How to map caps lock to ESC in AutoHotkey?

Question

How to set up AutoHotkey so that when I press the Caps Lock, it will instead send the ESC key to the computer?

Try `Capslock::Send {ESC}` – KingRider Aug 02 '16 at 12:57 — KingRider, Aug 02 '16 at 12:57

score 33 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 25 '16 at 01:02

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Mapping Caps Lock key to ESC key can be done as:

Capslock::Esc

Using this format, you can easily map Caps Lock to any key, for example, the enter key:

Capslock::Enter

answered Jul 25 '16 at 01:02

Anonsage

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For completeness, since escape key is mapped to caps lock, I enable the escape to be the caps lock key. `Esc::Capslock` – Nasri Najib Mar 16 '21 at 02:05

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 22 '21 at 20:49

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If you want to also map Esc to Capslock at the same time, do this:

$Capslock::Esc
$Esc::Capslock

answered Jun 22 '21 at 20:49

Al-Baraa El-Hag

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 27 '16 at 00:10

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Use Window Spy or try F12:keyhistory to viewer a key code

Keymapping:

Capslock::MsgBox,,,test1

VK

vk14::MsgBox,,,test2

SC

sc03A::MsgBox,,,test13

Screenshot:

Look: https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Send.htm

answered Jul 27 '16 at 00:10

KingRider

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