Manpages - xkeyboard-config.7
Table of Contents
- NAME
- DESCRIPTION
- MODELS
- LAYOUTS
- OPTIONS
- Switching to another layout
- Key to choose the 2nd level
- Key to choose the 3rd level
- Ctrl position
- Use keyboard LED to show alternative layout
- Use keyboard LED to indicate modifiers
- Layout of numeric keypad
- Numeric keypad Delete behavior
- Caps Lock behavior
- Alt and Win behavior
- Position of Compose key
- Compatibility options
- Currency signs
- Key to choose 5th level
- Non-breaking space input
- Japanese keyboard options
- Korean Hangul/Hanja keys
- Esperanto letters with superscripts
- Old Solaris keycodes compatibility
- Key sequence to kill the X server
- FILES
- SEE ALSO
NAME
xkeyboard-config - XKB data description files
DESCRIPTION
xkeyboard-config provides the description files for the X Keyboard Extension (XKB). The configuration options below are usually applied with setxkbmap(1).
MODELS
Model | Description |
pc86 | Generic 86-key PC |
pc101 | Generic 101-key PC |
pc102 | Generic 102-key PC |
pc104 | Generic 104-key PC |
pc104alt | Generic 104-key PC with L-shaped Enter key |
pc105 | Generic 105-key PC |
dell101 | Dell 101-key PC |
latitude | Dell Latitude laptop |
dellm65 | Dell Precision M65 laptop |
everex | Everex STEPnote |
flexpro | Keytronic FlexPro |
microsoft | Microsoft Natural |
omnikey101 | Northgate OmniKey 101 |
winbook | Winbook Model XP5 |
pc98 | PC-98 |
a4techKB21 | A4Tech KB-21 |
a4techKBS8 | A4Tech KBS-8 |
a4_rfkb23 | A4Tech Wireless Desktop RFKB-23 |
airkey | Acer AirKey V |
azonaRF2300 | Azona RF2300 Wireless Internet |
scorpius | Advance Scorpius KI |
brother | Brother Internet |
btc5113rf | BTC 5113RF Multimedia |
btc5126t | BTC 5126T |
btc6301urf | BTC 6301URF |
btc9000 | BTC 9000 |
btc9000a | BTC 9000A |
btc9001ah | BTC 9001AH |
btc5090 | BTC 5090 |
btc9019u | BTC 9019U |
btc9116u | BTC 9116U Mini Wireless Internet and Gaming |
cherryblue | Cherry Blue Line CyBo@rd |
cherryblueb | Cherry CyMotion Master XPress |
cherrybluea | Cherry Blue Line CyBo@rd (alt.) |
cherrycyboard | Cherry CyBo@rd USB-Hub |
cherrycmexpert | Cherry CyMotion Expert |
cherrybunlim | Cherry B.UNLIMITED |
chicony | Chicony Internet |
chicony0108 | Chicony KU-0108 |
chicony0420 | Chicony KU-0420 |
chicony9885 | Chicony KB-9885 |
compaqeak8 | Compaq Easy Access |
compaqik7 | Compaq Internet (7 keys) |
compaqik13 | Compaq Internet (13 keys) |
compaqik18 | Compaq Internet (18 keys) |
cymotionlinux | Cherry CyMotion Master Linux |
armada | Compaq Armada laptop |
presario | Compaq Presario laptop |
ipaq | Compaq iPaq |
dell | Dell |
dellsk8125 | Dell SK-8125 |
dellsk8135 | Dell SK-8135 |
dellusbmm | Dell USB Multimedia |
inspiron | Dell Inspiron 6000/8000 laptop |
precision_m | Dell Precision M laptop |
dexxa | Dexxa Wireless Desktop |
diamond | Diamond 9801/9802 |
dtk2000 | DTK2000 |
ennyah_dkb1008 | Ennyah DKB-1008 |
fscaa1667g | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo laptop |
genius | Genius Comfy KB-16M/Multimedia KWD-910 |
geniuscomfy | Genius Comfy KB-12e |
geniuscomfy2 | Genius Comfy KB-21e-Scroll |
geniuskb19e | Genius KB-19e NB |
geniuskkb2050hs | Genius KKB-2050HS |
gyration | Gyration |
kinesis | Kinesis |
logitech_base | Logitech |
logitech_g15 | Logitech G15 extra keys via G15daemon |
hpi6 | Hewlett-Packard Internet |
hp250x | Hewlett-Packard NEC SK-2500 Multimedia |
hpxe3gc | Hewlett-Packard Omnibook XE3 GC |
hpxe3gf | Hewlett-Packard Omnibook XE3 GF |
hpxt1000 | Hewlett-Packard Omnibook XT1000 |
hpdv5 | Hewlett-Packard Pavilion dv5 |
hpzt11xx | Hewlett-Packard Pavilion ZT1100 |
hp500fa | Hewlett-Packard Omnibook 500 FA |
hp5xx | Hewlett-Packard Omnibook 500 |
hpnx9020 | Hewlett-Packard nx9020 |
hp6000 | Hewlett-Packard Omnibook 6000/6100 |
honeywell_euroboard | Honeywell Euroboard |
hpmini110 | Hewlett-Packard Mini 110 laptop |
rapidaccess | IBM Rapid Access |
rapidaccess2 | IBM Rapid Access II |
thinkpad | IBM ThinkPad 560Z/600/600E/A22E |
thinkpad60 | IBM ThinkPad R60/T60/R61/T61 |
thinkpadz60 | IBM ThinkPad Z60m/Z60t/Z61m/Z61t |
ibm_spacesaver | IBM Space Saver |
logiaccess | Logitech Access |
logiclx300 | Logitech Cordless Desktop LX-300 |
logii350 | Logitech Internet 350 |
logimel | Logitech Internet 350 |
logicd | Logitech Cordless Desktop |
logicd_it | Logitech Cordless Desktop iTouch |
logicd_nav | Logitech Cordless Desktop Navigator |
logicd_opt | Logitech Cordless Desktop Optical |
logicda | Logitech Cordless Desktop (alt.) |
logicdpa2 | Logitech Cordless Desktop Pro (2nd alt.) |
logicfn | Logitech Cordless Freedom/Desktop Navigator |
logicdn | Logitech Cordless Desktop Navigator |
logiitc | Logitech iTouch Cordless Y-RB6 |
logiik | Logitech Internet |
itouch | Logitech iTouch |
logicink | Logitech Internet Navigator |
logiex110 | Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 |
logiinkse | Logitech iTouch Internet Navigator SE |
logiinkseusb | Logitech iTouch Internet Navigator SE USB |
logiultrax | Logitech Ultra-X |
logiultraxc | Logitech Ultra-X Cordless Media Desktop |
logidinovo | Logitech diNovo |
logidinovoedge | Logitech diNovo Edge |
mx1998 | Memorex MX1998 |
mx2500 | Memorex MX2500 EZ-Access |
mx2750 | Memorex MX2750 |
microsoft4000 | Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000 |
microsoft7000 | Microsoft Natural Wireless Ergonomic 7000 |
microsoftinet | Microsoft Internet |
microsoftpro | Microsoft Natural Pro/Internet Pro |
microsoftprousb | Microsoft Natural Pro USB/Internet Pro |
microsoftprooem | Microsoft Natural Pro OEM |
vsonku306 | ViewSonic KU-306 Internet |
microsoftprose | Microsoft Internet Pro (Swedish) |
microsoftoffice | Microsoft Office Keyboard |
