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AIX Version 4 Keyboard Technical Reference

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table

The AIX Version 4 NLS subsystem supports two Code Sets for Arabic (ID 253). These code sets are the PC Code Set IBM-1046 and the Code Set ISO8859-6, which is the industry standard. The two columns in the translate tables identify both the IBM-1046 and ISO8859-6 code points for the key positions. The code points are the same for the ASCII characters because ASCII is a subset of the IBM-1046 and ISO8859-6 Code Sets.

The following sections of the Arabic keyboard translate table contain the keyboard information for the Arabic keyboard. The keyboard table:

To find out the position number of one or more of the keyboard keys, see "Key Position Codes and Scan Codes for Keyboards".

For more detailed information about the abbreviations, characters, and headings used in this table, see:

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 1-6)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                       
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
1 Base Less Than Sign (c) 0x3c 0x3c
1 Shift Greater Than Sign (c) 0x3e 0x3e
1 Ctrl Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
1 Alt Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
1 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
2 Base One (c) 0x31 0x31
2 Shift Exclamation Point (c) 0x21 0x21
2 Ctrl PFK 57 (f) ESC [ 0 5 7 q (0x39) ESC [ 0 5 7 q (0x39)
2 Alt PFK 115 (f) ESC [ 1 1 5 q (0x73) ESC [ 1 1 5 q (0x73)
2 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
3 Base Two (c) 0x32 0x32
3 Shift At Sign (c) 0x40 0x40
3 Ctrl NUL (c) 0x00 0x00
3 Alt PFK 59 (f) ESC [ 0 5 9 q (0x3b) ESC [ 0 5 9 q (0x3b)
3 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
4 Base Three (c) 0x33 0x33
4 Shift Number Sign (c) 0x23 0x23
4 Ctrl PFK 50 (f) ESC [ 0 5 0 q (0x32) ESC [ 0 5 0 q (0x32)
4 Alt PFK 60 (f) ESC [ 0 6 0 q (0x3c) ESC [ 0 6 0 q (0x3c)
4 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
5 Base Four (c) 0x34 0x34
5 Shift Dollar Sign (c) 0x24 0x24
5 Ctrl PFK 51 (f) ESC [ 0 5 1 q (0x33) ESC [ 0 5 1 q (0x33)
5 Alt PFK 61 (f) ESC [ 0 6 1 q (0x3d) ESC [ 0 6 1 q (0x3d)
5 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
6 Base Five (c) 0x35 0x35
6 Shift Percent (c) 0x25 0x25
6 Ctrl PFK 52 (f) ESC [ 0 5 2 q (0x34) ESC [ 0 5 2 q (0x34)
6 Alt PFK 62 (f) ESC [ 0 6 2 q (0x3e) ESC [ 0 6 2 q (0x3e)
6 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 7 - 12)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                      
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
7 Base Six (c) 0x36 0x36
7 Shift Circumflex Accent (c) 0x5e 0x5e
7 Ctrl SS2 (c) 0x1e 0x1e
7 Alt PFK 63 (f) ESC [ 0 6 3 q (0x3f) ESC [ 0 6 3 q (0x3f)
7 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
8 Base Seven (c) 0x37 0x37
8 Shift Ampersand (c) 0x26 0x26
8 Ctrl PFK 53 (f) ESC [ 0 5 3 q (0x35) ESC [ 0 5 3 q (0x35)
8 Alt PFK 64 (f) ESC [ 0 6 4 q (0x40) ESC [ 0 6 4 q (0x40)
8 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
9 Base Eight (c) 0x38 0x38
9 Shift Asterisk (c) 0x2a 0x2a
9 Ctrl PFK 54 (f) ESC [ 0 5 4 q (f) ESC [ 0 5 4 q (f)
9 Alt PFK 65 (f) ESC [ 0 6 5 q (f) ESC [ 0 6 5 q (f)
9 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
10 Base Nine (c) 0x39 0x39
10 Shift Left Parenthesis (c) 0x28 0x28
10 Ctrl PFK 55 (f) ESC [ 0 5 5 q (0x37) ESC [ 0 5 5 q (0x37)
10 Alt PFK 66 (f) ESC [ 0 6 6 q (0x42) ESC [ 0 6 6 q (0x42)
10 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
11 Base Zero (c) 0x30 0x30
11 Shift Right Parenthesis (c) 0x29 0x29
11 Ctrl PFK 56 (f) ESC [ 0 5 6 q (0x38) ESC [ 0 5 6 q (0x38)
11 Alt PFK 67 (f) ESC [ 0 6 7 q (0x43) ESC [ 0 6 7 q (0x43)
11 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
12 Base Minus Sign (c) 0x2d 0x2d
12 Shift Underscore (c) 0x5f 0x5f
12 Ctrl SS1 (c) 0x1f 0x1f
12 Alt PFK 68 (f) ESC [ 0 6 8 q (0x44) ESC [ 0 6 8 q (0x44)
12 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 13 - 19)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                      
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
13 Base Equal Sign (c) 0x3d 0x3d
13 Shift Plus Sign (c) 0x2b 0x2b
13 Ctrl PFK 69 (f) ESC [ 0 6 9 q (0x45) ESC [ 0 6 9 q (0x45)
13 Alt PFK 70 (f) ESC [ 0 7 0 q (0x46) ESC [ 0 7 0 q (0x46)
13 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
14
Not Available

