3 If you're using a 60% keyboard, or any other layout with no F-row, you will have noticed that there is no dedicated Escape key. Grave Escape is a feature that allows you to share the grave key (<code>`</code> and `~`) with Escape.
7 Replace the `KC_GRAVE` key in your keymap (usually to the left of the `1` key) with `KC_GESC`. When pressed it will behave like `KC_ESC`, but with Shift or GUI held it will send `KC_GRAVE`.
11 |Key |Aliases |Description |
12 |---------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
13 |`KC_GESC`|`GRAVE_ESC`|Escape when pressed, <code>`</code> when Shift or GUI are held|
17 There are several possible key combinations this will break, among them Control+Shift+Escape on Windows and Command+Option+Escape on macOS. To work around this, you can `#define` these options in your `config.h`:
19 |Define |Description |
20 |--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
21 |`GRAVE_ESC_ALT_OVERRIDE` |Always send Escape if Alt is pressed |
22 |`GRAVE_ESC_CTRL_OVERRIDE` |Always send Escape if Control is pressed |
23 |`GRAVE_ESC_GUI_OVERRIDE` |Always send Escape if GUI is pressed |
24 |`GRAVE_ESC_SHIFT_OVERRIDE`|Always send Escape if Shift is pressed |