microsoftmult | Microsoft Wireless Multimedia 1.0A |
microsoftsurface | Microsoft Surface |
microsoftelite | Microsoft Natural Elite |
microsoftccurve2k | Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 |
oretec | Ortek Multimedia/Internet MCK-800 |
propeller | Propeller Voyager KTEZ-1000 |
qtronix | QTronix Scorpius 98N+ |
samsung4500 | Samsung SDM 4500P |
samsung4510 | Samsung SDM 4510P |
sanwaskbkg3 | Sanwa Supply SKB-KG3 |
sk1300 | NEC SK-1300 |
sk2500 | NEC SK-2500 |
sk6200 | NEC SK-6200 |
sk7100 | NEC SK-7100 |
sp_inet | Super Power Multimedia |
sven | SVEN Ergonomic 2500 |
sven303 | SVEN Slim 303 |
symplon | Symplon PaceBook tablet |
toshiba_s3000 | Toshiba Satellite S3000 |
trust | Trust Wireless Classic |
trustda | Trust Direct Access |
trust_slimline | Trust Slimline |
tm2020 | TypeMatrix EZ-Reach 2020 |
tm2030PS2 | TypeMatrix EZ-Reach 2030 PS2 |
tm2030USB | TypeMatrix EZ-Reach 2030 USB |
tm2030USB-102 | TypeMatrix EZ-Reach 2030 USB (102/105:EU mode) |
tm2030USB-106 | TypeMatrix EZ-Reach 2030 USB (106:JP mode) |
yahoo | Yahoo! Internet |
macbook78 | MacBook/MacBook Pro |
macbook79 | MacBook/MacBook Pro (intl.) |
macintosh | Macintosh |
macintosh_old | Macintosh Old |
macintosh_hhk | Happy Hacking for Mac |
acer_c300 | Acer C300 |
acer_ferrari4k | Acer Ferrari 4000 |
acer_laptop | Acer laptop |
asus_laptop | Asus laptop |
apple | Apple |
apple_laptop | Apple laptop |
applealu_ansi | Apple Aluminium (ANSI) |
applealu_iso | Apple Aluminium (ISO) |
applealu_jis | Apple Aluminium (JIS) |
silvercrest | Silvercrest Multimedia Wireless |
emachines | eMachines m6800 laptop |
benqx | BenQ X-Touch |
benqx730 | BenQ X-Touch 730 |
benqx800 | BenQ X-Touch 800 |
hhk | Happy Hacking |
classmate | Classmate PC |
olpc | OLPC |
sun_type7_usb | Sun Type 7 USB |
sun_type7_euro_usb | Sun Type 7 USB (European) |
sun_type7_unix_usb | Sun Type 7 USB (Unix) |
sun_type7_jp_usb | Sun Type 7 USB (Japanese)/Japanese 106-key |
sun_type6_usb | Sun Type 6/7 USB |
sun_type6_euro_usb | Sun Type 6/7 USB (European) |
sun_type6_unix_usb | Sun Type 6 USB (Unix) |
sun_type6_jp_usb | Sun Type 6 USB (Japanese) |
sun_type6_jp | Sun Type 6 (Japanese) |
targa_v811 | Targa Visionary 811 |
unitekkb1925 | Unitek KB-1925 |
compalfl90 | FL90 |
creativedw7000 | Creative Desktop Wireless 7000 |
teck227 | Truly Ergonomic 227 |
teck229 | Truly Ergonomic 229 |
apex300 | SteelSeries Apex 300 (Apex RAW) |
chromebook | Chromebook |
LAYOUTS
Layout(Variant) | Description |
us | English (US) |
us(chr) | Cherokee |
us(haw) | Hawaiian |
us(euro) | English (US, euro on 5) |
us(intl) | English (US, intl., with dead keys) |
us(alt-intl) | English (US, alt. intl.) |
us(colemak) | English (Colemak) |
us(colemak_dh) | English (Colemak-DH) |
us(colemak_dh_iso) | English (Colemak-DH ISO) |
us(dvorak) | English (Dvorak) |
us(dvorak-intl) | English (Dvorak, intl., with dead keys) |
us(dvorak-alt-intl) | English (Dvorak, alt. intl.) |
us(dvorak-l) | English (Dvorak, left-handed) |
us(dvorak-r) | English (Dvorak, right-handed) |
us(dvorak-classic) | English (classic Dvorak) |
us(dvp) | English (programmer Dvorak) |
us(dvorak-mac) | English (Dvorak, Macintosh) |
us(symbolic) | English (US, Symbolic) |
us(rus) | Russian (US, phonetic) |
us(mac) | English (Macintosh) |
us(altgr-intl) | English (intl., with AltGr dead keys) |
us(olpc2) | English (the divide/multiply toggle the layout) |
us(hbs) | Serbo-Croatian (US) |
us(norman) | English (Norman) |
us(workman) | English (Workman) |
us(workman-intl) | English (Workman, intl., with dead keys) |
_ | |
af | Afghani |
af(ps) | Pashto |
af(uz) | Uzbek (Afghanistan) |
af(olpc-ps) | Pashto (Afghanistan, OLPC) |
af(fa-olpc) | Persian (Afghanistan, Dari OLPC) |
af(uz-olpc) | Uzbek (Afghanistan, OLPC) |
_ | |
ara | Arabic |
ara(azerty) | Arabic (AZERTY) |
ara(azerty_digits) | Arabic (AZERTY, Eastern Arabic numerals) |
ara(digits) | Arabic (Eastern Arabic numerals) |
ara(qwerty) | Arabic (QWERTY) |
ara(qwerty_digits) | Arabic (QWERTY, Eastern Arabic numerals) |
ara(buckwalter) | Arabic (Buckwalter) |
ara(olpc) | Arabic (OLPC) |
ara(mac) | Arabic (Macintosh) |
_ | |
al | Albanian |
al(plisi) | Albanian (Plisi) |
al(veqilharxhi) | Albanian (Veqilharxhi) |
_ | |
am | Armenian |
am(phonetic) | Armenian (phonetic) |
am(phonetic-alt) | Armenian (alt. phonetic) |
am(eastern) | Armenian (eastern) |
am(western) | Armenian (western) |
am(eastern-alt) | Armenian (alt. eastern) |
_ | |
at | German (Austria) |
at(nodeadkeys) | German (Austria, no dead keys) |
at(mac) | German (Austria, Macintosh) |
_ | |
au | English (Australian) |
_ | |
az | Azerbaijani |
az(cyrillic) | Azerbaijani (Cyrillic) |
_ | |
by | Belarusian |
by(legacy) | Belarusian (legacy) |
by(latin) | Belarusian (Latin) |
by(ru) | Russian (Belarus) |
by(intl) | Belarusian (intl.) |
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be | Belgian |
be(oss) | Belgian (alt.) |
be(oss_latin9) | Belgian (Latin-9 only, alt.) |
be(iso-alternate) | Belgian (ISO, alt.) |
be(nodeadkeys) | Belgian (no dead keys) |
be(wang) | Belgian (Wang 724 AZERTY) |
_ | |
bd | Bangla |
bd(probhat) | Bangla (Probhat) |
_ | |
in | Indian |
in(ben) | Bangla (India) |
in(ben_probhat) | Bangla (India, Probhat) |
in(ben_baishakhi) | Bangla (India, Baishakhi) |
in(ben_bornona) | Bangla (India, Bornona) |
in(ben_gitanjali) | Bangla (India, Gitanjali) |
in(ben_inscript) | Bangla (India, Baishakhi InScript) |
in(eeyek) | Manipuri (Eeyek) |
in(guj) | Gujarati |
in(guru) | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) |
in(jhelum) | Punjabi (Gurmukhi Jhelum) |
in(kan) | Kannada |
in(kan-kagapa) | Kannada (KaGaPa, phonetic) |
in(mal) | Malayalam |
