Num Lock

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LED

Num Lock or Numeric Lock () is a key on the

LED
built into the keyboard.

The Num Lock key exists because earlier 84-key

key combination.[1]

Since

Clear key but not all Apple manufactured keyboards will be provided with it.[2]

Numeric keypad
Keys affected by Num Lock
Key on
Numeric Keypad
Num Lock On Num Lock Off
1 1 End
2 2 Down Arrow
3 3
Page Down
4 4 Left Arrow
5 5 does nothing (usually)[3]
6 6 Right Arrow
7 7 Home
8 8 Up Arrow
9 9
Page Up
0 0 (zero or comma) Insert
. . (dot) or, (comma) Delete
Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PrtScn/
SysRq
Scroll
Lock
Pause/
Break
TildeExclamation markAt signNumber signDollar signPercent signCaretAmpersandAsteriskParenthesisParenthesisUnderscorePlus signBackspaceBacktick1 (number)2 (number)3 (number)4 (number)5 (number)6 (number)7 (number)8 (number)9 (number)0Hyphen-minusEquals signBackspaceTab keyQWERTYUIOPCurly bracketCurly bracketVertical barTab keyQWERTYUIOPSquare bracketSquare bracketBackslashCaps lockASDFGHJKLColon (punctuation)Quotation markEnter keyCaps lockASDFGHJKLSemicolonApostropheEnter keyShift keyZXCVBNMBracketBracketQuestion markShift keyShift keyZXCVBNMComma (punctuation)Full stopSlash (punctuation)Shift keyControl keyWindows keyAlt keySpace barAlt keyWindows keyMenu keyControl key
Insert Home PgUp
Num
Lock
Delete End PgDn 7 8 9
+
4 5 6
1 2 3 Enter
   0
   Ins
 . 
Del

References

  1. ^ "Press Fn+F8, F7, or Insert to enable/disable numlock". Lenovo Support. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  2. ^ "Use your Apple Keyboard in Windows with Boot Camp". Apple Support. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ^ "keyboard - Has the '5' key on the numeric keypad ever had an alternate function in hardware?". Super User. Retrieved 2022-01-16.