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authorfauxpark <fauxpark@gmail.com>2018-08-05 17:55:53 +0200
committerDrashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>2018-08-05 17:55:53 +0200
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Update Shifted keycodes docs (#3575)
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# US ANSI Shifted Symbols
-These keycodes correspond to characters that are "shifted" on a standard US ANSI keyboards. They do not have dedicated keycodes but are instead typed by holding down shift and then sending a keycode.
+These keycodes correspond to characters that are "shifted" on a standard US ANSI keyboard. They do not have keycodes of their own but are simply shortcuts for `LSFT(kc)`, and as such send a Left Shift with the unshifted keycode, not the symbol itself.
-It's important to remember that all of these keycodes send a left shift - this may cause unintended actions if unaccounted for. The short code is preferred in most situations.
+## Caveats
-## US ANSI Shifted Keycodes
+Unfortunately, these keycodes cannot be used in Mod-Taps or Layer-Taps, since any modifiers specified in the keycode are ignored.
+
+## Keycodes
|Key |Aliases |Description |
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|