Knowledge (XXG)

Numeric keypad

Source ๐Ÿ“

1111: 145: 32: 549: 129: 137: 491:
To maintain their compact size, most laptops do not include a numeric keypad on their keyboard (though they can sometimes be found on larger models); even some desktop keyboards designed for compactness omit a numpad. To compensate, most such keyboards include
912: 582:, the numeric keypad can allow for diagonal movement. For keyboards without a numeric keypad, some games provide alternative movement keys, such as classic 269:
Sometimes it is necessary to distinguish between a key on the numpad and an equivalent key elsewhere on the keyboard. For example, depending on the
1437: 951: 1218: 1216: 529: 1180: 972: 875: 848: 115: 49: 702: 96: 53: 1115: 68: 1798: 1181: 1168: 1167: 1526: 1430: 1206: 75: 1154: 1153: 1611: 1289: 1246: 345: 339: 1155: 42: 1227: 1225: 1139: 1119: 250:
often lack a number pad, many companies sell separate numpads that can be connected to a device by means such as
82: 1221: 533: 1220: 1140: 1124: 1123: 1118: 1117: 1194: 1223: 1137: 1136: 1135: 1134: 1133: 1132: 1125: 64: 1793: 1423: 1219: 1217: 1207: 1131: 965: 618: 468:
for special symbols; for example, the degree symbol, ยฐ, can be typed on these computers with the sequence
222: 1195: 1193: 1182: 1169: 1130: 1129: 1226: 1141: 1127: 1126: 1121: 584: 1208: 1196: 621:
feature where mouse navigation can be done using the numeric keypad, with the other keys adapted to be
140:
Numeric keypad, as a separate unit. For use with a shorter keyboard or laptop which omits the numberpad
1183: 1170: 1536: 1224: 1122: 1222: 1205: 1204: 450:, financial/accounting programs, and calculators. Input in this style is similar to a calculator or 1757: 1689: 1446: 1262: 1128: 668: 664: 1156: 1142: 1116: 1762: 1401: 958: 947: 871: 865: 844: 815: 634: 604: 461: 458: 278: 175: 19:
This article is about the numeric keypad on computer keyboards. For other number keypads, see
1772: 1120: 611: 556: 517: 516:
Ten key speed is measured in Keystrokes per Hour (KPH). The minimum required speed for many
416: 89: 1767: 1652: 1514: 1499: 943: 717: 537: 1114: 1715: 1557: 1063: 451: 214: 446:
Numeric keypads are useful for entering long sequences of numbers quickly, such as in
1787: 639: 571: 553: 412: 230: 1710: 1705: 1473: 1058: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 622: 144: 1215: 1214: 1213: 1212: 1211: 1203: 1202: 1201: 1200: 1199: 520:
is around 9000 KPH with good accuracy. A speed of 12,000 is considered excellent.
1210: 1198: 1192: 1191: 1190: 1189: 1188: 1187: 1186: 1179: 1178: 1177: 1176: 1175: 1174: 1173: 1166: 1165: 1164: 1163: 1162: 1161: 1160: 1159: 1152: 1151: 1150: 1149: 1148: 1147: 1146: 1145: 838: 1752: 1575: 1522: 1518: 1510: 1481: 1463: 1209: 1197: 1185: 1172: 1158: 1144: 1138: 1068: 810: 600: 447: 206: 31: 1184: 1171: 1157: 1143: 1669: 1664: 1606: 1495: 1406: 1393: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1341: 1279: 1272: 1236: 615: 596: 408: 360: 179: 152: 599:
keys for navigation in computer gaming. This can be an attractive option for
1747: 1736: 1720: 1679: 1659: 1647: 1585: 1505: 1486: 1363: 1309: 1080: 1075: 908: 589: 579: 575: 376: 363: 242: 148: 254:; some of these may include keys not found on a standard numpad, such as a 1631: 1616: 1580: 1567: 1531: 1455: 1267: 1253: 1241: 465: 333: 299:
Numeric keypads usually operate in two modes. When Num Lock is off, keys
