | :left_parenthesis | ( | |
| K_RIGHTPAREN | :right_parenthesis | ) | |
| K_ASTERISK | :asterisk | * | |
| K_PLUS | :plus | + | |
| K_COMMA | :comma | , | |
| K_MINUS | :minus | - | |
| K_PERIOD | :period | . | |
| K_SLASH | :slash | / | |
| K_0 | :number_0 | 0 | |
| K_1 | :number_1 | 1 | |
| K_2 | :number_2 | 2 | |
| K_3 | :number_3 | 3 | |
| K_4 | :number_4 | 4 | |
| K_5 | :number_5 | 5 | |
| K_6 | :number_6 | 6 | |
| K_7 | :number_7 | 7 | |
| K_8 | :number_8 | 8 | |
| K_9 | :number_9 | 9 | |
| K_COLON | :":" [1] | : | |
| K_SEMICOLON | :semicolon | ; | |
| K_LESS | :less_than | < | |
| K_EQUALS | :equals | = | |
| K_GREATER | :greater_than | > | |
| K_QUESTION | :question_mark | ? | |
| K_AT | :at | @ | |
| K_LEFTBRACKET | :left_bracket | [ | |
| K_BACKSLASH | :backslash | \ | |
| K_RIGHTBRACKET | :right_bracket | ] | |
| K_CARET | :caret | ^ | |
| K_UNDERSCORE | :underscore | _ | |
| K_BACKQUOTE | :backquote | ` | |
| K_A | :a | a / A | |
| K_B | :b | b / B | |
| K_C | :c | c / C | |
| K_D | :d | d / D | |
| K_E | :e | e / E | |
| K_F | :f | f / F | |
| K_G | :g | g / G | |
| K_H | :h | h / H | |
| K_I | :i | i / I | |
| K_J | :j | j / J | |
| K_K | :k | k / K | |
| K_L | :l | l / L | |
| K_M | :m | m / M | |
| K_N | :n | n / N | |
| K_O | :o | o / O | |
| K_P | :p | p / P | |
| K_Q | :q | q / Q | |
| K_R | :r | r / R | |
| K_S | :s | s / S | |
| K_T | :t | t / T | |
| K_U | :u | u / U | |
| K_V | :v | v / V | |
| K_W | :w | w / W | |
| K_X | :x | x / X | |
| K_Y | :y | y / Y | |
| K_Z | :z | z / Z | |
| K_DELETE | :delete | ||
| K_WORLD_0 | :world_0 | ||
| K_WORLD_1 | :world_1 | ||
| K_WORLD_2 | :world_2 | ||
| K_WORLD_3 | :world_3 | ||
| K_WORLD_4 | :world_4 | ||
| K_WORLD_5 | :world_5 | ||
| K_WORLD_6 | :world_6 | ||
| K_WORLD_7 | :world_7 | ||
| K_WORLD_8 | :world_8 | ||
| K_WORLD_9 | :world_9 | ||
| K_WORLD_10 | :world_10 | ||
| K_WORLD_11 | :world_11 | ||
| K_WORLD_12 | :world_12 | ||
| K_WORLD_13 | :world_13 | ||
| K_WORLD_14 | :world_14 | ||
| K_WORLD_15 | :world_15 | ||
| K_WORLD_16 | :world_16 | ||
| K_WORLD_17 | :world_17 | ||
| K_WORLD_18 | :world_18 | ||
| K_WORLD_19 | :world_19 | ||
| K_WORLD_20 | :world_20 | ||
| K_WORLD_21 | :world_21 | ||
| K_WORLD_22 | :world_22 | ||
| K_WORLD_23 | :world_23 | ||
| K_WORLD_24 | :world_24 | ||
| K_WORLD_25 | :world_25 | ||
| K_WORLD_26 | :world_26 | ||
| K_WORLD_27 | :world_27 | ||
| K_WORLD_28 | :world_28 | ||
| K_WORLD_29 | :world_29 | ||
| K_WORLD_30 | :world_30 | ||
| K_WORLD_31 | :world_31 | ||
| K_WORLD_32 | :world_32 | ||
| K_WORLD_33 | :world_33 | ||
| K_WORLD_34 | :world_34 | ||
| K_WORLD_35 | :world_35 | ||
| K_WORLD_36 | :world_36 | ||
| K_WORLD_37 | :world_37 | ||
| K_WORLD_38 | :world_38 | ||
| K_WORLD_39 | :world_39 | ||
| K_WORLD_40 | :world_40 | ||
| K_WORLD_41 | :world_41 | ||
| K_WORLD_42 | :world_42 | ||
| K_WORLD_43 | :world_43 | ||
| K_WORLD_44 | :world_44 | ||
| K_WORLD_45 | :world_45 | ||
| K_WORLD_46 | :world_46 | ||
| K_WORLD_47 | :world_47 | ||
| K_WORLD_48 | :world_48 | ||
| K_WORLD_49 | :world_49 | ||
| K_WORLD_50 | :world_50 | ||
| K_WORLD_51 | :world_51 | ||
