DIK KeyCodes

Each key on any keyboard has a unique Direct Input Keyboard (DIK) code. They are not character symbols. They refer to the position of the key on the keyboard. In other words, depending on the keyboard layout, the actual key can change, but its position is always identical. This is useful to fulfill ergonomic needs.

In addition to that, using DIK codes has more advantages:

• Recognize keys that can not be represented in character equivalents. Function keys for example have no character set code.
• Using the defines below, makes using key codes easier in configs, since the actual code is replaced by a memorable string e.g., DIK_K instead of 0x25.
• Unique DIK codes exist for numeric pad '9' versus standard key '9'. These are key-codes, not, characters.

ⓘ

Specific keys cannot be detected with DIK codes, since the position of the keys changes with the Keyboard layout (Qwerty, Dvorak).

Usage in scripts

DIK codes are always accompanied by the state of the SHIFT, ALT, and CTRL keys. Any script can differentiate between 'Q' and ALT-Q.

ⓘ

For parameters passed to key event handlers see onKeyDown EH.

Example Script

#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc" findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", { params ["_displayOrControl", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl", "_alt"]; private _override = false; if (_key isEqualTo DIK_W) then { //DIK_W = 17 = 0x11 systemChat "You pressed W."; if (_shift) then { systemChat "You are not allowed to use Shift + W!"; _override = true; }; }; _override }];

Defines

Arma 3

#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"