270: 255: 235: 198: 1742: 1674: 1626: 1621: 1491: 1284: 985: 351: 1590: 1541: 920: 896: 689: 644: 559: 284:
key. In such cases, the numpad-specific key may be indicated as e.g.
247: 20: 891: 548: 547: 143: 136: 135: 128: 127: 1415: 1419: 864:
Stroman, James; Wilson, Kevin; Wauson, Jennifer (2011-09-01).
315:
act like arrow/navigation keys up, right, down, and left; and
251: 25: 370:
key, the numeric keypad always produces only numbers; the
174:, is the palm-sized, usually-17-key section of a standard 1388: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1109: 837:
Pasewark, William Robert; Knowlton, Todd (1995-01-01).
383:
The arrangement of digits on numeric keypads with the
359:
is on, digit keys produce the corresponding digit. On
595:
The numeric keypad can also be an alternative to the
277:
key may produce different results than pressing the
1729: 1698: 1640: 1599: 1566: 1550: 1472: 1454: 867:
Administrative Assistant's and Secretary's Handbook
706: 574:where the player must control a character, such as 56:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 684:key above the letter keys and to the right of the 246:keys. As smaller keyboards such as those found on 1113: 570:Numeric keypads are also used for playing some 870:. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. p. 224. 667:makes specific use of numpad keys for several 1431: 966: 415:. It is notably different from the layout of 8: 1438: 1424: 1416: 973: 959: 496:integrated into a function key (typically 116:Learn how and when to remove this message 685: 681: 505: 501: 497: 493: 485: 481: 477: 473: 469: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 404: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 375: 371: 367: 356: 350: 344: 338: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 304: 300: 293: 289: 285: 281: 274: 263: 259: 240: 234: 226: 218: 210: 202: 194: 190: 186: 182:-style efficiency for entering numbers. 178:, usually on the far right. It provides 132:Numeric keypad, integrated with keyboard 938: 802: 656: 530:systems for input of Chinese characters 1108: 941: 544:Computer games and mousing alternative 508:to produce their numpad counterpart. 7: 917:Microsoft/ReferenceSource repository 811:"What Is a Ten Key? (with pictures)" 54:adding citations to reliable sources 840:Ten-Key Skill Builder for Computers 528:The numeric keypad is used by some 296:, or likewise to remove ambiguity. 14: 843:. South-Western Educational Pub. 151:numeric keypad, working also as 30: 913:"mscorlib/system/consolekey.cs" 41:needs additional citations for 273:in use, pressing the numpad's 1: 603:people who prefer to use the 185:The numpad's keys are digits 417:telephone Touch-Tone keypads 16:Section of computer keyboard 504:) and then press keys like 457:A numpad is also useful on 1815: 1096: 18: 1386: 1362: 1308: 1250: 1233: 1104: 1100: 562:keyboard layout with the 721: 534:CKC Chinese Input System 395:keys two rows above the 366:computers, which lack a 443:keys on the third row. 374:key is replaced by the 1230: 607:with their left hand. 567: 155: 141: 133: 1737:Power management keys 1229: 551: 524:Chinese input methods 407:keys is derived from 355:, respectively. When 147: 139: 131: 1739:(Power, Sleep, Wake) 50:improve this article 1799:Japanese inventions 1758:Keyboard technology 701:E.g. as defined in 1231: 669:keyboard shortcuts 568: 156: 142: 134: 1781: 1780: 1763:Keyboard shortcut 1612:Page Up/Page Down 1414: 1413: 1409: 1396: 1366: 1258: 688:key on a typical 635:Alphonse Chapanis 612:operating systems 566:at the far right. 