in(mal_lalitha) | Malayalam (Lalitha) |
in(mal_enhanced) | Malayalam (enhanced InScript, with rupee) |
in(ori) | Oriya |
in(ori-bolnagri) | Oriya (Bolnagri) |
in(ori-wx) | Oriya (Wx) |
in(olck) | Ol Chiki |
in(tam_tamilnet) | Tamil (TamilNet ’99) |
in(tam_tamilnet_with_tam_nums) | Tamil (TamilNet ’99 with Tamil numerals) |
in(tam_tamilnet_TAB) | Tamil (TamilNet ’99, TAB encoding) |
in(tam_tamilnet_TSCII) | Tamil (TamilNet ’99, TSCII encoding) |
in(tam) | Tamil (InScript) |
in(tel) | Telugu |
in(tel-kagapa) | Telugu (KaGaPa, phonetic) |
in(tel-sarala) | Telugu (Sarala) |
in(urd-phonetic) | Urdu (phonetic) |
in(urd-phonetic3) | Urdu (alt. phonetic) |
in(urd-winkeys) | Urdu (Windows) |
in(bolnagri) | Hindi (Bolnagri) |
in(hin-wx) | Hindi (Wx) |
in(hin-kagapa) | Hindi (KaGaPa, phonetic) |
in(san-kagapa) | Sanskrit (KaGaPa, phonetic) |
in(mar-kagapa) | Marathi (KaGaPa, phonetic) |
in(eng) | English (India, with rupee) |
in(iipa) | Indic IPA |
in(marathi) | Marathi (enhanced InScript) |
_ | |
ba | Bosnian |
ba(alternatequotes) | Bosnian (with guillemets) |
ba(unicode) | Bosnian (with Bosnian digraphs) |
ba(unicodeus) | Bosnian (US, with Bosnian digraphs) |
ba(us) | Bosnian (US) |
_ | |
br | Portuguese (Brazil) |
br(nodeadkeys) | Portuguese (Brazil, no dead keys) |
br(dvorak) | Portuguese (Brazil, Dvorak) |
br(nativo) | Portuguese (Brazil, Nativo) |
br(nativo-us) | Portuguese (Brazil, Nativo for US keyboards) |
br(nativo-epo) | Esperanto (Brazil, Nativo) |
br(thinkpad) | Portuguese (Brazil, IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad) |
_ | |
bg | Bulgarian |
bg(phonetic) | Bulgarian (traditional phonetic) |
bg(bas_phonetic) | Bulgarian (new phonetic) |
bg(bekl) | Bulgarian (enhanced) |
_ | |
dz | Berber (Algeria, Latin) |
dz(azerty-deadkeys) | Kabyle (AZERTY, with dead keys) |
dz(qwerty-gb-deadkeys) | Kabyle (QWERTY, UK, with dead keys) |
dz(qwerty-us-deadkeys) | Kabyle (QWERTY, US, with dead keys) |
dz(ber) | Berber (Algeria, Tifinagh) |
dz(ar) | Arabic (Algeria) |
_ | |
ma | Arabic (Morocco) |
ma(french) | French (Morocco) |
ma(tifinagh) | Berber (Morocco, Tifinagh) |
ma(tifinagh-alt) | Berber (Morocco, Tifinagh alt.) |
ma(tifinagh-alt-phonetic) | Berber (Morocco, Tifinagh phonetic, alt.) |
ma(tifinagh-extended) | Berber (Morocco, Tifinagh extended) |
ma(tifinagh-phonetic) | Berber (Morocco, Tifinagh phonetic) |
ma(tifinagh-extended-phonetic) | Berber (Morocco, Tifinagh extended phonetic) |
_ | |
cm | English (Cameroon) |
cm(french) | French (Cameroon) |
cm(qwerty) | Cameroon Multilingual (QWERTY, intl.) |
cm(azerty) | Cameroon (AZERTY, intl.) |
cm(dvorak) | Cameroon (Dvorak, intl.) |
cm(mmuock) | Mmuock |
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mm | Burmese |
mm(zawgyi) | Burmese Zawgyi |
_ | |
ca | French (Canada) |
ca(fr-dvorak) | French (Canada, Dvorak) |
ca(fr-legacy) | French (Canada, legacy) |
ca(multix) | Canadian (intl.) |
ca(multi) | Canadian (intl., 1st part) |
ca(multi-2gr) | Canadian (intl., 2nd part) |
ca(ike) | Inuktitut |
ca(eng) | English (Canada) |
_ | |
cd | French (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
_ | |
cn | Chinese |
cn(mon_trad) | Mongolian (Bichig) |
cn(mon_trad_todo) | Mongolian (Todo) |
cn(mon_trad_xibe) | Mongolian (Xibe) |
cn(mon_trad_manchu) | Mongolian (Manchu) |
cn(mon_trad_galik) | Mongolian (Galik) |
cn(mon_todo_galik) | Mongolian (Todo Galik) |
cn(mon_manchu_galik) | Mongolian (Manchu Galik) |
cn(tib) | Tibetan |
cn(tib_asciinum) | Tibetan (with ASCII numerals) |
cn(ug) | Uyghur |
cn(altgr-pinyin) | Hanyu Pinyin (with AltGr dead keys) |
_ | |
hr | Croatian |
hr(alternatequotes) | Croatian (with guillemets) |
hr(unicode) | Croatian (with Croatian digraphs) |
hr(unicodeus) | Croatian (US, with Croatian digraphs) |
hr(us) | Croatian (US) |
_ | |
cz | Czech |
cz(bksl) | Czech (with < > key) |
cz(qwerty) | Czech (QWERTY) |
cz(qwerty_bksl) | Czech (QWERTY, extended backslash) |
cz(qwerty-mac) | Czech (QWERTY, Macintosh) |
cz(ucw) | Czech (UCW, only accented letters) |
cz(dvorak-ucw) | Czech (US, Dvorak, UCW support) |
cz(rus) | Russian (Czech, phonetic) |
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dk | Danish |
dk(nodeadkeys) | Danish (no dead keys) |
dk(winkeys) | Danish (Windows) |
dk(mac) | Danish (Macintosh) |
dk(mac_nodeadkeys) | Danish (Macintosh, no dead keys) |
dk(dvorak) | Danish (Dvorak) |
_ | |
nl | Dutch |
nl(us) | Dutch (US) |
nl(mac) | Dutch (Macintosh) |
nl(std) | Dutch (standard) |
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bt | Dzongkha |
_ | |
ee | Estonian |
ee(nodeadkeys) | Estonian (no dead keys) |
ee(dvorak) | Estonian (Dvorak) |
ee(us) | Estonian (US) |
_ | |
ir | Persian |
ir(pes_keypad) | Persian (with Persian keypad) |
ir(ku) | Kurdish (Iran, Latin Q) |
ir(ku_f) | Kurdish (Iran, F) |
ir(ku_alt) | Kurdish (Iran, Latin Alt-Q) |
ir(ku_ara) | Kurdish (Iran, Arabic-Latin) |
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iq | Iraqi |
iq(ku) | Kurdish (Iraq, Latin Q) |
iq(ku_f) | Kurdish (Iraq, F) |
iq(ku_alt) | Kurdish (Iraq, Latin Alt-Q) |
iq(ku_ara) | Kurdish (Iraq, Arabic-Latin) |
_ | |
fo | Faroese |
fo(nodeadkeys) | Faroese (no dead keys) |
_ | |
fi | Finnish |
fi(winkeys) | Finnish (Windows) |
fi(classic) | Finnish (classic) |
fi(nodeadkeys) | Finnish (classic, no dead keys) |
fi(smi) | Northern Saami (Finland) |
fi(mac) | Finnish (Macintosh) |
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fr | French |
fr(nodeadkeys) | French (no dead keys) |
fr(oss) | French (alt.) |
fr(oss_latin9) | French (alt., Latin-9 only) |
fr(oss_nodeadkeys) | French (alt., no dead keys) |
fr(latin9) | French (legacy, alt.) |