DIK Codes for QWERTY

Key	Type	DIK ID	Hexadecimal	Integer	Note
Function Keys
F1	F1..F15	DIK_F1	0x3B	59	N/A
F2	F1..F15	DIK_F2	0x3C	60	N/A
F3	F1..F15	DIK_F3	0x3D	61	N/A
F4	F1..F15	DIK_F4	0x3E	62	N/A
F5	F1..F15	DIK_F5	0x3F	63	N/A
F6	F1..F15	DIK_F6	0x40	64	N/A
F7	F1..F15	DIK_F7	0x41	65	N/A
F8	F1..F15	DIK_F8	0x42	66	N/A
F9	F1..F15	DIK_F9	0x43	67	N/A
F10	F1..F15	DIK_F10	0x44	68	N/A
F11	F1..F15	DIK_F11	0x57	87	N/A
F12	F1..F15	DIK_F12	0x58	88	N/A
F13	F1..F15	DIK_F13	0x64	100	NEC PC98
F14	F1..F15	DIK_F14	0x65	101	NEC PC98
F15	F1..F15	DIK_F15	0x66	102	NEC PC98
Numeric Keys
0	0..9	DIK_0	0x0B	11	N/A
1	0..9	DIK_1	0x02	2	N/A
2	0..9	DIK_2	0x03	3	N/A
3	0..9	DIK_3	0x04	4	N/A
4	0..9	DIK_4	0x05	5	N/A
5	0..9	DIK_5	0x06	6	N/A
6	0..9	DIK_6	0x07	7	N/A
7	0..9	DIK_7	0x08	8	N/A
8	0..9	DIK_8	0x09	9	N/A
9	0..9	DIK_9	0x0A	10	N/A
Numpad Keys
0	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD0	0x52	82	N/A
1	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD1	0x4F	79	N/A
2	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD2	0x50	80	N/A
3	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD3	0x51	81	N/A
4	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD4	0x4B	75	N/A
5	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD5	0x4C	76	N/A
6	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD6	0x4D	77	N/A
7	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD7	0x47	71	N/A
8	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD8	0x48	72	N/A
9	Numpad	DIK_NUMPAD9	0x49	73	N/A
Alphabet Keys
A	A..Z	DIK_A	0x1E	30	N/A
B	A..Z	DIK_B	0x30	48	N/A
C	A..Z	DIK_C	0x2E	46	N/A
D	A..Z	DIK_D	0x20	32	N/A
E	A..Z	DIK_E	0x12	18	N/A
F	A..Z	DIK_F	0x21	33	N/A
G	A..Z	DIK_G	0x22	34	N/A
H	A..Z	DIK_H	0x23	35	N/A
I	A..Z	DIK_I	0x17	23	N/A
J	A..Z	DIK_J	0x24	36	N/A
K	A..Z	DIK_K	0x25	37	N/A
L	A..Z	DIK_L	0x26	38	N/A
M	A..Z	DIK_M	0x32	50	N/A
N	A..Z	DIK_N	0x31	49	N/A
O	A..Z	DIK_O	0x18	24	N/A
P	A..Z	DIK_P	0x19	25	N/A
Q	A..Z	DIK_Q	0x10	16	N/A
R	A..Z	DIK_R	0x13	19	N/A
S	A..Z	DIK_S	0x1F	31	N/A
T	A..Z	DIK_T	0x14	20	N/A
U	A..Z	DIK_U	0x16	22	N/A
V	A..Z	DIK_V	0x2F	47	N/A
W	A..Z	DIK_W	0x11	17	N/A
X	A..Z	DIK_X	0x2D	45	N/A
Y	A..Z	DIK_Y	0x15	21	N/A
Z	A..Z	DIK_Z	0x2C	44	N/A
Control Keys
Escape	Control key	DIK_ESCAPE	0x01	1	N/A
Tab	Control key	DIK_TAB	0x0F	15	N/A
Shift (left)	Control key	DIK_LSHIFT	0x2A	42	N/A
Shift (right)	Control key	DIK_RSHIFT	0x36	54	N/A
Control (left)	Control key	DIK_LCONTROL	0x1D	29	N/A
Control (right)	Control key	DIK_RCONTROL	0x9D	157	N/A
Backspace	Control key	DIK_BACK	0x0E	14	N/A
	Control key	DIK_BACKSPACE	DIK_BACK		N/A
Enter (main)	Control key	DIK_RETURN	0x1C	28	N/A
Enter (numpad)	Control key	DIK_NUMPADENTER	0x9C	156	N/A
Alt (left)	Control key	DIK_LMENU	0x38	56	N/A
	Control key	DIK_LALT	DIK_LMENU		N/A
	Control key	DIK_SPACE	0x39	57	N/A
Caps lock	Control key	DIK_CAPITAL	0x3A	58	N/A
Caps lock	Control key	DIK_CAPSLOCK	DIK_CAPITAL		N/A
Num lock (numpad)	Control key	DIK_NUMLOCK	0x45	69	N/A
Scroll lock	Control key	DIK_SCROLL	0x46	70	N/A
Menu button	Control key	DIK_RMENU	0xB8	184	N/A
Alt (right)	Control key	DIK_RALT	DIK_RMENU		N/A
CTRL (left, right)	Control key	INPUT_CTRL_OFFSET	512	N/A
SHIFT (left, right)	Control key	INPUT_SHIFT_OFFSET	1024	N/A
ALT (left, right)	Control key	INPUT_ALT_OFFSET	2048	N/A
Symbol Keys
	Graphics	DIK_AT	0x91	145	NEC PC98
	Graphics	DIK_COLON	0x92	146	NEC PC98
	Graphics	DIK_UNDERLINE	0x93	147	NEC PC98
Minus (on main keyboard)	Graphics	DIK_MINUS	0x0C	12	N/A
	Graphics	DIK_EQUALS	0x0D	13	N/A
	Graphics	DIK_LBRACKET	0x1A	26	N/A
	Graphics	DIK_RBRACKET	0x1B	27	N/A
Semicolon	Graphics	DIK_SEMICOLON	0x27	39	N/A
Apostrophe	Graphics	DIK_APOSTROPHE	0x28	40	N/A
Accent grave	Graphics	DIK_GRAVE	0x29	41	N/A
Backslash	Graphics	DIK_BACKSLASH	0x2B	43	N/A
Comma	Graphics	DIK_COMMA	0x33	51	N/A
Period (main)	Graphics	DIK_PERIOD	0x34	52	N/A
Slash (main)	Graphics	DIK_SLASH	0x35	53	N/A