176:computer keyboard 126: 125: 118: 100: 1806: 1773:Keyboard mapping 1440: 1433: 1426: 1417: 1407: 1394: 1364: 1254: 1112: 975: 968: 961: 939: 933: 932: 930: 928: 911:(23 May 2019) . 905: 899: 888: 882: 881: 861: 855: 854: 834: 828: 827: 825: 823: 807: 790: 787: 784: 781: 778: 775: 772: 769: 766: 763: 760: 757: 754: 751: 748: 745: 742: 739: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 716: 715: 712: 709: 699: 693: 678: 672: 661: 431:keys on top and 121: 114: 110: 107: 101: 99: 65:"Numeric keypad" 58: 34: 26: 1814: 1813: 1809: 1808: 1807: 1805: 1804: 1803: 1784: 1783: 1782: 1777: 1768:Keyboard layout 1725: 1694: 1653:Carriage return 1636: 1600:Navigation keys 1595: 1562: 1546: 1468: 1450: 1444: 1405: 1391: 1256: 1228: 1110: 1079: 1070: 1062: 980: 979: 944:IBM PC keyboard 937: 936: 926: 924: 907: 906: 902: 889: 885: 878: 863: 862: 858: 851: 836: 835: 831: 821: 819: 809: 808: 804: 799: 794: 793: 789: 788: 785: 782: 779: 776: 773: 770: 767: 764: 761: 758: 755: 752: 749: 746: 743: 740: 736: 733: 730: 727: 724: 723: 713: 710: 707: 700: 696: 687: 683: 679: 675: 662: 658: 653: 631: 546: 538:Q9 input method 526: 518:data entry jobs 514: 512:Measuring speed 507: 503: 499: 495: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 442: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 419:which have the 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 379: 373: 369: 358: 354: 348: 342: 336: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 295: 291: 287: 283: 276: 265: 261: 245: 238: 228: 220: 212: 204: 196: 192: 188: 122: 111: 105: 102: 59: 57: 47: 35: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1812: 1810: 1802: 1801: 1796: 1786: 1785: 1779: 1778: 1776: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1755: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1733: 1731: 1727: 1726: 1724: 1723: 1718: 1716:System request 1713: 1708: 1702: 1700: 1696: 1695: 1693: 1692: 1690:Language input 1687: 1685:Numeric keypad 1682: 1677: 1672: 1667: 1662: 1657: 1656: 1655: 1644: 1642: 1638: 1637: 1635: 1634: 1629: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1603: 1601: 1597: 1596: 1594: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1572: 1570: 1564: 1563: 1561: 1560: 1554: 1552: 1548: 1547: 1545: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1529: 1508: 1503: 1489: 1484: 1478: 1476: 1470: 1469: 1467: 1466: 1460: 1458: 1452: 1451: 1445: 1443: 1442: 1435: 1428: 1420: 1412: 1411: 1398: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1369: 1368: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1344: 1339: 1336: 1335: 1330: 1325: 1320: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1287: 1282: 1276: 1275: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1251: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1234: 1232: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1091: 1089: 1087: 1085: 1083: 1073: 1066: 1056: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 988: 982: 981: 978: 977: 970: 963: 955: 942: 935: 934: 900: 892:numeric keypad 883: 876: 856: 849: 829: 801: 800: 798: 795: 792: 791: 722: 694: 673: 655: 654: 652: 649: 648: 647: 642: 637: 630: 627: 572:computer games 564:numeric keypad 545: 542: 