fr(latin9_nodeadkeys) | French (legacy, alt., no dead keys) |
fr(bepo) | French (BEPO) |
fr(bepo_latin9) | French (BEPO, Latin-9 only) |
fr(bepo_afnor) | French (BEPO, AFNOR) |
fr(dvorak) | French (Dvorak) |
fr(mac) | French (Macintosh) |
fr(azerty) | French (AZERTY) |
fr(afnor) | French (AZERTY, AFNOR) |
fr(bre) | French (Breton) |
fr(oci) | Occitan |
fr(geo) | Georgian (France, AZERTY Tskapo) |
fr(us) | French (US) |
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gh | English (Ghana) |
gh(generic) | English (Ghana, multilingual) |
gh(akan) | Akan |
gh(ewe) | Ewe |
gh(fula) | Fula |
gh(ga) | Ga |
gh(hausa) | Hausa (Ghana) |
gh(avn) | Avatime |
gh(gillbt) | English (Ghana, GILLBT) |
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gn | N’Ko (AZERTY) |
_ | |
ge | Georgian |
ge(ergonomic) | Georgian (ergonomic) |
ge(mess) | Georgian (MESS) |
ge(ru) | Russian (Georgia) |
ge(os) | Ossetian (Georgia) |
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de | German |
de(deadacute) | German (dead acute) |
de(deadgraveacute) | German (dead grave acute) |
de(nodeadkeys) | German (no dead keys) |
de(e1) | German (E1) |
de(e2) | German (E2) |
de(T3) | German (T3) |
de(us) | German (US) |
de(ro) | Romanian (Germany) |
de(ro_nodeadkeys) | Romanian (Germany, no dead keys) |
de(dvorak) | German (Dvorak) |
de(neo) | German (Neo 2) |
de(mac) | German (Macintosh) |
de(mac_nodeadkeys) | German (Macintosh, no dead keys) |
de(dsb) | Lower Sorbian |
de(dsb_qwertz) | Lower Sorbian (QWERTZ) |
de(qwerty) | German (QWERTY) |
de(tr) | Turkish (Germany) |
de(ru) | Russian (Germany, phonetic) |
de(deadtilde) | German (dead tilde) |
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gr | Greek |
gr(simple) | Greek (simple) |
gr(extended) | Greek (extended) |
gr(nodeadkeys) | Greek (no dead keys) |
gr(polytonic) | Greek (polytonic) |
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hu | Hungarian |
hu(standard) | Hungarian (standard) |
hu(nodeadkeys) | Hungarian (no dead keys) |
hu(qwerty) | Hungarian (QWERTY) |
hu(101_qwertz_comma_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 101-key, comma, dead keys) |
hu(101_qwertz_comma_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 101-key, comma, no dead keys) |
hu(101_qwertz_dot_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 101-key, dot, dead keys) |
hu(101_qwertz_dot_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 101-key, dot, no dead keys) |
hu(101_qwerty_comma_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 101-key, comma, dead keys) |
hu(101_qwerty_comma_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 101-key, comma, no dead keys) |
hu(101_qwerty_dot_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 101-key, dot, dead keys) |
hu(101_qwerty_dot_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 101-key, dot, no dead keys) |
hu(102_qwertz_comma_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 102-key, comma, dead keys) |
hu(102_qwertz_comma_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 102-key, comma, no dead keys) |
hu(102_qwertz_dot_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 102-key, dot, dead keys) |
hu(102_qwertz_dot_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTZ, 102-key, dot, no dead keys) |
hu(102_qwerty_comma_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 102-key, comma, dead keys) |
hu(102_qwerty_comma_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 102-key, comma, no dead keys) |
hu(102_qwerty_dot_dead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 102-key, dot, dead keys) |
hu(102_qwerty_dot_nodead) | Hungarian (QWERTY, 102-key, dot, no dead keys) |
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is | Icelandic |
is(mac_legacy) | Icelandic (Macintosh, legacy) |
is(mac) | Icelandic (Macintosh) |
is(dvorak) | Icelandic (Dvorak) |
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il | Hebrew |
il(lyx) | Hebrew (lyx) |
il(phonetic) | Hebrew (phonetic) |
il(biblical) | Hebrew (Biblical, Tiro) |
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it | Italian |
it(nodeadkeys) | Italian (no dead keys) |
it(winkeys) | Italian (Windows) |
it(mac) | Italian (Macintosh) |
it(us) | Italian (US) |
it(geo) | Georgian (Italy) |
it(ibm) | Italian (IBM 142) |
it(intl) | Italian (intl., with dead keys) |
it(scn) | Sicilian |
it(fur) | Friulian (Italy) |
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jp | Japanese |
jp(kana) | Japanese (Kana) |
jp(kana86) | Japanese (Kana 86) |
jp(OADG109A) | Japanese (OADG 109A) |
jp(mac) | Japanese (Macintosh) |
jp(dvorak) | Japanese (Dvorak) |
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kg | Kyrgyz |
kg(phonetic) | Kyrgyz (phonetic) |
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kh | Khmer (Cambodia) |
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kz | Kazakh |
kz(ruskaz) | Russian (Kazakhstan, with Kazakh) |
kz(kazrus) | Kazakh (with Russian) |
kz(ext) | Kazakh (extended) |
kz(latin) | Kazakh (Latin) |
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la | Lao |
la(stea) | Lao (STEA) |
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latam | Spanish (Latin American) |
latam(nodeadkeys) | Spanish (Latin American, no dead keys) |
latam(deadtilde) | Spanish (Latin American, dead tilde) |
latam(dvorak) | Spanish (Latin American, Dvorak) |
latam(colemak) | Spanish (Latin American, Colemak) |
latam(colemak-gaming) | Spanish (Latin American, Colemak for gaming) |
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lt | Lithuanian |
lt(std) | Lithuanian (standard) |
lt(us) | Lithuanian (US) |
lt(ibm) | Lithuanian (IBM LST 1205-92) |
lt(lekp) | Lithuanian (LEKP) |
lt(lekpa) | Lithuanian (LEKPa) |