15 Base BS (c) 0x08 0x08
15 Shift BS (c) 0x08 0x08
15 Ctrl Break (c) 0x7f 0x7f
15 Alt PFK 71 (f) ESC [ 0 7 1 q (0x47) ESC [ 0 7 1 q (0x47)
15 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
16 Base HT (c) 0x09 0x09
16 Shift Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
16 Ctrl PFK 72 (f) ESC [ 0 7 2 q (0x48) ESC [ 0 7 2 q (0x48)
16 Alt PFK 73 (f) ESC [ 0 7 3 q (0x49) ESC [ 0 7 3 q (0x49)
16 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
17 Base Lowercase q (c) 0x71 0x71
17 Shift Uppercase q (c) 0x51 0x51
17 Ctrl DC1 (c) 0x11 0x11
17 Alt PFK 74 (f) ESC [ 0 7 4 q (0x50) ESC [ 0 7 4 q (0x50)
17 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
18 Base Lowercase w (c) 0x77 0x77
18 Shift Uppercase w (c) 0x57 0x57
18 Ctrl ETB (c) 0x17 0x17
18 Alt PFK 75 (f) ESC [ 0 7 5 q (0x4b) ESC [ 0 7 5 q (0x4b)
18 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
19 Base Lowercase e (c) 0x65 0x65
19 Shift Uppercase e (c) 0x45 0x45
19 Ctrl ENQ (c) 0x05 0x05
19 Alt PFK 76 (f) ESC [ 0 7 6 q (0x4c) ESC [ 0 7 6 q (0x4c)
19 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 20 - 25)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                      
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
20 Base Lowercase r (c) 0x72 0x72
20 Shift Uppercase r (c) 0x52 0x52
20 Ctrl DC2 (c) 0x12 0x12
20 Alt PFK 77 (f) ESC [ 0 7 7 q (0x4d) ESC [ 0 7 7 q (0x4d)
20 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
21 Base Lowercase t (c) 0x74 0x74
21 Shift Uppercase t (c) 0x54 0x54
21 Ctrl DC4 (c) 0x14 0x14
21 Alt PFK 78 (f) ESC [ 0 7 8 (0x4e) ESC [ 0 7 8 (0x4e)
21 AltGr Ignore (f) Not returned (0x1ff) Not returned (0x1ff)
22 Base Lowercase y (c) 0x79 0x79
22 Shift Uppercase y (c) 0x59 0x59
22 Ctrl EM (c) 0x19 0x19
22 Alt PFK 79 (f) ESC [ 0 7 9 q (0x4f) ESC [ 0 7 9 q (0x4f)
22 AltGr Ignore (f) Not returned (0x1ff) Not returned (0x1ff)
23 Base Lowercase u (c) 0x75 0x75
23 Shift Uppercase u (c) 0x55 0x55
23 Ctrl NAK (c) 0x15 0x15
23 Alt PFK 80 (f) ESC [ 0 8 0 q (0x50) ESC [ 0 8 0 q (0x50)
23 AltGr Ignore (f) Not returned (0x1ff) Not returned (0x1ff)
24 Base Lowercase i (c) 0x69 0x69
24 Shift Uppercase i (f) 0x49 0x49
24 Ctrl HT (c) 0x09 0x09
24 Alt PFK 81 (f) ESC [ 0 8 1 q (0x51) ESC [ 0 8 1 q (0x51)
24 AltGr Ignore (f) Not returned (0x1ff) Not returned (0x1ff)
25 Base Lowercase o (c) 0x6f 0x6f
25 Shift Uppercase o (c) 0x4f 0x4f
25 Ctrl SI (c) 0x0f 0x0f
25 Alt PFK 82 (f) ESC [ 0 8 2 q (0x52) ESC [ 0 8 2 q (0x52)
25 AltGr Currency (c) 0xa4 0xa4
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 26 - 32)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                    
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
26 Base Lowercase p (c) 0x70 0x70
26 Shift Uppercase p (c) 0x50 0x50
26 Ctrl DLE (c) 0x10 0x10
26 Alt PFK 83 (f) ESC [ 0 8 3 q (0x53) ESC [ 0 8 3 q (0x53)
26 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
27 Base Left Bracket (c) 0x5b 0x5b
27 Shift Left Brace (c) 0x7b 0x7b
27 Ctrl ESC (c) 0x1b 0x1b
27 Alt PFK 84 (f) ESC [ 0 8 4 q (0x54) ESC [ 0 8 4 q (0x54)
27 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
28 Base Right Bracket (c) 0x5d 0x5d
28 Shift Right Brace (c) 0x7b 0x7b
28 Ctrl SS3 (c) 0x1d 0x1d
28 Alt PFK 85 (f) ESC [ 0 8 5 q (0x55) ESC [ 0 8 5 q (0x55)
28 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
29
Not Available

