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# SDL_KeyboardEvent

Keyboard button event structure (event.key.*)

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_events.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h)

## Syntax

```c
typedef struct SDL_KeyboardEvent
{
    SDL_EventType type; /**< SDL_EVENT_KEY_DOWN or SDL_EVENT_KEY_UP */
    Uint32 reserved;
    Uint64 timestamp;   /**< In nanoseconds, populated using SDL_GetTicksNS() */
    SDL_WindowID windowID; /**< The window with keyboard focus, if any */
    SDL_KeyboardID which;  /**< The keyboard instance id, or 0 if unknown or virtual */
    Uint8 state;        /**< SDL_PRESSED or SDL_RELEASED */
    Uint8 repeat;       /**< Non-zero if this is a key repeat */
    Uint8 padding2;
    Uint8 padding3;
    SDL_Keysym keysym;  /**< The key that was pressed or released */
} SDL_KeyboardEvent;
```

## Version

This struct is available since SDL 3.0.0.

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