lt(sgs) | Samogitian |
lt(ratise) | Lithuanian (Ratise) |
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lv | Latvian |
lv(apostrophe) | Latvian (apostrophe) |
lv(tilde) | Latvian (tilde) |
lv(fkey) | Latvian (F) |
lv(modern) | Latvian (modern) |
lv(ergonomic) | Latvian (ergonomic, ŪGJRMV) |
lv(adapted) | Latvian (adapted) |
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mao | Maori |
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me | Montenegrin |
me(cyrillic) | Montenegrin (Cyrillic) |
me(cyrillicyz) | Montenegrin (Cyrillic, ZE and ZHE swapped) |
me(latinunicode) | Montenegrin (Latin, Unicode) |
me(latinyz) | Montenegrin (Latin, QWERTY) |
me(latinunicodeyz) | Montenegrin (Latin, Unicode, QWERTY) |
me(cyrillicalternatequotes) | Montenegrin (Cyrillic, with guillemets) |
me(latinalternatequotes) | Montenegrin (Latin, with guillemets) |
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mk | Macedonian |
mk(nodeadkeys) | Macedonian (no dead keys) |
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mt | Maltese |
mt(us) | Maltese (US) |
mt(alt-us) | Maltese (US, with AltGr overrides) |
mt(alt-gb) | Maltese (UK, with AltGr overrides) |
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mn | Mongolian |
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no | Norwegian |
no(nodeadkeys) | Norwegian (no dead keys) |
no(winkeys) | Norwegian (Windows) |
no(dvorak) | Norwegian (Dvorak) |
no(smi) | Northern Saami (Norway) |
no(smi_nodeadkeys) | Northern Saami (Norway, no dead keys) |
no(mac) | Norwegian (Macintosh) |
no(mac_nodeadkeys) | Norwegian (Macintosh, no dead keys) |
no(colemak) | Norwegian (Colemak) |
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pl | Polish |
pl(legacy) | Polish (legacy) |
pl(qwertz) | Polish (QWERTZ) |
pl(dvorak) | Polish (Dvorak) |
pl(dvorak_quotes) | Polish (Dvorak, with Polish quotes on quotemark key) |
pl(dvorak_altquotes) | Polish (Dvorak, with Polish quotes on key 1) |
pl(csb) | Kashubian |
pl(szl) | Silesian |
pl(ru_phonetic_dvorak) | Russian (Poland, phonetic Dvorak) |
pl(dvp) | Polish (programmer Dvorak) |
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pt | Portuguese |
pt(nodeadkeys) | Portuguese (no dead keys) |
pt(mac) | Portuguese (Macintosh) |
pt(mac_nodeadkeys) | Portuguese (Macintosh, no dead keys) |
pt(nativo) | Portuguese (Nativo) |
pt(nativo-us) | Portuguese (Nativo for US keyboards) |
pt(nativo-epo) | Esperanto (Portugal, Nativo) |
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ro | Romanian |
ro(std) | Romanian (standard) |
ro(winkeys) | Romanian (Windows) |
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ru | Russian |
ru(phonetic) | Russian (phonetic) |
ru(phonetic_winkeys) | Russian (phonetic, Windows) |
ru(phonetic_YAZHERTY) | Russian (phonetic, YAZHERTY) |
ru(typewriter) | Russian (typewriter) |
ru(legacy) | Russian (legacy) |
ru(typewriter-legacy) | Russian (typewriter, legacy) |
ru(tt) | Tatar |
ru(os_legacy) | Ossetian (legacy) |
ru(os_winkeys) | Ossetian (Windows) |
ru(cv) | Chuvash |
ru(cv_latin) | Chuvash (Latin) |
ru(udm) | Udmurt |
ru(kom) | Komi |
ru(sah) | Yakut |
ru(xal) | Kalmyk |
ru(dos) | Russian (DOS) |
ru(mac) | Russian (Macintosh) |
ru(srp) | Serbian (Russia) |
ru(bak) | Bashkirian |
ru(chm) | Mari |
ru(phonetic_azerty) | Russian (phonetic, AZERTY) |
ru(phonetic_dvorak) | Russian (phonetic, Dvorak) |
ru(phonetic_fr) | Russian (phonetic, French) |
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rs | Serbian |
rs(yz) | Serbian (Cyrillic, ZE and ZHE swapped) |
rs(latin) | Serbian (Latin) |
rs(latinunicode) | Serbian (Latin, Unicode) |
rs(latinyz) | Serbian (Latin, QWERTY) |
rs(latinunicodeyz) | Serbian (Latin, Unicode, QWERTY) |
rs(alternatequotes) | Serbian (Cyrillic, with guillemets) |
rs(latinalternatequotes) | Serbian (Latin, with guillemets) |
rs(rue) | Pannonian Rusyn |
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si | Slovenian |
si(alternatequotes) | Slovenian (with guillemets) |
si(us) | Slovenian (US) |
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sk | Slovak |
sk(bksl) | Slovak (extended backslash) |
sk(qwerty) | Slovak (QWERTY) |
sk(qwerty_bksl) | Slovak (QWERTY, extended backslash) |
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es | Spanish |
es(nodeadkeys) | Spanish (no dead keys) |
es(winkeys) | Spanish (Windows) |
es(deadtilde) | Spanish (dead tilde) |
es(dvorak) | Spanish (Dvorak) |
es(ast) | Asturian (Spain, with bottom-dot H and L) |
es(cat) | Catalan (Spain, with middle-dot L) |
es(mac) | Spanish (Macintosh) |
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se | Swedish |
se(nodeadkeys) | Swedish (no dead keys) |
se(dvorak) | Swedish (Dvorak) |
se(rus) | Russian (Sweden, phonetic) |
se(rus_nodeadkeys) | Russian (Sweden, phonetic, no dead keys) |
se(smi) | Northern Saami (Sweden) |
se(mac) | Swedish (Macintosh) |
se(svdvorak) | Swedish (Svdvorak) |
se(us_dvorak) | Swedish (Dvorak, intl.) |
se(us) | Swedish (US) |
se(swl) | Swedish Sign Language |
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ch | German (Switzerland) |
ch(legacy) | German (Switzerland, legacy) |
ch(de_nodeadkeys) | German (Switzerland, no dead keys) |
ch(fr) | French (Switzerland) |
ch(fr_nodeadkeys) | French (Switzerland, no dead keys) |
ch(fr_mac) | French (Switzerland, Macintosh) |
ch(de_mac) | German (Switzerland, Macintosh) |
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sy | Arabic (Syria) |
sy(syc) | Syriac |
sy(syc_phonetic) | Syriac (phonetic) |
sy(ku) | Kurdish (Syria, Latin Q) |
sy(ku_f) | Kurdish (Syria, F) |
sy(ku_alt) | Kurdish (Syria, Latin Alt-Q) |
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tj | Tajik |
