Keyboard Scan Codes

Inquisit records the Scan Code of the subject’s response in the response column of the data file. Each key on the keyboard has a single, unique scan code, given in the table below.

Scancode Keyboard Key
1 ESC
2 1
3 2
4 3
5 4
6 5
7 6
8 7
9 8
10 9
11 0
12 -
13 =
14 bs
15 Tab
16 Q
17 W
18 E
19 R
20 T
21 Y
22 U
23 I
24 O
25 P
26 [
27 ]
28 Enter
29 CTRL
30 A
31 S
32 D
33 F
34 G
35 H
36 J
37 K
38 L
39 ;
40 '
41 `
42 LShift
43 \
44 Z
45 X
46 C
47 V
48 B
49 N
50 M
51 ,
52 .
53 /
54 RShift
55 PrtSc
56 Alt
57 Space
58 Caps
59 F1
60 F2
61 F3
62 F4
63 F5
64 F6
65 F7
66 F8
67 F9
68 F10
69 Num
70 Scroll
71 Home
72 Up
73 PgUp
74 -
75 Left
76 Center
77 Right
78 +
79 End
80 Down
81 PgDn
82 Ins
83 Del