Why does Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftControl) returns true when I press right alt?

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Hi there!

I am working on a remapping system and I found a weird issue: pressing the right alt on my keyboard lead to those two functions to return true:

  • Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftControl)
  • Input.GetKey(KeyCode.RightAlt)

I thought it was some weirdness linked to my build or to my code, so I checked on another computer: same issue. So I wrote those two lines in my Update:

if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.LeftControl))
Debug.Log(“Left control pressed”);

and ran an empty scene. When I press my right alt, my console return “Left control pressed” !

Is it a feature? Or a weird bug? Is it an issue with the two keyboards I managed to try it on?

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The right Alt key is not the same as the left one. It’s actually Alt+Control combined. So what you’re seeing is normal.