diff --git a/docs/keys.md b/docs/keys.md
index fcfe3f62..27528336 100644
--- a/docs/keys.md
+++ b/docs/keys.md
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@
 	"num_enter"
 	"num_equal"
 
-	// "numpad_0"		No Linux support
-	"numpad_0"
-	"numpad_1"
-	"numpad_2"
-	"numpad_3"
-	"numpad_4"
-	"numpad_5"
-	"numpad_6"
-	"numpad_7"
-	"numpad_8"
-	"numpad_9"
-	"numpad_lock"
+	// // "numpad_0"		No Linux support
+	// "numpad_0"
+	// "numpad_1"
+	// "numpad_2"
+	// "numpad_3"
+	// "numpad_4"
+	// "numpad_5"
+	// "numpad_6"
+	// "numpad_7"
+	// "numpad_8"
+	// "numpad_9"
+	// "numpad_lock"
 
 	"lights_mon_up"		 Turn up monitor brightness					No Windows support
 	"lights_mon_down"	 Turn down monitor brightness				No Windows support
diff --git a/keycode.go b/keycode.go
index 4ec2d3b3..acc90bec 100644
--- a/keycode.go
+++ b/keycode.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var Keycode = uMap{
 	"0": 11,
 	"-": 12,
 	"=": 13,
+	//
 	"_": 12,
 	"+": 13,
 	//
@@ -53,10 +54,11 @@ var Keycode = uMap{
 	"p":  25,
 	"[":  26,
 	"]":  27,
-	"{":  26,
-	"}":  27,
 	"\\": 43,
-	"|":  43,
+	//
+	"{": 26,
+	"}": 27,
+	"|": 43,
 	//
 	"a": 30,
 	"s": 31,
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ var Keycode = uMap{
 	"l": 38,
 	";": 39,
 	"'": 40,
+	//
 	":": 39,
 	`"`: 40,
 	//
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ var Keycode = uMap{
 	",": 51,
 	".": 52,
 	"/": 53,
+	//
 	"<": 51,
 	">": 52,
 	"?": 53,
@@ -120,3 +124,28 @@ var Keycode = uMap{
 	"left":  57419,
 	"right": 57421,
 }
+
+// Special is the special key map
+var Special = map[string]string{
+	"~": "`",
+	"!": "1",
+	"@": "2",
+	"#": "3",
+	"$": "4",
+	"%": "5",
+	"^": "6",
+	"&": "7",
+	"*": "8",
+	"(": "9",
+	")": "0",
+	"_": "-",
+	"+": "=",
+	"{": "[",
+	"}": "]",
+	"|": "\\",
+	":": ";",
+	`"`: "'",
+	"<": ",",
+	">": ".",
+	"?": "/",
+}
diff --git a/robotgo.go b/robotgo.go
index 22387cbd..6d649b48 100644
--- a/robotgo.go
+++ b/robotgo.go
@@ -659,6 +659,13 @@ func KeyTap(tapKey string, args ...interface{}) string {
 		keyDelay = 10
 	)
 
+	if _, ok := Special[tapKey]; ok {
+		tapKey = Special[tapKey]
+		if len(args) <= 0 {
+			args = append(args, "shift")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// var ckeyArr []*C.char
 	ckeyArr := make([](*C.char), 0)
 	// zkey := C.CString(args[0])