30 Base Caps Lock Not Returned (none) Not Returned (none)
30 Shift Caps Lock Not Returned (none) Not Returned (none)
30 Ctrl Caps Lock Not Returned (none) Not Returned (none)
30 Alt PFK 86 (f) ESC [ 0 8 6 q (0x56) ESC [ 0 8 6 q (0x56)
30 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
31 Base Lowercase a (c) 0x61 0x61
31 Shift Uppercase a (c) 0x41 0x41
31 Ctrl SOH (c) 0x01 0x01
31 Alt PFK 87 (f) ESC [ 0 8 7 q (0x57) ESC [ 0 8 7 q (0x57)
31 AltGr Ignore(f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
32 Base Lowercase s (c) 0x73 0x73
32 Shift Uppercase s (c) 0x53 0x53
32 Ctrl DC3 (c) 0x13 0x13
32 Alt PFK 88 (f) ESC [ 0 8 8 q (0x58) ESC [ 0 8 8 q (0x58)
32 AltGr Ignore(f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 33 - 38)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                      
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
33 Base Lowercase d (c) 0x64 0x64
33 Shift Uppercase d (c) 0x44 0x44
33 Ctrl EOT (c) 0x04 0x04
33 Alt PFK 89 (f) ESC [ 0 8 9 q (0x59) ESC [ 0 8 9 q (0x59)
33 AltGr Ignore(f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
34 Base Lowercase f (c) 0x66 0x66
34 Shift Uppercase f (c) 0x46 0x46
34 Ctrl ACK (c) 0x06 0x06
34 Alt PFK 90 (f) ESC [ 0 9 0 q (0x5a) ESC [ 0 9 0 q (0x5a)
34 AltGr Ignore(f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
35 Base Lowercase g (c) 0x67 0x67
35 Shift Uppercase g (c) 0x47 0x47
35 Ctrl BEL (c) 0x07 0x07
35 Alt PFK 91 (f) ESC [ 0 9 1 q (0x5b) ESC [ 0 9 1 q (0x5b)
35 AltGr Ignore(f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
36 Base Lowercase h (c) 0x68 0x68
36 Shift Uppercase h (c) 0x48 0x48
36 Ctrl BS (c) 0x08 0x08
36 Alt PFK 92 (f) ESC [ 0 9 2 q (0x5c) ESC [ 0 9 2 q (0x5c)
36 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
37 Base Lowercase j (c) 0x6a 0x6a
37 Shift Uppercase j (c) 0x4a 0x4a
37 Ctrl LF (c) 0x0a 0x0a
37 Alt PFK 93 (f) ESC [ 0 9 3 q (0x5d) ESC [ 0 9 3 q (0x5d)
37 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
38 Base Lowercase k (c) 0x6b 0x6b
38 Shift Uppercase k (c) 0x4b 0x4b
38 Ctrl VT (c) 0x0b 0x0b
38 Alt PFK 94 (f) ESC [ 0 9 4 q (0x5e) ESC [ 0 9 4 q (0x5e)
38 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 39 - 44)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                      
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
39 Base Lowercase l (c) 0x6c 0x6c
39 Shift Uppercase l (c) 0x4c 0x4c
39 Ctrl FF (c) 0x0c 0x0c
39 Alt PFK 95 (f) ESC [ 0 9 5 q (0x5f) ESC [ 0 9 5 q (0x5f)
39 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
40 Base Semicolon (c) 0x3b 0x3b
40 Shift Colon (c) 0x3a 0x3a
40 Ctrl PFK 96 (f) ESC [ 0 9 6 q (0x5g) ESC [ 0 9 6 q (0x5g)
40 Alt PFK 97 (f) ESC [ 0 9 7 q (0x61) ESC [ 0 9 7 q (0x61)
40 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
41 Base Apostrophe (c) 0x27 0x27
41 Shift Double Quotes (c) 0x22 0x22
41 Ctrl PFK 98 (f) ESC [ 0 9 8 q (0x62) ESC [ 0 9 8 q (0x62)
41 Alt PFK 99 (f) ESC [ 0 9 9 q (0x63) ESC [ 0 9 9 q (0x63)
