---
title: "keyrelease"
description: "Emits a key-up event."
---

```lua
keyrelease(key: number): ()
```

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## Aliases

None.

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## Arguments

<ParamField body="key" type="number" required>
  The Windows virtual-key code previously passed to keypress.
</ParamField>

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## Returns

This function returns no values.

Also foreground-gated; losing focus between press and release can prevent release.

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## Example

```lua
if isrbxactive() then
    keypress(0x41)
    keyrelease(0x41)
end
```