Key Codes

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This table contains the values returned by getKey() for each (keypress, modifier) pair. Unlike the getKey found on TI-83 series calculators, the 68k calculators' getKey() returns keypresses with modifiers.

On the TI-92, TI-92+, and Voyage 200, the key layout is different. The same effect (e.g. F8) still corresponds to the same value (e.g. 275), but is obtained differently (by pressing F8, in this example, rather than 2nd+F3). The alpha key is replaced by the "grab" button for the arrow keys.

Notice that the key codes for typing a character correspond to that characters character code. For example, the key code for typing "A" is 65, and ord("A") will also return 65. This even applies to the key codes for the international characters that aren't shown in this table.

Key	Modifier
	None		⇧ (shift)		2nd		♦ (diamond)		alpha
	Result	Value	Result	Value	Result	Value	Result	Value	Result	Value
F1	F1	268	F1	268	F6	273	Y=	8460	F1	268
F2	F2	269	F2	269	F7	274	WINDOW	8461	F2	269
F3	F3	270	F3	270	F8	275	GRAPH	8462	F3	270
F4	F4	271	F4	271	F4	271	TblSet	8463	F4	271
F5	F5	272	F5	272	F5	272	TABLE	8464	F5	272
♦ (diamond)			copy	24576	cut	12288
alpha					a-lock
ESC	ESC	264	ESC	264	QUIT	4360	PASTE	8456	ESC	264
APPS	APPS	265	APPS	265	SWITCH	4361		8457	APPS	265
ON1	ON	267			OFF
HOME	HOME	277	HOME	277	CUST	4373	HOME	277	HOME	277
MODE	MODE	266	MODE	266	▶	18	_	95	MODE	266
CATALOG	CATLG	278	CATLG	278	i	151	∞	190	CATLG	278
← (backspace)	←	257	←	257	INS	4353	DEL	8449	←	257
CLEAR	CLEAR	263	CLEAR	263	CLEAR	263		8455	CLEAR	263
X	x	120	X	88	ln(	4184	e^(	8280	x	120
Y	y	121	Y	89	sin(	4185	sinֿ¹(	8281	y	121
Z	z	122	Z	90	cos(	4186	cosֿ¹(	8282	z	122
T	t	116	T	84	tan(	4180	tanֿ¹(	8276	t	116
^	^	94	^	94	π	140	θ	136	^	94
|	| (with)	124	F	70	°	176	FORMAT	8316	f	102
(	(	40	B	66	{	123			b	98
)	)	41	C	67	}	125	©	169	c	99
,	,	44	D	68	[	91		8236	d	100
÷	/	47	E	69	]	93	!	33	e	101
×	*	42	J	74	√(	4138	&	38	j	106
-	-	45	O	79	VAR-LINK	4141	contrast +		o	111
+	+	43	U	85	CHAR	4139	contrast -		u	117
ENTER	ENTER	13	ENTER	13	ENTRY	4109	APPROX	8205	ENTER	13
STO▶	→	258	P	80	RCL	4354	@	64	p	112
=	=	61	A	65	'	39	≠	157	a	97
EE	E	149	K	75	∠	159	SYMB	8341	k	107
(-)	-	173	SPACE	32	ans(1)	4372		8365	SPACE	32
.	.	46	W	87	>	62	≥	158	w	119
0	0	48	V	86	<	60	≤	156	v	118
1	1	49	Q	81	"	34		8241	q	113
2	2	50	R	82	\	92		8242	r	114
3	3	51	S	83	UNITS	4147		8243	s	115
4	4	52	L	76	:	58		8244	l	108
5	5	53	M	77	MATH	4149		8245	m	109
6	6	54	N	78	MEM	4150		8246	n	110
7	7	55	G	71	∫(	4151		8247	g	103
8	8	56	H	72	d(	4152		8248	h	104
9	9	57	I	73	;	59		8249	i	105

Arrow key	Modifier
	None	⇧ (shift)	2nd	♦ (diamond)	alpha/@
⇐ (left)	337	16721	4433	8529	33105
⇑ (up)	338	16722	4434	8530	33106
⇒ (right)	340	16724	4436	8532	33108
⇓ (down)	344	16728	4440	8536	33112
⇖ (left+up)	339	16723	4435	8531	33107
⇗ (right+up)	342	16726	4438	8534	33110
⇙ (left+down)	345	16729	4441	8537	33113
⇘ (right+down)	348	16732	4444	8540	33116

An easy way to find the value of a keypress without having to consult this page is to write a short program to output key codes:

:Prgm
:Local k
:0→k
:While k=0
:getKey()→k
:EndWhile
:Text string(k)
:EndPrgm

Footnotes

1. While ON is technically a key, it can only be caught by assembly programs or through the help of a library. Usually, this key immediately throws a "Break" exception that stops execution of the program.