41 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
42 Base Grave Accent (c) 0x60 0x60
42 Shift Tilde (c) 0x7e 0x7e
42 Ctrl PFK 57 (f) ESC [ 0 5 7 q (0x39) ESC [ 0 5 7 q (0x39)
42 Alt PFK 115 (f) ESC [ 1 1 5 q (0x73) ESC [ 1 1 5 q (0x73)
42 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
43 Base CR (c) 0x0d 0x0d
43 Shift CR (c) 0x0d 0x0d
43 Ctrl CR (c) 0x0d 0x0d
43 Alt PFK 100 (f) ESC [ 1 0 0 q (0x64) ESC [ 1 0 0 q (0x64)
43 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
44 Base Shift (Left) Not Returned (none) Not Returned (none)
44 Shift Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
44 Ctrl Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
44 Alt Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
44 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 45 - 50)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                      
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
45 Base Back Slash (c) 0x5c 0x5c
45 Shift Vertical Bar (c) 0x7c 0x7c
45 Ctrl SS4 (c) 0x1c 0x1c
45 Alt PFK 86 (f) ESC [ 0 8 6 q (0x56) ESC [ 0 8 6 q (0x56)
45 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
46 Base Lowercase z (c) 0x7a 0x7a
46 Shift Uppercase z (c) 0x5a 0x5a
46 Ctrl SUB (c) 0x1a 0x1a
46 Alt PFK 101 (f) ESC [ 1 0 1 q (0x65) ESC [ 1 0 1 q (0x65)
46 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
47 Base Lowercase x (c) 0x78 0x78
47 Shift Uppercase x (c) 0x58 0x58
47 Ctrl CAN (c) 0x18 0x18
47 Alt PFK 102 (f) ESC [ 1 0 2 q (0x66) ESC [ 1 0 2 q (0x66)
47 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
48 Base Lowercase c (c) 0x63 0x63
48 Shift Uppercase c (c) 0x43 0x43
48 Ctrl ETX (c) 0x03 0x03
48 Alt PFK 103 (f) ESC [ 1 0 3 q (0x67) ESC [ 1 0 3 q (0x67)
48 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
49 Base Lowercase v (c) 0x76 0x76
49 Shift Uppercase v (c) 0x56 0x56
49 Ctrl SYN (c) 0x16 0x16
49 Alt PFK 104 (f) ESC [ 1 0 4 q (0x68) ESC [ 1 0 4 q (0x68)
49 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
50 Base Lowercase b (c) 0x62 0x62
50 Shift Uppercase b (c) 0x42 0x42
50 Ctrl STX (c) 0x02 0x02
50 Alt PFK 105 (f) ESC [ 1 0 5 q (0x69) ESC [ 1 0 5 q (0x69)
50 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
c = character
f = function

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table (Key Positions 51 - 57)

Arabic Keyboard (Latin) Translate Table                                                     
Key Shift Assignment Returned Returned String
Posn State
1046 Code Set 8859-6 Code Set
51 Base Lowercase n (c) 0x6e 0x6e
51 Shift Uppercase n (c) 0x4e 0x4e
51 Ctrl SO (c) 0x0e 0x0e
51 Alt PFK 106 (f) ESC [ 1 0 6 q (0x6a) ESC [ 1 0 6 q (0x6a)
51 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
52 Base Lowercase m (c) 0x6d 0x6d
52 Shift Uppercase m (c) 0x4d 0x4d
52 Ctrl CR (c) 0x0d 0x0d
52 Alt PFK 107 (f) ESC [ 1 0 7 q (0x6b) ESC [ 1 0 7 q (0x6b)
52 AltGr Ignore (f) Not Returned (0x1ff) Not Returned (0x1ff)
53 Base Comma (c)