* (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_MULTIPLY	0x37	55	N/A
* (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_NUMPADSTAR	DIK_MULTIPLY		N/A
- (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_SUBTRACT	0x4A	74	N/A
+ (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_ADD	0x4E	78	N/A
. (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_DECIMAL	0x53	83	N/A
= (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_NUMPADEQUALS	0x8D	141	NEC PC98
- (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_NUMPADMINUS	DIK_SUBTRACT		N/A
+ (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_NUMPADPLUS	DIK_ADD		N/A
. (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_NUMPADPERIOD	DIK_DECIMAL		N/A
/ (numpad)	Graphics	DIK_NUMPADSLASH	DIK_DIVIDE		N/A
KataKana Keys
	KataKana	DIK_KANA	0x70	112	Japanese keyboard
	KataKana	DIK_ABNT_C1	0x73	115	/ ? on Portugese (Brazilian) keyboards
	KataKana	DIK_CONVERT	0x79	121	Japanese keyboard
	KataKana	DIK_NOCONVERT	0x7B	123	Japanese keyboard
	KataKana	DIK_YEN	0x7D	125	Japanese keyboard
	KataKana	DIK_OEM_102	0x56	86	on UK/Germany keyboards
	KataKana	DIK_ABNT_C2	0x7E	126	Numpad . on Portugese (Brazilian) keyboards
	KataKana	DIK_PREVTRACK	0x90	144	Previous Track (DIK_CIRCUMFLEX on Japanese keyboard)
	KataKana	DIK_KANJI	0x94	148	Japanese keyboard
	KataKana	DIK_STOP	0x95	149	NEC PC98
	KataKana	DIK_AX	0x96	150	Japan AX
	KataKana	DIK_UNLABELED	0x97	151	J3100
	KataKana	DIK_NUMPADCOMMA	0xB3	179	, on numeric keypad - NEC PC98
	KataKana	DIK_CIRCUMFLEX	DIK_PREVTRACK		Japanese keyboard
App Keys
	Apps	DIK_NEXTTRACK	0x99	153	Next Track
	Apps	DIK_MUTE	0xA0	160	Mute
	Apps	DIK_CALCULATOR	0xA1	161	Calculator
	Apps	DIK_PLAYPAUSE	0xA2	162	Play / Pause
	Apps	DIK_MEDIASTOP	0xA4	164	Media Stop
	Apps	DIK_VOLUMEDOWN	0xAE	174	Volume -
	Apps	DIK_VOLUMEUP	0xB0	176	Volume +
	Apps	DIK_WEBHOME	0xB2	178	Web home
	Apps	DIK_SYSRQ	0xB7	183	N/A
	Apps	DIK_PAUSE	0xC5	197	Pause
	Apps	DIK_APPS	0xDD	221	AppMenu key
	Apps	DIK_POWER	0xDE	222	System Power
	Apps	DIK_SLEEP	0xDF	223	System Sleep
	Apps	DIK_WAKE	0xE3	227	System Wake
	Apps	DIK_WEBSEARCH	0xE5	229	Web Search
	Apps	DIK_WEBFAVORITES	0xE6	230	Web Favorites
	Apps	DIK_WEBREFRESH	0xE7	231	Web Refresh
	Apps	DIK_WEBSTOP	0xE8	232	Web Stop
	Apps	DIK_WEBFORWARD	0xE9	233	Web Forward
	Apps	DIK_WEBBACK	0xEA	234	Web Back
	Apps	DIK_MYCOMPUTER	0xEB	235	My Computer
	Apps	DIK_MAIL	0xEC	236	Mail
	Apps	DIK_MEDIASELECT	0xED	237	Media Select
Arrow Keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_HOME	0xC7	199	Home on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_UP	0xC8	200	UpArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_PRIOR	0xC9	201	PgUp on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_LEFT	0xCB	203	LeftArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_RIGHT	0xCD	205	RightArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_END	0xCF	207	End on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_DOWN	0xD0	208	DownArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_NEXT	0xD1	209	PgDn on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_INSERT	0xD2	210	Insert on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_DELETE	0xD3	211	Delete on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_UPARROW	DIK_UP		UpArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_PGUP	DIK_PRIOR		PgUp on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_LEFTARROW	DIK_LEFT		LeftArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_RIGHTARROW	DIK_RIGHT		RightArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_DOWNARROW	DIK_DOWN		DownArrow on arrow keypad
	ArrowKeypad	DIK_PGDN	DIK_NEXT		PgDn on arrow keypad
Other Keys
OS key (left)	Other	DIK_LWIN	0xDB	219	Left Windows key
OS key (right)	Other	DIK_RWIN	0xDC	220	Right Windows key