tj(legacy) | Tajik (legacy) |
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lk | Sinhala (phonetic) |
lk(tam_unicode) | Tamil (Sri Lanka, TamilNet ’99) |
lk(tam_TAB) | Tamil (Sri Lanka, TamilNet ’99, TAB encoding) |
lk(us) | Sinhala (US) |
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th | Thai |
th(tis) | Thai (TIS-820.2538) |
th(pat) | Thai (Pattachote) |
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tr | Turkish |
tr(f) | Turkish (F) |
tr(alt) | Turkish (Alt-Q) |
tr(ku) | Kurdish (Turkey, Latin Q) |
tr(ku_f) | Kurdish (Turkey, F) |
tr(ku_alt) | Kurdish (Turkey, Latin Alt-Q) |
tr(intl) | Turkish (intl., with dead keys) |
tr(crh) | Crimean Tatar (Turkish Q) |
tr(crh_f) | Crimean Tatar (Turkish F) |
tr(crh_alt) | Crimean Tatar (Turkish Alt-Q) |
tr(ot) | Ottoman |
tr(otf) | Ottoman (F) |
tr(otk) | Old Turkic |
tr(otkf) | Old Turkic (F) |
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tw | Taiwanese |
tw(indigenous) | Taiwanese (indigenous) |
tw(saisiyat) | Saisiyat (Taiwan) |
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ua | Ukrainian |
ua(phonetic) | Ukrainian (phonetic) |
ua(typewriter) | Ukrainian (typewriter) |
ua(winkeys) | Ukrainian (Windows) |
ua(legacy) | Ukrainian (legacy) |
ua(rstu) | Ukrainian (standard RSTU) |
ua(rstu_ru) | Russian (Ukraine, standard RSTU) |
ua(homophonic) | Ukrainian (homophonic) |
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gb | English (UK) |
gb(extd) | English (UK, extended, Windows) |
gb(intl) | English (UK, intl., with dead keys) |
gb(dvorak) | English (UK, Dvorak) |
gb(dvorakukp) | English (UK, Dvorak, with UK punctuation) |
gb(mac) | English (UK, Macintosh) |
gb(mac_intl) | English (UK, Macintosh, intl.) |
gb(colemak) | English (UK, Colemak) |
gb(colemak_dh) | English (UK, Colemak-DH) |
gb(pl) | Polish (British keyboard) |
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uz | Uzbek |
uz(latin) | Uzbek (Latin) |
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vn | Vietnamese |
vn(us) | Vietnamese (US) |
vn(fr) | Vietnamese (French) |
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kr | Korean |
kr(kr104) | Korean (101/104-key compatible) |
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nec_vndr/jp | Japanese (PC-98) |
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ie | Irish |
ie(CloGaelach) | CloGaelach |
ie(UnicodeExpert) | Irish (UnicodeExpert) |
ie(ogam) | Ogham |
ie(ogam_is434) | Ogham (IS434) |
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pk | Urdu (Pakistan) |
pk(urd-crulp) | Urdu (Pakistan, CRULP) |
pk(urd-nla) | Urdu (Pakistan, NLA) |
pk(ara) | Arabic (Pakistan) |
pk(snd) | Sindhi |
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mv | Dhivehi |
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za | English (South Africa) |
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epo | Esperanto |
epo(legacy) | Esperanto (legacy) |
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np | Nepali |
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ng | English (Nigeria) |
ng(igbo) | Igbo |
ng(yoruba) | Yoruba |
ng(hausa) | Hausa (Nigeria) |
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et | Amharic |
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sn | Wolof |
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brai | Braille |
brai(left_hand) | Braille (left-handed) |
brai(left_hand_invert) | Braille (left-handed inverted thumb) |
brai(right_hand) | Braille (right-handed) |
brai(right_hand_invert) | Braille (right-handed inverted thumb) |
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tm | Turkmen |
tm(alt) | Turkmen (Alt-Q) |
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ml | Bambara |
ml(fr-oss) | French (Mali, alt.) |
ml(us-mac) | English (Mali, US, Macintosh) |
ml(us-intl) | English (Mali, US, intl.) |
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tz | Swahili (Tanzania) |
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tg | French (Togo) |
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ke | Swahili (Kenya) |
ke(kik) | Kikuyu |
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bw | Tswana |
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ph | Filipino |
ph(qwerty-bay) | Filipino (QWERTY, Baybayin) |
ph(capewell-dvorak) | Filipino (Capewell-Dvorak, Latin) |
ph(capewell-dvorak-bay) | Filipino (Capewell-Dvorak, Baybayin) |
ph(capewell-qwerf2k6) | Filipino (Capewell-QWERF 2006, Latin) |
ph(capewell-qwerf2k6-bay) | Filipino (Capewell-QWERF 2006, Baybayin) |
ph(colemak) | Filipino (Colemak, Latin) |
ph(colemak-bay) | Filipino (Colemak, Baybayin) |
ph(dvorak) | Filipino (Dvorak, Latin) |
ph(dvorak-bay) | Filipino (Dvorak, Baybayin) |
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md | Moldavian |
md(gag) | Moldavian (Gagauz) |
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id | Indonesian (Latin) |
id(phoneticx) | Indonesian (Arab Pegon, extended phonetic) |
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jv | Indonesian (Javanese) |
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my | Malay (Jawi, Arabic Keyboard) |
my(phonetic) | Malay (Jawi, phonetic) |
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custom | A user-defined custom Layout |
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OPTIONS
Switching to another layout
Option | Description |
grp:switch | Right Alt (while pressed) |
grp:lswitch | Left Alt (while pressed) |
grp:lwin_switch | Left Win (while pressed) |
grp:rwin_switch | Right Win (while pressed) |
grp:win_switch | Any Win (while pressed) |
grp:menu_switch | Menu (while pressed), Shift+Menu for Menu |