| K_WORLD_52 | :world_52 | ||
| K_WORLD_53 | :world_53 | ||
| K_WORLD_54 | :world_54 | ||
| K_WORLD_55 | :world_55 | ||
| K_WORLD_56 | :world_56 | ||
| K_WORLD_57 | :world_57 | ||
| K_WORLD_58 | :world_58 | ||
| K_WORLD_59 | :world_59 | ||
| K_WORLD_60 | :world_60 | ||
| K_WORLD_61 | :world_61 | ||
| K_WORLD_62 | :world_62 | ||
| K_WORLD_63 | :world_63 | ||
| K_WORLD_64 | :world_64 | ||
| K_WORLD_65 | :world_65 | ||
| K_WORLD_66 | :world_66 | ||
| K_WORLD_67 | :world_67 | ||
| K_WORLD_68 | :world_68 | ||
| K_WORLD_69 | :world_69 | ||
| K_WORLD_70 | :world_70 | ||
| K_WORLD_71 | :world_71 | ||
| K_WORLD_72 | :world_72 | ||
| K_WORLD_73 | :world_73 | ||
| K_WORLD_74 | :world_74 | ||
| K_WORLD_75 | :world_75 | ||
| K_WORLD_76 | :world_76 | ||
| K_WORLD_77 | :world_77 | ||
| K_WORLD_78 | :world_78 | ||
| K_WORLD_79 | :world_79 | ||
| K_WORLD_80 | :world_80 | ||
| K_WORLD_81 | :world_81 | ||
| K_WORLD_82 | :world_82 | ||
| K_WORLD_83 | :world_83 | ||
| K_WORLD_84 | :world_84 | ||
| K_WORLD_85 | :world_85 | ||
| K_WORLD_86 | :world_86 | ||
| K_WORLD_87 | :world_87 | ||
| K_WORLD_88 | :world_88 | ||
| K_WORLD_89 | :world_89 | ||
| K_WORLD_90 | :world_90 | ||
| K_WORLD_91 | :world_91 | ||
| K_WORLD_92 | :world_92 | ||
| K_WORLD_93 | :world_93 | ||
| K_WORLD_94 | :world_94 | ||
| K_WORLD_95 | :world_95 | ||
| K_KP0 | :keypad_0 | 0 | |
| K_KP1 | :keypad_1 | 1 | |
| K_KP2 | :keypad_2 | 2 | |
| K_KP3 | :keypad_3 | 3 | |
| K_KP4 | :keypad_4 | 4 | |
| K_KP5 | :keypad_5 | 5 | |
| K_KP6 | :keypad_6 | 6 | |
| K_KP7 | :keypad_7 | 7 | |
| K_KP8 | :keypad_8 | 8 | |
| K_KP9 | :keypad_9 | 9 | |
| K_KP_PERIOD | :keypad_period | . | |
| K_KP_DIVIDE | :keypad_divide | / | |
| K_KP_MULTIPLY | :keypad_multiply | * | |
| K_KP_MINUS | :keypad_minus | - | |
| K_KP_PLUS | :keypad_plus | + | |
| K_KP_ENTER | :keypad_enter | (new line, "\n") | |
| K_KP_EQUALS | :keypad_equals | = | |
| K_UP | :up | ||
| K_DOWN | :down | ||
| K_RIGHT | :right | ||
| K_LEFT | :left | ||
| K_INSERT | :insert | ||
| K_HOME | :home | ||
| K_END | :end | ||
| K_PAGEUP | :page_up | ||
| K_PAGEDOWN | :page_down | ||
| K_F1 | :f1 | ||
| K_F2 | :f2 | ||
| K_F3 | :f3 | ||
| K_F4 | :f4 | ||
| K_F5 | :f5 | ||
| K_F6 | :f6 | ||
| K_F7 | :f7 | ||
| K_F8 | :f8 | ||
| K_F9 | :f9 | ||
| K_F10 | :f10 | ||
| K_F11 | :f11 | ||
| K_F12 | :f12 | ||
| K_F13 | :f13 | ||
| K_F14 | :f14 | ||
| K_F15 | :f15 | ||
| K_NUMLOCK | :numlock | ||
| K_CAPSLOCK | :caps_lock | ||
| K_SCROLLOCK | :scroll_lock | ||
| K_RSHIFT | :right_shift | ||
| K_LSHIFT | :left_shift | ||
| K_RCTRL | :right_ctrl | ||
| K_LCTRL | :left_ctrl | ||
| K_RALT | :right_alt | ||
| K_LALT | :left_alt | ||
| K_RMETA | :right_meta | ||
| K_LMETA | :left_meta | ||
| K_LSUPER | :left_super | ||
| K_RSUPER | :right_super | ||
| K_MODE | :alt_gr | ||
| K_HELP | :help | ||
| K_PRINT | :print_screen | ||
| K_SYSREQ | :sys_req | ||
| K_BREAK | :break | ||
| K_MENU | :menu | ||
| K_POWER | :power | ||
| K_EURO | :euro | € |
- ↑ :":" will change to :colon in a future version of Rubygame. To make your game future-compatible, we suggest setting up redundant hooks for both :":" and :colon.
