# Most symbol hotkeys in game recognized as " S " key

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/most-symbol-hotkeys-in-game-recognized-as-s-key/231107>\
**Category:** II - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [May 17, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/most-symbol-hotkeys-in-game-recognized-as-s-key/231107 "2023-05-17T20:20:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/most-symbol-hotkeys-in-game-recognized-as-s-key/231107/1 "2023-05-17T20:20:31Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

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EDIT: it looks like not just the key in red, symbol keys such as \ ; ’ all gets reassigned to S

the key (in circle red)

 ![key](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/3/43bea57b4b521ac1b6afdfddb03f2341eef648d7.png)

when assigned in cycle command, game changes it to key S automatically and the key in red can’t be assigned.

need fixes

- **GAME BUILD #:** latest ROR build
- **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam
- **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 11

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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as title suggested, even after resetting and clearing any hotkey profile its still doing this.

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

👇 _How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!_

- **100%** of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS

👇 _List CLEAR and DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue ourselves… Be descriptive!_

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. go to hotkeys, choose DE or classic doesn’t matter
2. go to cycle command, choose any of your choice
3. try changing the hotkey to ` , but it will automatically assign the key S

### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT

👇 _What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?_

key " ` " can be used as a cycle hotkey

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**Author:** ![Felizon89](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/felizon89/32/114694_2.png) [@Felizon89](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Felizon89)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/most-symbol-hotkeys-in-game-recognized-as-s-key/231107/2 "2023-05-18T08:18:50Z")

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Thank you @thieftdp8498  
We’re already tracking this issue with that specific key, depending on the layout it can be º key as well.

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**Author:** ![thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/thieftdp8498/32/34716_2.png) [@thieftdp8498](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/thieftdp8498)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/most-symbol-hotkeys-in-game-recognized-as-s-key/231107/3 "2023-05-19T19:53:51Z")

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I think this was solved but could be just fluke.

reseting everything to default inside the game didn’t help at all. I had to go to the game folder under profile and delete hotkeys/profile and start fresh. not sure if its corrupted but after that it worked.