grp:caps_switch | Caps Lock (while pressed), Alt+Caps Lock for the original Caps Lock action |
grp:rctrl_switch | Right Ctrl (while pressed) |
grp:toggle | Right Alt |
grp:lalt_toggle | Left Alt |
grp:caps_toggle | Caps Lock |
grp:shift_caps_toggle | Shift+Caps Lock |
grp:shift_caps_switch | Caps Lock to first layout; Shift+Caps Lock to last layout |
grp:win_menu_switch | Left Win to first layout; Right Win/Menu to last layout |
grp:lctrl_rctrl_switch | Left Ctrl to first layout; Right Ctrl to last layout |
grp:alt_caps_toggle | Alt+Caps Lock |
grp:shifts_toggle | Both Shift together |
grp:alts_toggle | Both Alt together |
grp:ctrls_toggle | Both Ctrl together |
grp:ctrl_shift_toggle | Ctrl+Shift |
grp:lctrl_lshift_toggle | Left Ctrl+Left Shift |
grp:rctrl_rshift_toggle | Right Ctrl+Right Shift |
grp:ctrl_alt_toggle | Alt+Ctrl |
grp:alt_shift_toggle | Alt+Shift |
grp:lalt_lshift_toggle | Left Alt+Left Shift |
grp:alt_space_toggle | Alt+Space |
grp:menu_toggle | Menu |
grp:lwin_toggle | Left Win |
grp:win_space_toggle | Win+Space |
grp:rwin_toggle | Right Win |
grp:lshift_toggle | Left Shift |
grp:rshift_toggle | Right Shift |
grp:lctrl_toggle | Left Ctrl |
grp:rctrl_toggle | Right Ctrl |
grp:sclk_toggle | Scroll Lock |
grp:lctrl_lwin_rctrl_menu | Left Ctrl+Left Win to first layout; Right Ctrl+Menu to second layout |
grp:lctrl_lwin_toggle | Left Ctrl+Left Win |
Key to choose the 2nd level
Option | Description |
lv2:lsgt_switch | The “< >” key |
Key to choose the 3rd level
Option | Description |
lv3:switch | Right Ctrl |
lv3:menu_switch | Menu |
lv3:win_switch | Any Win |
lv3:lwin_switch | Left Win |
lv3:rwin_switch | Right Win |
lv3:alt_switch | Any Alt |
lv3:lalt_switch | Left Alt |
lv3:ralt_switch | Right Alt |
lv3:ralt_switch_multikey | Right Alt; Shift+Right Alt as Compose |
lv3:ralt_alt | Right Alt never chooses 3rd level |
lv3:enter_switch | Enter on keypad |
lv3:caps_switch | Caps Lock |
lv3:bksl_switch | Backslash |
lv3:lsgt_switch | The “< >” key |
lv3:caps_switch_latch | Caps Lock; acts as onetime lock when pressed together with another 3rd-level chooser |
lv3:bksl_switch_latch | Backslash; acts as onetime lock when pressed together with another 3rd level chooser |
lv3:lsgt_switch_latch | The “< >” key; acts as onetime lock when pressed together with another 3rd level chooser |
Ctrl position
Option | Description |
ctrl:nocaps | Caps Lock as Ctrl |
ctrl:lctrl_meta | Left Ctrl as Meta |
ctrl:swapcaps | Swap Ctrl and Caps Lock |
ctrl:swapcaps_hyper | Caps Lock as Ctrl, Ctrl as Hyper |
ctrl:ac_ctrl | To the left of “A” |
ctrl:aa_ctrl | At the bottom left |
ctrl:rctrl_ralt | Right Ctrl as Right Alt |
ctrl:menu_rctrl | Menu as Right Ctrl |
ctrl:swap_lalt_lctl | Swap Left Alt with Left Ctrl |
ctrl:swap_lwin_lctl | Swap Left Win with Left Ctrl |
ctrl:swap_rwin_rctl | Swap Right Win with Right Ctrl |
ctrl:swap_lalt_lctl_lwin | Left Alt as Ctrl, Left Ctrl as Win, Left Win as Left Alt |
Use keyboard LED to show alternative layout
Option | Description |
grp_led:num | Num Lock |
grp_led:caps | Caps Lock |
grp_led:scroll | Scroll Lock |
Use keyboard LED to indicate modifiers
Option | Description |
mod_led:compose | Compose |
Layout of numeric keypad
Option | Description |
keypad:legacy | Legacy |
keypad:oss | Unicode arrows and math operators |
keypad:future | Unicode arrows and math operators on default level |
keypad:legacy_wang | Legacy Wang 724 |
keypad:oss_wang | Wang 724 keypad with Unicode arrows and math operators |
keypad:future_wang | Wang 724 keypad with Unicode arrows and math operators on default level |
keypad:hex | Hexadecimal |
keypad:atm | Phone and ATM style |
Numeric keypad Delete behavior
Option | Description |
kpdl:dot | Legacy key with dot |
kpdl:comma | Legacy key with comma |
kpdl:dotoss | Four-level key with dot |
kpdl:dotoss_latin9 | Four-level key with dot, Latin-9 only |
kpdl:commaoss | Four-level key with comma |
kpdl:momayyezoss | Four-level key with momayyez |
kpdl:kposs | Four-level key with abstract separators |
kpdl:semi | Semicolon on third level |
Caps Lock behavior
Option | Description |
caps:internal | Caps Lock uses internal capitalization; Shift “pauses” Caps Lock |
caps:internal_nocancel | Caps Lock uses internal capitalization; Shift does not affect Caps Lock |
caps:shift | Caps Lock acts as Shift with locking; Shift “pauses” Caps Lock |
caps:shift_nocancel | Caps Lock acts as Shift with locking; Shift does not affect Caps Lock |
caps:capslock | Caps Lock toggles normal capitalization of alphabetic characters |
caps:shiftlock | Caps Lock toggles Shift Lock (affects all keys) |
caps:swapescape | Swap Esc and Caps Lock |
caps:escape | Make Caps Lock an additional Esc |
caps:escape_shifted_capslock | Make Caps Lock an additional Esc, but Shift + Caps Lock is the regular Caps Lock |
caps:backspace | Make Caps Lock an additional Backspace |
caps:super | Make Caps Lock an additional Super |
caps:hyper | Make Caps Lock an additional Hyper |
caps:menu | Make Caps Lock an additional Menu key |
caps:numlock | Make Caps Lock an additional Num Lock |
caps:ctrl_modifier | Make Caps Lock an additional Ctrl |
caps:none | Caps Lock is disabled |
Alt and Win behavior
Option | Description |
altwin:menu | Add the standard behavior to Menu key |
altwin:menu_win | Menu is mapped to Win |
altwin:meta_alt | Alt and Meta are on Alt |
altwin:alt_win | Alt is mapped to Win and the usual Alt |
altwin:ctrl_win | Ctrl is mapped to Win and the usual Ctrl |
altwin:ctrl_rwin | Ctrl is mapped to Right Win and the usual Ctrl |
altwin:ctrl_alt_win | Ctrl is mapped to Alt, Alt to Win |
altwin:meta_win | Meta is mapped to Win |
