Keyboard Test

Use this online test to check the keys on a computer or laptop keyboard. A working key lights up on the screen when pressed and remains marked after it is released.

Select a keyboard:

Key soundKeystroke counter

ESC

F10

F11

F12

PRINT SCRN

SCROLL LOCK

PAUSE BREAK

(

)

←

INSERT

HOME

PAGE UP

NUM LOCK

TAB ⇥

{

[

}

]

⏎

DELETE

END

PAGE DOWN

CAPS LOCK

;

SHIFT

↑

ENTER

CTRL

ALT

CTRL

←

↓

→

Key was pressed
Key is held down

To test the numeric keypad, make sure the 🟢 Num Lock indicator is on.

How Do I Test a Keyboard?

Select a layout that matches your keyboard, including a retro model if needed.
Press all keys one by one:
- Letters, numbers, and symbols.
- Arrow, navigation, and additional keys.
- Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Win, Caps Lock.
- Function keys (F1–F12).
Make sure the matching key lights up and changes its state after release.
Turn on Num Lock before testing the numeric keypad.
Use the keystroke counter to check repeated presses, or select “Reset” to start again.

Retro keyboards

The “Retro” group offers on-screen layouts for Amiga 1200, ATARI 800XL, Commodore 64, IBM Model F XT, Vector-06 °C, and ZX Spectrum 48K. Choose a model and press its keys to see which ones your browser recognizes.

The layout is a visual guide; this test does not emulate the original computer. Some special keys have no equivalent on modern keyboards or may be intercepted by the system.

What can the keyboard test detect?

Keys that do not register when pressed.
Keys that appear to remain held after release.
Problems with the numeric keypad, arrow keys, modifiers, and function keys.
Whether the selected on-screen layout matches your physical keyboard.

If a key is not detected

Try pressing it again, switch the keyboard layout in the test, and repeat the check in another browser or on another device. This helps distinguish a keyboard fault from an operating-system setting or browser limitation.

The browser may not detect Fn, Touch ID, some media keys, or system keyboard shortcuts. On some laptops, the F1–F12 keys must be pressed together with Fn.