German keyboard

Number	Key Name	Number	Key Name	Number	Key Name
1	ESC	11	0	21	Z
2	1	12	ß	22	U
3	2	13	´	23	I
4	3	14	BACKSPACE	24	O
5	4	15	TAB	25	P
6	5	16	Q	26	Ü
7	6	17	W
8	7	18	E	28	ENTER
9	8	19	R	29	STRGL
10	9	20	T	30	A
31	S	41	^	51	,
32	D	42	SHIFTL	52	.
33	F	43	#	53	-
34	G	44	Y	54	SHIFTR
35	H	45	X	55	NUM_*
36	J	46	C	56	ALT
37	K	47	V	57	SPACE
38	L	48	B	58	CAPS
39	Ö	49	N	59	F1
40	Ä	50	M	60	F2
61	F3	71	NUM_7	81	NUM_3
62	F4	72	NUM_8	82	NUM_0
63	F5	73	NUM_9	83	NUM_,
64	F6	74	NUM_-
65	F7	75	NUM_4
66	F8	76	NUM_5	86	<
67	F9	77	NUM_6	87	F11
68	F10	78	NUM_+	88	F12
69	NUM	79	NUM_1
70	SCROLL	80	NUM_2
156	NUM_ENTER	200	UP	211	DELETE
157	STRGR	201	PAGEUP	219	WINR
		220	WINL
181	NUM_/	203	LEFT	221	APP
183	PRINT
184	ALTGR	205	RIGHT	NOT DEFINED	+
197	PAUSE	207	END
199	POS1	208	DOWN
		209	PAGEDOWN
		210	INSERT

French keyboard

Number	Key Name	Number	Key Name	Number	Key Name
1	ESC	11	0	21	Y
2	1	12	)	22	U
3	2	13	=	23	I
4	3	14	BACKSPACE	24	O
5	4	15	TAB	25	P
6	5	16	A	26	^
7	6	17	Z	27	$
8	7	18	E	28	ENTER
9	8	19	R	29	CTRLG
10	9	20	T	30	Q
31	S	41	²	51	;
32	D	42	SHIFTL	52	:
33	F	43	*	53	!
34	G	44	W	54	SHIFTR
35	H	45	X	55	NUM_*
36	J	46	C	56	ALT
37	K	47	V	57	SPACE
38	L	48	B	58	CAPS
39	M	49	N	59	F1
40	ù	50	,	60	F2
61	F3	71	NUM_7	81	NUM_3
62	F4	72	NUM_8	82	NUM_0
63	F5	73	NUM_9	83	NUM_.
64	F6	74	NUM_-
65	F7	75	NUM_4
66	F8	76	NUM_5	86	<
67	F9	77	NUM_6	87	F11
68	F10	78	NUM_+	88	F12
69	NUM	79	NUM_1
70	SCROLL	80	NUM_2
156	NUM_ENTER	200	UP	211	DELETE
157	CTRLR	201	PAGEUP	219	WINR
		220	WINL
181	NUM_/	203	LEFT	221	APP
183	PRINT
184	ALTGR	205	RIGHT	NOT DEFINED	+
197	PAUSE	207	END
199	POS1	208	DOWN
		209	PAGEDOWN
		210	INSERT