altwin:left_meta_win | Meta is mapped to Left Win |
altwin:hyper_win | Hyper is mapped to Win |
altwin:alt_super_win | Alt is mapped to Right Win, Super to Menu |
altwin:swap_lalt_lwin | Left Alt is swapped with Left Win |
altwin:swap_alt_win | Alt is swapped with Win |
altwin:prtsc_rwin | Win is mapped to PrtSc and the usual Win |
Position of Compose key
Option | Description |
compose:ralt | Right Alt |
compose:lwin | Left Win |
compose:lwin-altgr | 3rd level of Left Win |
compose:rwin | Right Win |
compose:rwin-altgr | 3rd level of Right Win |
compose:menu | Menu |
compose:menu-altgr | 3rd level of Menu |
compose:lctrl | Left Ctrl |
compose:lctrl-altgr | 3rd level of Left Ctrl |
compose:rctrl | Right Ctrl |
compose:rctrl-altgr | 3rd level of Right Ctrl |
compose:caps | Caps Lock |
compose:caps-altgr | 3rd level of Caps Lock |
compose:102 | The “< >” key |
compose:102-altgr | 3rd level of the “< >” key |
compose:paus | Pause |
compose:prsc | PrtSc |
compose:sclk | Scroll Lock |
Compatibility options
Option | Description |
numpad:pc | Default numeric keypad keys |
numpad:mac | Numeric keypad always enters digits (as in macOS) |
numpad:microsoft | Num Lock on: digits; Shift for arrows. Num Lock off: arrows (as in Windows) |
numpad:shift3 | Shift does not cancel Num Lock, chooses 3rd level instead |
srvrkeys:none | Special keys (Ctrl+Alt+<key>) handled in a server |
apple:alupckeys | Apple Aluminium emulates Pause, PrtSc, Scroll Lock |
shift:breaks_caps | Shift cancels Caps Lock |
misc:typo | Enable extra typographic characters |
misc:apl | Enable APL overlay characters |
shift:both_capslock | Both Shift together enable Caps Lock |
shift:both_capslock_cancel | Both Shift together enable Caps Lock; one Shift key disables it |
shift:both_shiftlock | Both Shift together enable Shift Lock |
keypad:pointerkeys | Shift + Num Lock enables PointerKeys |
grab:break_actions | Allow breaking grabs with keyboard actions (warning: security risk) |
grab:debug | Allow grab and window tree logging |
Currency signs
Option | Description |
eurosign:e | Euro on E |
eurosign:2 | Euro on 2 |
eurosign:4 | Euro on 4 |
eurosign:5 | Euro on 5 |
rupeesign:4 | Rupee on 4 |
Key to choose 5th level
Option | Description |
lv5:lsgt_switch | The “< >” key chooses 5th level |
lv5:ralt_switch | Right Alt chooses 5th level |
lv5:menu_switch | Menu chooses 5th level |
lv5:lsgt_switch_lock | The “< >” key chooses 5th level and acts as a one-time lock if pressed with another 5th level chooser |
lv5:ralt_switch_lock | Right Alt chooses 5th level and acts as a one-time lock if pressed with another 5th level chooser |
lv5:lwin_switch_lock | Left Win chooses 5th level and acts as a one-time lock if pressed with another 5th level chooser |
lv5:rwin_switch_lock | Right Win chooses 5th level and acts as a one-time lock if pressed with another 5th level chooser |
Non-breaking space input
Option | Description |
nbsp:none | Usual space at any level |
nbsp:level2 | Non-breaking space at the 2nd level |
nbsp:level3 | Non-breaking space at the 3rd level |
nbsp:level3s | Non-breaking space at the 3rd level, nothing at the 4th level |
nbsp:level3n | Non-breaking space at the 3rd level, thin non-breaking space at the 4th level |
nbsp:level4 | Non-breaking space at the 4th level |
nbsp:level4n | Non-breaking space at the 4th level, thin non-breaking space at the 6th level |
nbsp:level4nl | Non-breaking space at the 4th level, thin non-breaking space at the 6th level (via Ctrl+Shift) |
nbsp:zwnj2 | Zero-width non-joiner at the 2nd level |
nbsp:zwnj2zwj3 | Zero-width non-joiner at the 2nd level, zero-width joiner at the 3rd level |
nbsp:zwnj2zwj3nb4 | Zero-width non-joiner at the 2nd level, zero-width joiner at the 3rd level, non-breaking space at the 4th level |
nbsp:zwnj2nb3 | Zero-width non-joiner at the 2nd level, non-breaking space at the 3rd level |
nbsp:zwnj2nb3s | Zero-width non-joiner at the 2nd level, non-breaking space at the 3rd level, nothing at the 4th level |
nbsp:zwnj2nb3zwj4 | Zero-width non-joiner at the 2nd level, non-breaking space at the 3rd level, zero-width joiner at the 4th level |
nbsp:zwnj2nb3nnb4 | Zero-width non-joiner at the 2nd level, non-breaking space at the 3rd level, thin non-breaking space at the 4th level |
nbsp:zwnj3zwj4 | Zero-width non-joiner at the 3rd level, zero-width joiner at the 4th level |
Japanese keyboard options
Option | Description |
japan:kana_lock | Kana Lock key is locking |
japan:nicola_f_bs | NICOLA-F style Backspace |
japan:hztg_escape | Make Zenkaku Hankaku an additional Esc |
Korean Hangul/Hanja keys
Option | Description |
korean:ralt_hangul | Make right Alt a Hangul key |
korean:rctrl_hangul | Make right Ctrl a Hangul key |
korean:ralt_hanja | Make right Alt a Hanja key |
korean:rctrl_hanja | Make right Ctrl a Hanja key |
Esperanto letters with superscripts
Option | Description |
esperanto:qwerty | At the corresponding key in a QWERTY layout |
esperanto:dvorak | At the corresponding key in a Dvorak layout |
esperanto:colemak | At the corresponding key in a Colemak layout |
Old Solaris keycodes compatibility
Option | Description |
solaris:sun_compat | Sun key compatibility |
Key sequence to kill the X server
Option | Description |
terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp | Ctrl+Alt+Backspace |
FILES
/usr/share/X11/xkb/compat
/usr/share/X11/xkb/compiled
/usr/share/X11/xkb/geometry
/usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes
/usr/share/X11/xkb/keymap
/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules
/usr/share/X11/xkb/semantics
/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
/usr/share/X11/xkb/types
SEE ALSO
setxkbmap(1)