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# GetButton and GetKey

Learn to read button and key input in Unity and adjust input axes using the Unity Input Manager.

This tutorial demonstrates how to get a button or a key for input in a Unity project, and how these axes behave or can be modified with the Unity Input manager.

Part of: [Beginner Scripting project](https://learn.unity.com/project/beginner-gameplay-scripting)

Previous Tutorial: [Destroy](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/destroy-i?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

Next Tutorial: [GetAxis](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/getaxis-o?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

## 1. GetButton and GetKey

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220104/videos/19687079-9596-4707-986d-05e6e946e1b0_U_Beginner_15_GetButtonandGetKey.mp4)

## **KeyInput**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class KeyInput : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Image graphic;
    public Sprite standard;
    public Sprite downgfx;
    public Sprite upgfx;
    public Sprite heldgfx;
    public Text boolDisplay1;
    public Text boolDisplay2;
    public Text boolDisplay3;

    void Start()
    {
        graphic.sprite = standard;    
    }

    void Update()
    {
        bool down = Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Space);
        bool held = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space);
        bool up = Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.Space);

        if(down)
        {
            graphic.sprite = downgfx;
        }
        else if (held)
        {
            graphic.sprite = heldgfx;
        }
        else if (up)
        {
            graphic.sprite = upgfx;
        }
        else
        {
            graphic.sprite = standard;
        }

        boolDisplay1.text = " " + down;
        boolDisplay2.text = " " + held;
        boolDisplay3.text = " " + held;
    }
}
```

## **ButtonInput**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class ButtonInput : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Image graphic;
    public Sprite standard;
    public Sprite downgfx;
    public Sprite upgfx;
    public Sprite heldgfx;
    public Text boolDisplay1;
    public Text boolDisplay2;
    public Text boolDisplay3;

    void Start()
    {
        graphic.sprite = standard;    
    }

    void Update()
    {
        bool down = Input.GetButtonDown("Jump");
        bool held = Input.GetButton("Jump");
        bool up = Input.GetButtonUp("Jump");

        if(down)
        {
            graphic.sprite = downgfx;
        }
        else if (held)
        {
            graphic.sprite = heldgfx;
        }
        else if (up)
        {
            graphic.sprite = upgfx;
        }
        else
        {
            graphic.sprite = standard;
        }

        boolDisplay1.text = " " + down;
        boolDisplay2.text = " " + held;
        boolDisplay3.text = " " + held;
    }
}
```