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This is similar to pressing and releasing a key on your keyboard. You can send some ASCII characters or the additional <a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardModifiers.html'>keyboard modifiers and special keys</a>. </p> <p class='vspace'></p><p>Only ASCII characters that are on the keyboard are supported. For example, ASCII 8 (backspace) would work, but ASCII 25 (Substitution) would not. When sending capital letters, Keyboard.write() sends a shift command plus the desired character, just as if typing on a keyboard. If sending a numeric type, it sends it as an ASCII character (ex. Keyboard.write(97) will send 'a'). </p> <p class='vspace'></p><p>For a complete list of ASCII characters, see <a class='urllink' href='http://www.asciitable.com/' rel='nofollow'>ASCIITable.com</a>. </p> <p class='vspace'></p><p>WARNING: When you use the Keyboard.write() command, the Arduino takes over your keyboard! Make sure you have control before you use the command. A pushbutton to toggle the keyboard control state is effective. </p> <p class='vspace'></p><h4>Syntax</h4> <p>Keyboard.write(character) </p> <p class='vspace'></p><h4>Parameters</h4> <p>character : a char or int to be sent to the computer. Can be sent in any notation that's acceptable for a char. For example, all of the below are acceptable and send the same value, 65 or ASCII A: </p> <p class='vspace'></p><p> <div class='sourceblock ' id='sourceblock1'> <div class='sourceblocktext'><div class="arduino">Keyboard.<span class="kw1">write</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="nu0">65</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span> <span class="co1">// sends ASCII value 65, or A </span><br /> Keyboard.<span class="kw1">write</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="st0">'A'</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span> <span class="co1">// same thing as a quoted character</span><br /> Keyboard.<span class="kw1">write</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="nu12">0x41</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span> <span class="co1">// same thing in hexadecimal</span><br /> Keyboard.<span class="kw1">write</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="nu6">0b01000001</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span> <span class="co1">// same thing in binary (weird choice, but it works)</span></div></div> <div class='sourceblocklink'><a href='#' type='text/plain'>[Get Code]</a></div> </div> </p> <p class='vspace'></p><h4>Returns</h4> <p>int : number of bytes sent </p> <p class='vspace'></p><h4>Example</h4> <p> <div class='sourceblock ' id='sourceblock2'> <div class='sourceblocktext'><div class="arduino"><span class="kw1">void</span> <span class="kw3">setup</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="br0">)</span> <span class="br0">{</span><br /> <span class="co1">// make pin 2 an input and turn on the </span><br /> <span class="co1">// pullup resistor so it goes high unless</span><br /> <span class="co1">// connected to ground:</span><br /> <span class="kw1">pinMode</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="nu0">2</span><span class="sy0">,</span> INPUT_PULLUP<span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span><br /> Keyboard.<span class="kw1">begin</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span><br /> <span class="br0">}</span><br /> <br /> <span class="kw1">void</span> <span class="kw3">loop</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="br0">)</span> <span class="br0">{</span><br /> <span class="co1">//if the button is pressed</span><br /> <span class="kw1">if</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="kw1">digitalRead</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="nu0">2</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">==</span><span class="kw2">LOW</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="br0">{</span><br /> <span class="co1">//Send an ASCII 'A', </span><br /> Keyboard.<span class="kw1">write</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="nu0">65</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span><br /> <span class="br0">}</span><br /> <span class="br0">}</span></div></div> <div class='sourceblocklink'><a href='#' type='text/plain'>[Get Code]</a></div> </div> </p> <p class='vspace'></p><h4>See Also</h4> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardBegin.html'>Keyboard.begin</a>() </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardEnd.html'>Keyboard.end</a>() </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardPress.html'>Keyboard.press</a>() </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardPrint.html'>Keyboard.print</a>() </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardPrintln.html'>Keyboard.println</a>() </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardRelease.html'>Keyboard.release</a>() </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='KeyboardReleaseAll.html'>Keyboard.releaseAll</a>() </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ASCIITable'>ASCIITable</a> tutorial </li></ul><p><a class='wikilink' href='index.html'>Reference Home</a> </p> <p class='vspace'></p><p><em>Corrections, suggestions, and new documentation should be posted to the <a class='urllink' href='http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/board,23.0.html' rel='nofollow'>Forum</a>.</em> </p> <p class='vspace'></p><p>The text of the Arduino reference is licensed under a <a class='urllink' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/' rel='nofollow'>Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License</a>. 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