diff --git a/src/keyboard.rs b/src/keyboard.rs
index f9ec083..57926ae 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.rs
+++ b/src/keyboard.rs
@@ -3,24 +3,112 @@
 use crate::warn;
 
 use ringbuf::{Consumer, Producer, RingBuffer};
+use winit::event::{ElementState, VirtualKeyCode};
 
 pub struct Keyboard {
-    consumer: Consumer<u32>,
-    producer: Producer<u32>,
+    consumer: Consumer<u8>,
+    producer: Producer<u8>,
 }
 
 impl Keyboard {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let buffer = RingBuffer::<u32>::new(32);
+        let buffer = RingBuffer::<u8>::new(32);
         let (producer, consumer) = buffer.split();
         Keyboard { consumer, producer }
     }
 
-    pub fn push(&mut self, scancode: u32) {
+    fn keycode_to_scancode(&self, keycode: VirtualKeyCode) -> u8 {
+        match keycode {
+            VirtualKeyCode::Escape => 0x01,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key1 => 0x02,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key2 => 0x03,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key3 => 0x04,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key4 => 0x05,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key5 => 0x06,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key6 => 0x07,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key7 => 0x08,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key8 => 0x09,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key9 => 0x0A,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Key0 => 0x0B,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Minus => 0x0C,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Equals => 0x0D,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Back => 0x0E,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Tab => 0x0F,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Q => 0x10,
+            VirtualKeyCode::W => 0x11,
+            VirtualKeyCode::E => 0x12,
+            VirtualKeyCode::R => 0x13,
+            VirtualKeyCode::T => 0x14,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Y => 0x15,
+            VirtualKeyCode::U => 0x16,
+            VirtualKeyCode::I => 0x17,
+            VirtualKeyCode::O => 0x18,
+            VirtualKeyCode::P => 0x19,
+            VirtualKeyCode::LBracket => 0x1A,
+            VirtualKeyCode::RBracket => 0x1B,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Return => 0x1C,
+            VirtualKeyCode::LControl => 0x1D,
+            VirtualKeyCode::A => 0x1E,
+            VirtualKeyCode::S => 0x1F,
+            VirtualKeyCode::D => 0x20,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F => 0x21,
+            VirtualKeyCode::G => 0x22,
+            VirtualKeyCode::H => 0x23,
+            VirtualKeyCode::J => 0x24,
+            VirtualKeyCode::K => 0x25,
+            VirtualKeyCode::L => 0x26,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Semicolon => 0x27,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Apostrophe => 0x28,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Grave => 0x29,
+            VirtualKeyCode::LShift => 0x2A,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Backslash => 0x2B,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Z => 0x2C,
+            VirtualKeyCode::X => 0x2D,
+            VirtualKeyCode::C => 0x2E,
+            VirtualKeyCode::V => 0x2F,
+            VirtualKeyCode::B => 0x30,
+            VirtualKeyCode::N => 0x31,
+            VirtualKeyCode::M => 0x32,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Comma => 0x33,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Period => 0x34,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Slash => 0x35,
+            VirtualKeyCode::RShift => 0x36,
+            VirtualKeyCode::LAlt => 0x38,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Space => 0x39,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Capital => 0x3A,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F1 => 0x3B,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F2 => 0x3C,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F3 => 0x3D,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F4 => 0x3E,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F5 => 0x3F,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F6 => 0x40,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F7 => 0x41,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F8 => 0x42,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F9 => 0x43,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F10 => 0x44,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F11 => 0x57,
+            VirtualKeyCode::F12 => 0x58,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Up => 0x67,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Down => 0x6C,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Left => 0x69,
+            VirtualKeyCode::Right => 0x6A,
+            _ => 0x00,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn push(&mut self, keycode: Option<VirtualKeyCode>, state: ElementState) {
+        let mut scancode = if let Some(keycode) = keycode {
+            self.keycode_to_scancode(keycode)
+        } else {
+            0x00
+        };
+        if state == ElementState::Released && scancode != 0x00 {
+            scancode |= 0x80; // "break" scancode
+        }
         self.producer.push(scancode).unwrap_or_else(|_| warn("keyboard buffer full!"));
     }
 
-    pub fn pop(&mut self) -> u32 {
+    pub fn pop(&mut self) -> u8 {
         self.consumer.pop().unwrap_or_default()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6e3918d..e2f00e6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use image;
 use log::error;
 use pixels::{Pixels, SurfaceTexture};
 use winit::dpi::LogicalSize;
-use winit::event::{ElementState, Event, WindowEvent};
+use winit::event::{Event, WindowEvent};
 use winit::event_loop::{ControlFlow, EventLoop};
 use winit::window::{WindowBuilder, Icon};
 use winit_input_helper::WinitInputHelper;
@@ -228,12 +228,8 @@ fn main() {
         if let Event::WindowEvent { ref event, .. } = event {
             if let WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { input, .. } = event {
                 let mut keyboard_lock = keyboard.lock().unwrap();
-                let mut scancode = input.scancode;
-                if input.state == ElementState::Released {
-                    scancode |= 0x80; // "break" scancode
-                }
-                //println!("scancode: {:x}", scancode);
-                keyboard_lock.push(scancode);
+                let keycode = input.virtual_keycode;
+                keyboard_lock.push(keycode, input.state);
             }
         }