hold tap outputs wrong character | ZMK | Page 1

spiral prairie Dec 18, 2025, 7:56 PM

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Hi, I have these macros:

        pair_paren: pair_paren {
            compatible = "zmk,behavior-macro";
            #binding-cells = <0>;
            bindings =
                <&macro_release>,
                <&kp LSHFT &kp RSHFT &kp LALT &kp RALT &kp LCTRL &kp RCTRL &kp LEFT_WIN &kp RWIN>,
                <&macro_tap>,
                <&kp LPAR &kp RPAR &kp LEFT>;
            label = "PAIR_PAREN";
            tap-ms = <10>;
        };
        
        pair_brace: pair_brace {
            compatible = "zmk,behavior-macro";
            #binding-cells = <0>;
            bindings =
                <&macro_release>,
                <&kp LSHFT &kp RSHFT &kp LALT &kp RALT &kp LCTRL &kp RCTRL &kp LEFT_WIN &kp RWIN>,
                <&macro_tap>,
                <&kp LBRC &kp RBRC &kp LEFT>;
            label = "PAIR_BRACE";
            tap-ms = <10>;
        };
        
        pair_bracket: pair_bracket {
            compatible = "zmk,behavior-macro";
            #binding-cells = <0>;
            bindings =
                <&macro_release>,
                <&kp LSHFT &kp RSHFT &kp LALT &kp RALT &kp LCTRL &kp RCTRL &kp LEFT_WIN &kp RWIN>,
                <&macro_tap>,
                <&kp LBKT &kp RBKT &kp LEFT>;
            label = "PAIR_BRACKET";
            tap-ms = <10>;
        };

I expect them to type (), {} and [], but instead they type `, \ and .

What's going on here??

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and in my keymap I define them like such: &mt &pair_brace LBRC
&mt &pair_paren LPAR
&mt &pair_bracket LBKT

vague yew Dec 18, 2025, 9:19 PM

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From the €s in a previous message, I'm going to guess you're using a non-US keyboard layout on whatever your operating systems are? https://github.com/joelspadin/zmk-locales

silk plume Dec 18, 2025, 10:31 PM

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You cannot use &mt with macros, you need to define new hold tap behaviors

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