532:, for example 525: 522: 513: 510: 452:adding machine 413:cash registers 215:multiplication 160:numeric keypad 124: 123: 38: 36: 29: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1811: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1794:Computer keys 1792: 1791: 1789: 1774: 1771: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1759: 1756: 1754: 1751: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1738: 1735: 1734: 1732: 1728: 1722: 1719: 1717: 1714: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1706:Function keys 1704: 1703: 1701: 1697: 1691: 1688: 1686: 1683: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1673: 1671: 1668: 1666: 1663: 1661: 1658: 1654: 1651: 1650: 1649: 1646: 1645: 1643: 1639: 1633: 1630: 1628: 1625: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1604: 1602: 1598: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1584: 1582: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1573: 1571: 1569: 1565: 1559: 1556: 1555: 1553: 1549: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1524: 1520: 1516: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1501: 1497: 1493: 1490: 1488: 1485: 1483: 1480: 1479: 1477: 1475: 1474:Modifier keys 1471: 1465: 1462: 1461: 1459: 1457: 1453: 1448: 1441: 1436: 1434: 1429: 1427: 1422: 1421: 1418: 1410: 1403: 1399: 1397: 1392:    1390: 1387:    1384: 1381: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1370: 1367: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1337: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1317: 1315: 1314: 1311: 1306: 1303: 1301: 1298: 1296: 1293: 1291: 1288: 1286: 1283: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1274: 1271: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1252: 1248: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1238: 1235: 1107: 1102: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1084: 1082: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1067: 1065: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 987: 984: 983: 976: 971: 969: 964: 962: 957: 956: 953: 949: 945: 940: 923:. At line 106 922: 918: 914: 910: 904: 901: 898: 894: 893: 887: 884: 879: 877:9780814417607 873: 869: 868: 860: 857: 852: 850:9780538629195 846: 842: 841: 833: 830: 818: 817: 812: 806: 803: 796: 719: 704: 698: 695: 691: 677: 674: 670: 666: 660: 657: 650: 646: 643: 641: 640:Gaming keypad 638: 636: 633: 632: 628: 626: 624: 623:mouse buttons 620: 619:accessibility 617: 613: 608: 606: 602: 598: 593: 591: 588: 586: 581: 577: 573: 565: 561: 558: 555: 552:A 104-key PC 550: 543: 541: 539: 535: 531: 523: 521: 519: 511: 509: 489: 467: 463: 460: 455: 453: 449: 444: 418: 414: 410: 381: 378: 365: 362: 353: 347: 341: 335: 297: 280: 272: 267: 257: 253: 249: 244: 237: 232: 231:decimal point 224: 216: 208: 200: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 154: 150: 146: 138: 130: 120: 117: 109: 98: 95: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 70: 67: โ€“  66: 62: 61:Find sources: 55: 51: 45: 44: 39:This article 37: 33: 28: 27: 22: 1711:Print Screen 1684: 1648:Enter/Return 925:. Retrieved 916: 903: 890: 886: 866: 859: 839: 832: 820:. Retrieved 814: 805: 697: 676: 659: 609: 594: 583: 569: 563: 527: 515: 490: 456: 448:spreadsheets 445: 382: 298: 279:alphanumeric 268: 184: 171: 167: 163: 159: 157: 112: 106:January 2008 103: 93: 86: 79: 72: 60: 48:Please help 43:verification 40: 1753:Copilot key 1721:Break/Pause 1576:Scroll Lock 1551:Prefix keys 718:enumeration 601:left-handed 464:for typing 409:calculators 225:) symbols, 207:subtraction 1788:Categories 1699:Contextual 1607:Arrow keys 954:US layout) 797:References 714:ConsoleKey 616:mouse keys 580:arrow keys 576:roguelikes 180:calculator 164:number pad 153:calculator 76:newspapers 1748:Macro key 1680:Space bar 1660:Backspace 1586:Caps Lock 1568:Lock keys 1523:Microsoft 1456:Dead keys 909:Microsoft 822:8 January 692:keyboard. 680:I.e. the 590:HJKL keys 578:. Unlike 466:alt codes 364:Macintosh 331:act like 149:Bluetooth 1581:Num Lock 1447:Keyboard 816:WiseGeek 629:See also 494:Num Lock 372:Num Lock 368:Num Lock 357:Num Lock 286:Numpad 0 271:software 256:spacebar 236:Num Lock 223:division 199:addition 1743:Any key 1641:Editing 1519:Windows 1511:Command 1482:Control 1464:Compose 948:Windows 927:24 June 771:NumPad3 756:NumPad2 741:NumPad1 725:NumPad0 665:Blender 614:have a 557:English 459:Windows 290:NumPad0 266:) key. 248:laptops 217:), and 172:ten key 90:scholar 1670:Delete 1665:Insert 1591:F-Lock 1496:Option 1404:  1400:  1280:Delete 1237:Insert 1069:Scroll 1059:PrtScn 921:GitHub 897:FOLDOC 874:  847:  708:System 690:QWERTY 645:Keypad 560:QWERTY 349:, and 327:, and 311:, and 239:, and 168:numpad 92:  85:  78:  71:  63:  21:keypad 1730:Misc. 1537:Hyper 1527:Super 1515:Apple 1506:AltGr 1500:Apple 1487:Shift 1365:Enter 1081:Break 1076:Pause 1064:SysRq 663:E.g. 651:Notes 610:Most 605:mouse 585:Rogue 380:key. 377:Clear 361:Apple 294:Num 0 258:or a 243:Enter 211:* 170:, or 97:JSTOR 83:books 1632:Menu 1617:Home 1558:Gold 1532:Meta 1525:) / 1517:) / 1449:keys 1290:PgDn 1257:Lock 1247:PgUp 1242:Home 1071:Lock 952:ANSI 929:2019 872:ISBN 845:ISBN 824:2014 597:WASD 536:and 411:and 346:PgDn 340:PgUp 334:Home 262:(or 69:news 1675:Tab 1627:Esc 1622:End 1492:Alt 1408:Del 1395:Ins 1285:End 1255:Num 1052:F12 1047:F11 1042:F10 986:Esc 895:at 786:... 780:x63 765:x62 750:x61 734:x60 720:: 705:'s 500:or 470:Alt 462:PCs 352:End 264:000 252:USB 233:), 209:), 201:), 189:to 52:by 1790:: 1542:Fn 1494:/ 1037:F9 1030:F8 1025:F7 1020:F6 1015:F5 1008:F4 1003:F3 998:F2 993:F1 950:, 919:. 915:. 813:. 703:C# 625:. 592:. 587:'s 554:US 540:. 502:F8 498:F6 488:. 454:. 343:, 337:, 323:, 319:, 307:, 303:, 292:, 288:, 260:00 241:โ†ต 193:, 166:, 162:, 158:A 1521:( 1513:( 1502:) 1498:( 1439:e 1432:t 1425:v 1402:. 1389:0 1383:โ†’ 1378:โ†“ 1373:โ† 1359:3 1354:2 1349:1 1342:โ†‘ 1333:6 1328:5 1323:4 1310:+ 1305:9 1300:8 1295:7 1273:โˆ’ 1268:โˆ— 1263:โˆ• 1078:/ 1061:/ 974:e 967:t 960:v 946:( 931:. 880:. 853:. 826:. 783:, 777:0 774:= 768:, 762:0 759:= 753:, 747:0 744:= 737:, 731:0 728:= 711:. 686:9 682:0 671:. 506:7 486:6 484:+ 482:7 480:+ 478:1 476:+ 474:0 472:+ 441:9 439:- 437:8 435:- 433:7 429:3 427:- 425:2 423:- 421:1 405:3 403:- 401:2 399:- 397:1 393:9 391:- 389:8 387:- 385:7 329:1 325:3 321:9 317:7 313:4 309:2 305:6 301:8 282:0 275:0 229:( 227:. 221:( 219:/ 213:( 205:( 203:- 197:( 195:+ 191:9 187:0 119:) 113:( 108:) 104:( 94:ยท 87:ยท 80:ยท 73:ยท 46:. 23:.

Index

keypad

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Numeric keypad"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message



Bluetooth
calculator
computer keyboard
calculator
addition
subtraction
multiplication
division
decimal point
Num Lock
Enter
laptops
USB
spacebar
software

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

โ†‘