Remap key and disable Original key Topic is solved

[Jadden182]

I am trying to block the 4 key but remap the 4 key to the letter j key. So if i press 4 nothing will happen but if i press j then it will type 4.

I understand j::4 but then i can still press the number 4 on my keyboard. Any suggestions?

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j::4
$4::return

[Jadden182]

Thank you so much. If you dont mind. Can you explain the significance of the "$" and the Return in this instance? Thanks again!

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The hotkey 4::return would execute the command return command and do nothing else, effectively disabling the 4 key. But then the mapped j key would also do nothing, so the $ in front of it makes the hotkey only react to physical keypresses, not virtual ones, so the mapped j does not trigger the hotkey and continues to produce a 4. See Hotkey Modifier Symbols.