How can I disable the caps lock key?

Question

Is there any way to completely disable the caps lock key without using any third-party apps?

(Virtually, of course—I don't plan on jamming something under the key.)

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited May 16 '19 at 11:56

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Just use the Keyboard pane of System Preferences.

Click "Modifier Keys", and set "Caps Lock" to "No Action".

n.b. This setting can be different if you have more than one keyboard.

edited May 16 '19 at 11:56

bmike

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answered Mar 23 '12 at 22:00

jtbandes

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The seems to get reset after restarting the computer. Any thoughts on how to persist these changes? – smg Feb 22 '17 at 18:22
I've never heard of that before. Maybe a nvram issue? – jtbandes Feb 22 '17 at 19:30
THIS DOES NOT DISABLE THE F&%/%ING KEY ON NON-APPLE KEYBOARDS. – connexo Apr 30 '22 at 19:27

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 23 '12 at 22:00

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In System Preferences, go to Keyboard > Keyboard > Modifier Keys… From the popup that appears, you can change caps lock's function to another modifier key, or to "No action."

Modifier Keys… popup The options available in the pop up menu: