# Simple question -- default caps lock

**URL:** <https://community.keyboard.io/t/simple-question-default-caps-lock/1528>\
**Category:** Help and Getting Started\
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/simple-question-default-caps-lock/1528 "2018-05-14T19:56:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ixasis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ixasis](https://community.keyboard.io/u/ixasis)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/simple-question-default-caps-lock/1528/1 "2018-05-14T19:56:35Z")

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So I’m familiarizing myself with the keyboard and had a quick question for anyone willing to help: how to you activate caps lock using the default layout? Maybe I missed something obvious, but I checked the layout card and tried a quick forum search but couldn’t find an answer to this.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![algernon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/algernon/32/4404_2.png) [@algernon](https://community.keyboard.io/u/algernon)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/simple-question-default-caps-lock/1528/2 "2018-05-14T20:10:29Z")

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The reason you can’t find it is because it’s not there, the factory firmware does not have caps lock anywhere on it.

You’ll have to compile & flash a new firmware to have it on your keymap. But don’t worry, doing that is usually a painless, reasonably easy process!

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**Author:** ![ixasis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ixasis](https://community.keyboard.io/u/ixasis)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/simple-question-default-caps-lock/1528/3 "2018-05-14T20:29:59Z")

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Ok, that explains a lot. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![fedward](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/fedward/32/955_2.png) [@fedward](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fedward)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/simple-question-default-caps-lock/1528/4 "2018-05-16T14:59:21Z")

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I wrote a plugin that adds a color mode for Caps Lock. Here’s the [repo](https://github.com/donfeduardo/Kaleidoscope-CapsLock); here’s the [discussion thread](https://community.keyboard.io/t/kaleidoscope-capslock-turns-letter-keys-red-when-caps-lock-is-on/).